The Knot, a marriage resource website and magazine, released its 2014 report on weddings and found that New York leads the way as the most expensive place to get hitched, according to a press release from PR Newswire.
Both Manhattan and Long Island led the list, with Westchester County and the Hudson Valley taking the fourth spot. The outer boroughs also made the list, the press release said.
States like New Jersey, California, Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania also had multiple spots on the list, showing weddings can be quite costly in those states. Smaller states, like Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Hawaii, had only one entry on the list.
The average cost of a wedding for American newlyweds was $31,213, according to the press release. Heres a map that shows the most expensive places to get married across the nation.
For more of a breakdown, heres a look at the rest of the list.
New York (Manhattan) $76,328
New York (Long Island) $55,327
New Jersey (North/Central) $53,986
New York (Westchester/Hudson Valley) $52,954
Illinois (Chicago) $50,934
New York (Outer Boroughs) $49,781
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) $44,090
Rhode Island $41,914
California (San Francisco/Greater Bay Area) $39,690
New Jersey (South) $39,191
California (Santa Barbara/Ventura) $39,187
Washington DC/Northern Virginia/Suburban Maryland $39,025
Connecticut $38,925
Massachusetts (Boston) $38,665
Florida (Southern) $38,155
California (Los Angeles) $37,317
Louisiana $35,532
Hawaii $34,958
Maryland (Baltimore) $34,409
Texas (Houston) $33,809
Illinois (Chicago Suburbs) $33,391
California (Orange County/Inland Empire) $33,118
California (San Diego) $32,941
Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) $32,359
Texas (Austin/San Antonio) $31,886
Both Manhattan and Long Island led the list, with Westchester County and the Hudson Valley taking the fourth spot. The outer boroughs also made the list, the press release said.
States like New Jersey, California, Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania also had multiple spots on the list, showing weddings can be quite costly in those states. Smaller states, like Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Hawaii, had only one entry on the list.
The average cost of a wedding for American newlyweds was $31,213, according to the press release. Heres a map that shows the most expensive places to get married across the nation.
For more of a breakdown, heres a look at the rest of the list.
New York (Manhattan) $76,328
New York (Long Island) $55,327
New Jersey (North/Central) $53,986
New York (Westchester/Hudson Valley) $52,954
Illinois (Chicago) $50,934
New York (Outer Boroughs) $49,781
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) $44,090
Rhode Island $41,914
California (San Francisco/Greater Bay Area) $39,690
New Jersey (South) $39,191
California (Santa Barbara/Ventura) $39,187
Washington DC/Northern Virginia/Suburban Maryland $39,025
Connecticut $38,925
Massachusetts (Boston) $38,665
Florida (Southern) $38,155
California (Los Angeles) $37,317
Louisiana $35,532
Hawaii $34,958
Maryland (Baltimore) $34,409
Texas (Houston) $33,809
Illinois (Chicago Suburbs) $33,391
California (Orange County/Inland Empire) $33,118
California (San Diego) $32,941
Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) $32,359
Texas (Austin/San Antonio) $31,886
