Who spends the most on weddings?

By Kathryn Vasel and Tal Yellin

The average wedding cost $32,641 in 2015, according to The Knot, but some couples are spending a lot more – and less – than that.

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  • City▼

  • 2015 average▼

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  • 1
    Manhattan
    $82,299
  • 2
    Chicago
    $61,265
  • 3
    Westchester / Hudson Valley, NY
    $57,501
  • 4
    Long Island, NY
    $56,950
  • 5
    North / Central, NJ
    $55,389
  • 6
    Cape Cod
    $54,334
  • 7
    Rhode Island
    $50,266
  • 8
    Outer Boroughs, NY
    $46,682
  • 9
    Middle Atlantic
    $45,098
  • 10
    Palm Springs / Desert Communities, CA
    $44,646
  • 11
    New Orleans
    $44,178
  • 12
    South, NJ
    $43,223
  • 13
    Philadelphia / Delaware
    $42,429
  • 14
    Connecticut
    $41,692
  • 15
    Southern, FL
    $39,768
  • 16
    Los Angeles
    $39,492
  • 17
    New England
    $39,294
  • 18
    San Francisco / Greater Bay Area
    $39,250
  • 19
    Houston / East TX
    $39,189
  • 20
    Santa Barbara / Ventura
    $38,570
  • 21
    Vermont
    $37,880
  • 22
    Boston
    $37,799
  • 23
    Washington DC / Northern VA / Suburban MD
    $37,034
  • 24
    Baltimore
    $36,934
  • 25
    Detroit
    $36,619
  • 26
    Hawaii
    $36,424
  • 27
    Canada (regardless of residence)
    $35,671
  • 28
    Orange County / Inland Empire, CA
    $34,012
  • 29
    Lehigh Valley / Poconos, PA
    $33,997
  • 30
    San Diego
    $33,481
  • 31
    Capital District / Upstate NY, NY
    $33,174
  • 32
    Pacific
    $32,979
  • 33
    Chicago Suburbs
    $32,355
  • 34
    Pittsburgh / Southwest, PA
    $32,180
  • 35
    West Coast, FL
    $31,315
  • 36
    South Atlantic
    $31,158
  • 37
    New Hampshire
    $30,967
  • 38
    Austin / San Antonio / South TX / Central TX
    $30,918
  • 39
    Sacramento / Lake Tahoe / Reno
    $30,626
  • 40
    East North Central
    $30,586
  • 41
    Maine
    $30,541
  • 42
    Atlanta Metro / North GA
    $30,394
  • 43
    West South Central
    $30,347
  • 44
    Phoenix
    $29,948
  • 45
    Dallas / North TX
    $29,652
  • 46
    South Carolina
    $29,507
  • 47
    Wyoming
    $29,315
  • 48
    San Antonio
    $28,990
  • 49
    Central, FL
    $28,945
  • 50
    Cincinnati / Dayton
    $28,822
  • 51
    St. Louis
    $28,385
  • 52
    Northern, FL
    $28,222
  • 53
    North Carolina
    $27,978
  • 54
    Cleveland / Northeast OH
    $27,939
  • 55
    Indiana
    $27,481
  • 56
    Richmond / Southwest / Central / VA Beach (excl. Northern VA)
    $27,301
  • 57
    Colorado
    $27,190
  • 58
    Minnesota
    $27,137
  • 59
    Columbus
    $27,059
  • 60
    Savannah / Coastal Area, GA
    $26,995
  • 61
    Wisconsin
    $26,452
  • 62
    Central, PA
    $26,192
  • 63
    West North Central
    $25,715
  • 64
    Tuscon
    $25,584
  • 65
    Mississippi
    $25,563
  • 66
    Nebraska, CA
    $25,406
  • 67
    Central
    $25,225
  • 68
    Washington
    $25,149
  • 69
    Mountain
    $25,123
  • 70
    Grand Rapids, MI
    $24,870
  • 71
    Tennessee
    $24,470
  • 72
    Lansing, MI
    $24,449
  • 73
    Kentucky
    $24,390
  • 74
    Kansas City, MO
    $24,369
  • 75
    East South Central
    $24,181
  • 76
    Toledo
    $23,935
  • 77
    Alabama
    $23,028
  • 78
    West Virginia
    $22,656
  • 79
    Oklahoma
    $22,524
  • 80
    Iowa
    $22,421
  • 81
    Utah
    $22,229
  • 82
    Nevada
    $21,938
  • 83
    All Other, Louisiana
    $21,929
  • 84
    Central IL
    $21,818
  • 85
    Oregon
    $20,456
  • 86
    Montana
    $20,322
  • 87
    Idaho
    $20,245
  • 88
    North Dakota
    $20,211
  • 89
    New Mexico
    $20,114
  • 90
    Arkansas
    $19,856
  • 91
    West TX
    $19,261
  • 92
    South Dakota
    $18,890
  • 93
    Alaska
    $17,361
By Kathryn Vasel and Tal Yellin