As Valentine’s Day approaches, listed here are one of the best US cities to get married in 2025

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With Valentine’s Day this week, it is a good time of 12 months to control developments within the marriage ceremony trade. 

That is why WalletHub just lately revealed an inventory of one of the best locations to get married in 2025. With the common value of a marriage rising to $35,000 in 2024, {couples} could need to keep versatile on the place to tie the knot – and a few cities have a greater bang on your buck than others.

Analysts in contrast 182 U.S. cities on a number of standards, together with: how a lot the common marriage ceremony prices; what number of reasonably priced marriage ceremony venues and distributors per capita a metropolis has; and the worth of a three-star lodge room.

Listed below are the highest 50 finest locations to get married, ranked from least to finest.

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The common value of a marriage within the U.S. is round $35,000, in line with The Knot and WalletHub. (iStock / iStock)

50. Memphis, Tennessee

49. Albuquerque, New Mexico

48. Minneapolis, Minnesota

47. Indianapolis, Indiana

46. Jacksonville, Florida

45. Birmingham, Alabama

44. Kansas Metropolis, Missouri

43. Chattanooga, Tennessee

42. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

41. Reno, Nevada

40. St. Petersburg, Florida

39. Oklahoma Metropolis, Oklahoma

38. Springfield, Missouri

37. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

36. Columbia, South Carolina

35. Honolulu, Hawaii

34. El Paso, Texas

33. Charleston, South Carolina

32. New York, New York

31. Knoxville, Tennessee

30. Seattle, Washington

29. Washington, D.C.

28. Tulsa, Oklahoma

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WalletHub in contrast 182 U.S. cities to see which of them have been one of the best worth for internet hosting weddings in. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Occasions through Getty Photos / Getty Photos)

27. Richmond, Virginia

26. Charlotte, North Carolina

25. Scottsdale, Arizona

24. Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah

23. Dallas, Texas

22. Nashville, Tennessee

21. Sacramento, California

20. San Antonio, Texas

19. Tucson, Arizona

18. Portland, Oregon

17. Denver, Colorado

16. Cincinnati, Ohio

15. Phoenix, Arizona

14. St. Louis, Missouri

13. Chicago, Illinois

12. San Diego, California

11. Los Angeles, California

10. Fort Lauderdale, Florida

9. New Orleans, Louisiana 

8. Houston, Texas

7. San Francisco, California

6. Austin, Texas

5. Tampa, Florida

4. Atlanta, Georgia

3. Miami, Florida

2. Las Vegas, Nevada

1. Orlando, Florida

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Analysts discovered that Orlando not solely gives an abundance of marriage ceremony companies, equivalent to get together gear leases, videographers and DJs, however that it is also a super vacation spot for out-of-town company.

“Orlando is a good place for out-of-town guests to stay in because it has the second-highest number of hotels per capita in the country and its three-star hotels can be surprisingly cheap for a big city,” the examine discovered. “Plus, guests who want to stay for more than just the wedding can enjoy Orlando’s abundant attractions – it ranks second among the most fun cities and is the third-best city for foodies.”

Likewise, WalletHub ranked Sin Metropolis very extremely, contemplating it the primary most enjoyable metropolis in America – and with the quantity of points of interest and reasonably priced eating places, it is a good-value location for weddings as properly.

The worth of marriage ceremony distributors was a key criterion in WalletHub’s examine. (iStock / iStock)

“Another thing to note is that while Las Vegas definitely isn’t the cheapest city for holding your wedding, it’s also not as expensive as you might think – the average cost of having a wedding is the 38th-cheapest out of the more than 180 cities in our study,” the report defined.

Miami was ranked because the third-best metropolis for weddings, contemplating the abundance of marriage ceremony distributors in South Florida and the Magic Metropolis’s status as being among the finest U.S. meals cities.

“In addition, staying in Miami is not too taxing on guests’ wallets,” the examine famous. “The lowest price for a 3-star hotel room is $81, the 12th-lowest in the country, and Miami has an abundance of affordable restaurants rated at least 4.5 stars.”

The most costly cities to get married in included: Oakland, California; Oxnard, California; Pearl Metropolis, Hawaii; Fremont, California; Santa Rosa, California, and San Jose, California.

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Orlando was a top-40 metropolis when it comes to marriage ceremony affordability, WalletHub discovered. (iStock / iStock)

“When weddings can cost tens of thousands of dollars and prices have only become even more outrageously inflated in recent years, it pays to hold your wedding in a city that’s affordable, both for those paying for the wedding and for guests who will need to make accommodations,” WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo suggested. “Certain cities also make wedding planning easier with an abundance of options for wedding essentials, from florists to videographers to venues.”

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“The more options a city has, the more likely you are to receive competitive pricing and to find places that can work with your optimal schedule.”