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Weddings are ideally a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of love, so brides and grooms are often willing to spend a small fortune on the big day. According to wedding industry research company The Wedding Report Inc., the average American wedding costs over $25,000, though many are significantly more expensive.

Flowers, dresses, tuxedos, food, and rings can all rack up a large bill for the families of the couple, or the couple themselves — and that’s not counting the bill from wedding planners hired to make everything move smoothly. While weddings can be costly anywhere, the amount Americans spend on nuptials varies from one state to the next.

24/7 Wall Street reviewed data from The Wedding Report Inc. to determine the cost of a wedding in every state. Many of the most expensive states to host a wedding are in the Northeast, while the least expensive states are in the South.

50. Mississippi

49. Alabama

48. Arkansas

 

 

47. Kentucky

46. West Virginia

45. New Mexico

44. Tennessee

 

43. Louisiana

42. Idaho

41. South Carolina

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40. North Carolina

39. Missouri

38. Montana

37. Oklahoma

36. Florida

35. Michigan

34. Ohio

33. Indiana

32. Arizona

 

31. Georgia

30. South Dakota

 

29. Nevada

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28. Kansas

27. Iowa

26. Nebraska

25. Wisconsin

24. Texas

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23. Oregon

22. Illinois

21. Maine

20. Wyoming

19. North Dakota

18. Utah

17. Minnesota

16. Colorado

15. Delaware

14. Pennsylvania

13. Virginia

12. Washington

11. Vermont

10. Rhode Island

 

9. California

8. Maryland

7. New Hampshire

6. Alaska

5. New York

4. Massachusetts

3. Connecticut

2. New Jersey

1. Hawaii

 

Detailed findings

Hawaii has the highest average wedding cost at $37,078 — more than $1,000 ahead of New Jersey, which was the state with costliest average wedding tab on last year’s list.

Generally, couples in the Northeast region of the country spend more tying the knot than anywhere else in the United States. Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York come in after New Jersey and Hawaii as the states with the most expensive weddings.

Wedding costs can be affected by regional differences in the price of goods and services. Since Alaska and Hawaii are geographically isolated, prices there tend to be much higher compared to the lower 48 states. Both states have wedding costs in excess of $35,000.

The cost of a state’s average wedding tends to be affected by the typical state income, as people in more affluent areas have more money to spend.

Only Americans in eight states — Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, West Virginia, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Louisiana — spend less than $20,000 on the average wedding. All of these states rank near the nation’s bottom in median household income and typically have lower costs of living.

Methodology

To identify the cost of a wedding in every state, 24/7 Wall Street reviewed the 2017 average cost of a wedding in every state from wedding industry research company The Wedding Report, Inc. The estimated number of 2017 weddings in each state as well as the cost of engagement rings and other items also came from The Wedding Report, Inc. Average household income figures came from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2016 American Consumer Survey.

 

 

 

Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2018/08/22/cost-wedding-every-state-average/37476373/

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