Are you getting ready to plan a wedding? Do you already have a budget in place? The Knot, which is a wedding planning and marketing website, released their latest survey results about total wedding costs in their 2015 Real Weddings Study.

To come up with their information, they surveyed more than 18,000 people who were married last year (2015) to find out where the money is being spent (and saved) for weddings.

The biggest surprises from the survey is that the average number of guests invited to a wedding are down, but the per guest spending is up. Where are the bride and groom increasing their spending? The reception, with signature cocktails, wine and liquor tastings (& stations, ie bourbon station) and even hand rolled cigars for their guests.

According to The Knot's survey here are the most expensive places to get married in the United States. Four of the five most expensive areas to get married are in the New York/Tri-State area.

  1. New York Manhattan: $82,299
  2. IllinoisChicago: $61,265
  3. New YorkWestchester/Hudson Valley: $57,501
  4. New York - Long Island: $56,950
  5. New Jersey - North/Central: $55,389
  6. MassachusettsCape Cod: $54,334
  7. Rhode Island: $50,266
  8. New York – Outer Boroughs: $46,682
  9. CaliforniaPalm Springs: $44,646
  10. LouisianaNew Orleans: $44,178
  11. New Jersey – South: $43,223
  12. PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia: $42,429
  13. Connecticut: $41,692
  14. Florida – Southern: $39,768
  15. CaliforniaLos Angeles: $39,492
  16. CaliforniaSan Francisco/Greater Bay Area: $39,250
  17. TexasHouston/East TX: $39,189
  18. CaliforniaSanta Barbara/Ventura: $38,570
  19. Vermont: $37,880
  20. MassachusettsBoston: $37,799
  21. DC – Washington DC/Northern VA/Suburban MD: $37,034
  22. MarylandBaltimore: $36,934
  23. MichiganDetroit: $36,619
  24. Hawaii: $36,424
  25. CaliforniaOrange County/Inland Empire: $34,012

 


 

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