Best wedding venues in the US 2022, according to WalletHub
Getting married is very expensive these days. According to WalletHub, the average cost of a wedding is $22,500. That’s about one-third of the average American’s annual income. If you’re investing that much money in your big day, you’ll want everything to be perfect. And as the old saying goes, location, location, location!
WalletHub collected data on different US cities based on 28 different metrics based on profitability, convenience, and fun.
Here are the top 10 cities to host weddings based on those metrics, according to the results.
1. Orlando, Florida
2. Las Vegas, Nevada
3. Miami, Florida
4. Knoxville, TN
5. Tulsa, OK
6. El Paso, TX
7. Tampa, Florida
8. Laredo, TX
9. Atlanta, Georgia
10. Charleston, West Virginia
Orlando, Florida is the top city to get married, while Brownsville, Texas has the lowest average cost for a wedding. Other unexpected results include Washington DC having the most wedding planners per capita and Garland, Texas having the fewest flower shops per capita. The full list had 182 cities, including the 150 most populous cities in the country. If your hometown isn’t listed, the nearest major city to you probably is.
Check out the full list here and find out how your city stacks up. Maybe this will help you make a strong case for a destination wedding.