Who spends the most on weddings?

By Kathryn Vasel and Tal Yellin

The average wedding cost $32,641 in 2015, according to The Knot, but some couples are spending a lot more – and less – than that.

  • Rank▼

  • City▼

  • 2015 average▼

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  • 1
    Manhattan
    $82,299
  • 2
    Chicago
    $61,265
  • 3
    Westchester / Hudson Valley, NY
    $57,501
  • 4
    Long Island, NY
    $56,950
  • 5
    North / Central, NJ
    $55,389
  • 6
    Cape Cod
    $54,334
  • 7
    Rhode Island
    $50,266
  • 8
    Outer Boroughs, NY
    $46,682
  • 9
    Middle Atlantic
    $45,098
  • 10
    Palm Springs / Desert Communities, CA
    $44,646
  • 11
    New Orleans
    $44,178
  • 12
    South, NJ
    $43,223
  • 13
    Philadelphia / Delaware
    $42,429
  • 14
    Connecticut
    $41,692
  • 15
    Southern, FL
    $39,768
  • 16
    Los Angeles
    $39,492
  • 17
    New England
    $39,294
  • 18
    San Francisco / Greater Bay Area
    $39,250
  • 19
    Houston / East TX
    $39,189
  • 20
    Santa Barbara / Ventura
    $38,570
  • 21
    Vermont
    $37,880
  • 22
    Boston
    $37,799
  • 23
    Washington DC / Northern VA / Suburban MD
    $37,034
  • 24
    Baltimore
    $36,934
  • 25
    Detroit
    $36,619
  • 26
    Hawaii
    $36,424
  • 27
    Canada (regardless of residence)
    $35,671
  • 28
    Orange County / Inland Empire, CA
    $34,012
  • 29
    Lehigh Valley / Poconos, PA
    $33,997
  • 30
    San Diego
    $33,481
  • 31
    Capital District / Upstate NY, NY
    $33,174
  • 32
    Pacific
    $32,979
  • 33
    Chicago Suburbs
    $32,355
  • 34
    Pittsburgh / Southwest, PA
    $32,180
  • 35
    West Coast, FL
    $31,315
  • 36
    South Atlantic
    $31,158
  • 37
    New Hampshire
    $30,967
  • 38
    Austin / San Antonio / South TX / Central TX
    $30,918
  • 39
    Sacramento / Lake Tahoe / Reno
    $30,626
  • 40
    East North Central
    $30,586
  • 41
    Maine
    $30,541
  • 42
    Atlanta Metro / North GA
    $30,394
  • 43
    West South Central
    $30,347
  • 44
    Phoenix
    $29,948
  • 45
    Dallas / North TX
    $29,652
  • 46
    South Carolina
    $29,507
  • 47
    Wyoming
    $29,315
  • 48
    San Antonio
    $28,990
  • 49
    Central, FL
    $28,945
  • 50
    Cincinnati / Dayton
    $28,822
  • 51
    St. Louis
    $28,385
  • 52
    Northern, FL
    $28,222
  • 53
    North Carolina
    $27,978
  • 54
    Cleveland / Northeast OH
    $27,939
  • 55
    Indiana
    $27,481
  • 56
    Richmond / Southwest / Central / VA Beach (excl. Northern VA)
    $27,301
  • 57
    Colorado
    $27,190
  • 58
    Minnesota
    $27,137
  • 59
    Columbus
    $27,059
  • 60
    Savannah / Coastal Area, GA
    $26,995
  • 61
    Wisconsin
    $26,452
  • 62
    Central, PA
    $26,192
  • 63
    West North Central
    $25,715
  • 64
    Tuscon
    $25,584
  • 65
    Mississippi
    $25,563
  • 66
    Nebraska, CA
    $25,406
  • 67
    Central
    $25,225
  • 68
    Washington
    $25,149
  • 69
    Mountain
    $25,123
  • 70
    Grand Rapids, MI
    $24,870
  • 71
    Tennessee
    $24,470
  • 72
    Lansing, MI
    $24,449
  • 73
    Kentucky
    $24,390
  • 74
    Kansas City, MO
    $24,369
  • 75
    East South Central
    $24,181
  • 76
    Toledo
    $23,935
  • 77
    Alabama
    $23,028
  • 78
    West Virginia
    $22,656
  • 79
    Oklahoma
    $22,524
  • 80
    Iowa
    $22,421
  • 81
    Utah
    $22,229
  • 82
    Nevada
    $21,938
  • 83
    All Other, Louisiana
    $21,929
  • 84
    Central IL
    $21,818
  • 85
    Oregon
    $20,456
  • 86
    Montana
    $20,322
  • 87
    Idaho
    $20,245
  • 88
    North Dakota
    $20,211
  • 89
    New Mexico
    $20,114
  • 90
    Arkansas
    $19,856
  • 91
    West TX
    $19,261
  • 92
    South Dakota
    $18,890
  • 93
    Alaska
    $17,361
By Kathryn Vasel and Tal Yellin

Notes/Methodology

The 2015 Real Weddings Survey from The Knot examined survey responses from almost 18,000 brides in the U.S. who got married last year. Brides who used TheKnot.com for their wedding planning were sent surveys to fill out after their wedding.

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