According to The Knot 2018 Real Weddings Study, a survey of 14,000 brides and grooms, the average American wedding costs $33,931.
However, the most expensive locale for a wedding, New York City, costs a whopping $96,910 on average, up from $76,944 in 2017!
Wedding prices are higher than ever, and often they come close to or exceed average annual salaries.
Here are the most expensive places to get married in America, along with the average household income of each location.
25. Houston/East Texas costs $35,334
Average household income in Houston: $92,532
24. South Carolina costs $35,942
Average household income in South Carolina: $48,781
23. Chicago suburbs in Illinois costs $36,250
Average household income in Chicago: $95,010
22. Hawaii costs $37,338
Average household income in Hawaii: $95,569
21. Orange County/Inland Empire, California costs $37,760
Average household income in Los Angeles: $99,303
20. Baltimore, Maryland costs $39,167
Average household income in Baltimore: $101,124
19. California's Palm Springs/Desert Communities costs $39,504
Average household income in Palm Springs: $62,239
18. A wedding in Washington DC/Northern Virginia/suburban Maryland costs $39,801
Average household income in Washington DC: $128,402
17. New Orleans, Louisiana costs $40,753
Average household income in New Orleans: $48,781
16. San Francisco and the Bay Area, California costs $41,341
Average household income in San Francisco: $140,720
15. South Florida costs $42,596
Average household income in Miami: $81,633
14. Los Angeles, California costs $42,638
Average household income in Los Angeles: $99,303
13. Connecticut costs $42,853
Average household income in Connecticut: $105,998
12. Boston, Massachusetts costs $44,557
Average household income in Boston: $116,561
11. Santa Barbara/Ventura, California costs $45,991
Average household income in Santa Barbara: $97,025
10. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the nearby Delaware area costs $46,640
Average household income in Philadelphia: $95,595
9. South New Jersey costs $47,148
Average household income in Burlington County:$104,955
8. New York City's outer boroughs costs $56,967
Average household income in New York: $110,849
7. Westchester/Hudson Valley, New York costs $57,678
Average household income in Westchester County:$143,304
6. North and Central New Jersey costs $58,107
Average household income in Middlesex County:$104,526
5. Cape Cod, Massachusetts costs $58,425
Average household income in Cape Cod: $111,641
4. Rhode Island costs $59,201
Average household income in Rhode Island: $98,954
3. Chicago, Illinois, costs $60,294
Average household income in Chicago: $95,010
2. Long Island, New York costs $66,409
Average household income in Suffolk County: $118,116
1. Manhattan, New York costs $96,910
Average household income in New York: $110,849