Best Places To Get Married in 2017

Planning a wedding can be stressful. It’s a demanding and protracted process which (theoretically) it should be the best day of your life. It’s why the term “bridezilla” became an entry in the wedding glossary.

It’s a daunting task to say the least: sending invitations, securing reservations, planning your menu and designing an overpriced cake. It takes months to plan,, even years in advance, as this is the biggest commitment you will make in your entire life. Hence a $60 billion wedding industry just for the “big day”.

WalletHub conducted a survey of 150 cities too find the cheapest and most convenient wedding destinations based off of 20 key indicators of nuptial-friendliness, ranging from “average wedding cost” to “venues and event spaces per capita” to “hotel availability.”

Source: WalletHub

Best Places to Get Married

Overall Rank	City	Total Score	‘Costs’ Rank	‘Facilities & Services’ Rank	‘Activities & Attractions’ Rank
1	Las Vegas, NV	74.21	57	5	1
2	Orlando, FL	74.04	88	1	3
3	Atlanta, GA	69.99	64	2	9
4	Tampa, FL	65.43	41	11	5
5	Cincinnati, OH	64.63	27	8	27
6	Scottsdale, AZ	63.03	53	12	8
7	Salt Lake City, UT	62.92	92	3	22
8	Fort Lauderdale, FL	60.83	65	10	16
9	Knoxville, TN	60.59	4	29	42
10	Miami, FL	60.55	99	6	11
11	St. Louis, MO	59.78	82	7	25
12	New Orleans, LA	59.67	58	27	10
13	Springfield, MO	57.81	3	40	45
14	Boise, ID	57.14	9	49	32
15	Tucson, AZ	56.94	28	64	14
16	Birmingham, AL	56.13	19	26	59
17	Richmond, VA	55.95	63	13	36
18	Austin, TX	55.62	91	17	20
19	San Diego, CA	55.04	118	18	4
20	Tempe, AZ	55.03	47	34	23
21	Reno, NV	54.53	77	28	24
22	Albuquerque, NM	54.26	15	96	26
23	Portland, OR	53.36	116	15	13
24	Spokane, WA	52.49	22	50	43
25	Sacramento, CA	52.48	121	14	15
26	El Paso, TX	52.13	1	141	99
27	San Francisco, CA	52.13	150	4	2
28	Chattanooga, TN	51.91	12	43	83
29	Pittsburgh, PA	51.74	102	21	30
30	Denver, CO	51.56	115	19	18
31	Grand Rapids, MI	51.37	32	31	73
32	Seattle, WA	51.24	125	16	12
33	Baton Rouge, LA	50.47	34	48	46
34	Mobile, AL	50.07	8	87	85
35	Minneapolis, MN	49.31	96	32	31
36	Tulsa, OK	49.18	20	98	47
37	Honolulu, HI	48.84	145	9	6
38	St. Petersburg, FL	48.73	44	72	40
39	Los Angeles, CA	48.06	128	35	7
40	Modesto, CA	47.90	93	36	35
41	Kansas City, MO	47.86	50	83	37
42	Louisville, KY	47.47	26	92	66
43	Memphis, TN	47.36	5	127	100
44	Huntsville, AL	46.76	33	85	67
45	Omaha, NE	46.74	40	78	53
46	Houston, TX	46.54	97	46	33
47	Augusta, GA	46.49	10	94	110
48	Brownsville, TX	46.47	2	148	146
49	Tallahassee, FL	46.03	62	47	64
50	Phoenix, AZ	45.98	51	109	38
51	Shreveport, LA	45.79	7	118	113
52	Oklahoma City, OK	45.76	30	116	61
53	Madison, WI	45.53	66	69	48
54	Fayetteville, NC	45.43	16	75	114
55	Dallas, TX	45.24	73	55	55
56	San Antonio, TX	44.84	54	76	60
57	Rochester, NY	44.69	117	23	58
58	Nashville, TN	44.56	69	57	68
59	Colorado Springs, CO	44.54	94	73	39
60	Amarillo, TX	44.46	31	113	91
61	Bakersfield, CA	44.45	84	62	52
62	Raleigh, NC	44.39	74	56	69
63	Lubbock, TX	44.32	18	88	120
64	Anaheim, CA	44.06	126	37	28
65	Columbus, OH	44.06	49	105	57
66	Charlotte, NC	43.94	39	93	88
67	Lexington-Fayette, KY	43.78	35	124	78
68	Columbus, GA	43.67	13	114	119
69	Overland Park, KS	43.53	36	84	104
70	Laredo, TX	43.07	6	147	137
71	Glendale, CA	42.98	122	22	63
72	Mesa, AZ	42.96	47	104	75
73	Buffalo, NY	42.78	107	39	56
74	Montgomery, AL	42.75	11	117	135
75	Cleveland, OH	42.65	100	52	54
76	Durham, NC	42.45	60	81	89
77	Jackson, MS	42.34	21	111	123
78	Little Rock, AR	42.25	29	77	127
79	Washington, DC	41.92	143	30	17
80	Chandler, AZ	41.82	55	108	82
81	Plano, TX	41.62	81	66	95
82	Greensboro, NC	41.54	14	149	101
83	Fresno, CA	41.52	78	91	81
84	Lincoln, NE	41.45	68	82	96
85	Henderson, NV	41.42	61	126	71
86	Norfolk, VA	41.35	59	121	76
87	Sioux Falls, SD	41.32	43	95	107
88	Wichita, KS	41.25	23	120	118
89	Chicago, IL	41.09	131	58	29
90	Corpus Christi, TX	41.02	25	128	115
91	Milwaukee, WI	40.80	95	103	50
92	Santa Rosa, CA	40.67	132	20	74
93	Indianapolis, IN	40.66	46	145	79
94	Vancouver, WA	40.43	112	33	97
95	Akron, OH	39.93	42	97	121
96	Jacksonville, FL	39.84	87	110	77
97	Fort Worth, TX	39.78	79	107	87
98	North Las Vegas, NV	39.74	45	53	126
99	Virginia Beach, VA	39.63	98	90	72
100	Tacoma, WA	39.58	108	42	94
101	Des Moines, IA	39.51	76	79	109
102	Detroit, MI	39.42	67	140	80
103	Toledo, OH	39.42	17	138	138
104	Long Beach, CA	39.10	136	44	34
105	Garden Grove, CA	38.96	105	60	90
106	Winston-Salem, NC	38.95	24	150	103
107	Glendale, AZ	38.76	52	125	98
108	St. Paul, MN	38.73	103	71	93
109	Fort Wayne, IN	38.72	37	89	141
110	Irving, TX	38.37	71	67	128
111	Irvine, CA	38.22	127	38	70
112	Baltimore, MD	37.80	123	65	51
113	Cape Coral, FL	37.23	85	146	65
114	Arlington, TX	37.03	71	122	111
115	Gilbert, AZ	36.79	38	106	130
116	Hialeah, FL	36.48	80	102	122
117	Newport News, VA	36.16	75	131	116
118	Huntington Beach, CA	36.12	138	41	49
119	Philadelphia, PA	35.83	140	112	21
120	Oakland, CA	35.26	146	25	44
121	Stockton, CA	35.23	104	130	92
122	Chesapeake, VA	35.14	56	136	133
123	Peoria, AZ	35.07	86	133	112
124	Oceanside, CA	35.06	120	86	86
125	Pembroke Pines, FL	34.32	89	139	117
126	San Jose, CA	34.28	141	45	62
127	New York, NY	33.52	147	68	19
128	Riverside, CA	33.30	130	59	102
129	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	33.24	114	70	125
130	Santa Ana, CA	33.21	129	61	105
131	San Bernardino, CA	32.72	110	115	108
132	Ontario, CA	32.38	119	63	124
133	Aurora, CO	31.96	101	100	142
134	Garland, TX	31.87	90	135	139
135	Port St. Lucie, FL	31.48	83	142	148
136	Chula Vista, CA	31.40	109	80	144
137	Providence, RI	30.94	133	99	84
138	Grand Prairie, TX	30.75	70	144	140
139	Anchorage, AK	30.53	124	119	106
140	Boston, MA	30.15	149	54	41
141	Fontana, CA	27.78	110	132	147
142	Aurora, IL	25.92	106	137	149
143	Jersey City, NJ	25.91	139	74	132
144	Moreno Valley, CA	25.88	113	143	143
145	Santa Clarita, CA	25.77	134	101	131
146	Fremont, CA	25.70	142	51	136
147	Oxnard, CA	24.15	137	128	129
148	Worcester, MA	22.57	135	134	145
149	Yonkers, NY	21.00	148	24	150
150	Newark, NJ	20.31	144	123	134

Here it is in Infographic form:

Here are the stats of the best vs. worst cities as per WalletHub:

Best vs. Worst

El Paso, Texas, has the lowest average wedding cost, $15,514, which is 2.7 times lower than in New York, the city with the highest at $41,187.

Orlando, Fla., has the most venues and event spaces per 100,000 residents, 61.15, which is 33.8 times more than in Cape Coral, Fla., the city with the fewest at 1.81.

Washington has the most event planners per 100,000 residents, 96.14, which is 22.7 times more than in Stockton, Calif., the city with the fewest at 4.23.

San Francisco has the most photographers per 100,000 residents, 171.51, which is 32 times more than in Newark, N.J., the city with the fewest at 5.36.

Orlando, Fla., has the most bridal shops per 100,000 residents, 15.58, which is 43.3 times more than in Greensboro, N.C., the city with the fewest at 0.36.

San Francisco has the most musicians per 100,000 residents, 18.44, which is 55.9 times more than in Anchorage, Alaska, the city with the fewest at 0.33.

Orlando, Fla., has the most flower shops per 100,000 residents, 108.28, which is 33.6 times more than in Greensboro, N.C., the city with the fewest at 3.22.

Source: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-places-to-get-married/18721

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