Best Places To Tie The Knot In 2021 According To Wallet Hub

CBS Detroit - With Valentine's day happening this weekend, some may be planning to use the occasion to "pop the big question". Planning a wedding they say is a couple's first trial together, that beyond venues, decorations, and food much the stress can come from who sits where? The other stresses couples face is in the pocketbook. According to Wallet Hub, the average couple shells out $38,000 on their wedding day. The wedding industry is an estimated $73.3 billion dollar per year industry.

Then tied in with a global pandemic, with restrictions placed on public gatherings, holding a wedding nowadays gets complicated. With some opting for limited ceremonies, destination weddings with few friends and families, or just eloping. But as restrictions loosen, Wallet Hub suggests getting your wedding plans in now so there will be less of a rush when things return to normal. With that, the website suggests many maybe choosing to downsize their nuptials for less costly alternatives.

In an effort to help couples plan their wedding day, Wallet Hub has put out a list of the best places to get married in the United States. They compared 182 cities based on costs, facilities and services, and safety among COVID-19 deaths and cases in the past week per capita.

In the list, no Michigan cities made the top ten. The top ten cities include:

• 1. Orlando, FL
• 2. Fayetteville, NC
• 3. Austin, TX
• 4. Portland, OR
• 5. Chareston, WV
• 6. Kansas City, MO
• 7. Atlanta, GA
• 8. Vancouver, WA
• 9. Tampa, FL
• 10. San Francisco, CA

The two cities in Michigan that made the list were Grand Rapids at #42 and Detroit at #126.

Here's the rest of list of cities ranked by Wallet Hub.

When you break down the metrics the lowest average wedding cost includes:

• 1. Brownsville, TX
• 2. Las Cruces, NM
• 3. Fort Smith, AR
• 4. Charleston, WV
• 5. Laredo, TX

The highest average wedding cost cities are:

• T-178. New York, NY
• T-178 Newark, NJ
• T-178 Jersey City, NJ
• T-178 Yonkers, NY
• 182. Bridgeport, CT

The states with the most wedding chapels & churches per capita:

• 1. Columbia, SC
• 2. Wilmington, DE
• 3. Salt Lake City, UT
• 4. Jackson, MS
• 5. Birmingham, AL

The states with fewest wedding chapels and churches per capita:

• 178, Cape Coral, FL
• 179. Pembroke Pines, FL
• 180. Pearl City, HI
• 181. Santa Clarita, CA
• 182. West Valley City, UT

Cities with the most event planners per capita:

• T-1. Washington, D.C.
• T-1. Orlando, Fl
• T-3. Denver, CO
• T-3. Aurora, CO
• T-5. San Francisco, CA

Cities with fewest event planners per capita:

• 171. Gulfport, MS
• 172. Mobile, AL
• 173. Bakersfield, CA
• 174. Fayetteville, NC
• 175. Baton Rouge, LA

Most bridal shops per capita:

• T-1. Los Angeles, CA
• T-1. Miami, FL
• T-1 New York, NY
• 4. Chicago, IL
• 5. Las Vegas, NV

Fewest bridal shops per capita:

• 177. Newark, NJ
• 178. Nampa, ID
• 179. Las Cruces, NM
• 180. Bridgeport, CT
• 181. Grand Prairie, TX

Most flower shops per capita:

• T-1. Orlando, FL
• T-1. Honolulu, HI
• 3. St Louis, MO
• 4. Miami, FL
• 5. Miami, FL

Fewest flower shops per capita:

• 178. Grand Prarie, TX
• 179. Garland, TX
• 180. Pearl City, HI
• 181. Peoria, AZ
• 182. West Valley City, UT

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