Maryland Is 8th Most Expensive State To Get Married

There's a lot that goes into weddings, and Americans are more than willing to empty the savings account to make them extra special. A new survey shows that Maryland is the 8th most expensive state for weddings.

In Maryland last year, people spent an average of $34,503 per wedding. The cost has been increasing since 2013, when it was $32,000, according to financial news site 24/7 Wall St.

The average cost of a wedding dress in Maryland is $1,430 and the average cost of a ring is $3,878.

If you're thinking that's a lot, get this: Couples in Hawaii typically spend more than $39,000 on the event, more than anywhere else in the country. That includes more than $1,600 on the white dress — something the bride will likely only ever wear once — and about $4,500 on a ring, according to 24/7 Wall St., which ranked all 50 states.

So you may want to rethink that destination wedding on the glistening white sands of Maui. And you might also consider avoiding the Northeast, which is home to four of the five most expensive states to get married.

Only eight states spent less than $20,000 on the average wedding — Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, West Virginia, New Mexico, Tennessee and Louisiana, according to 24/7 Wall St. Each ranked near the bottom in the country in median household income and typically had a lower cost of living.

Here are the top 10 most expensive places to get married, according to 24/7 Wall St.

10. Rhode Island
Cost of typical wedding: $32,090
Number of weddings in 2017: 6,645 (7th fewest)
Average dress cost: $1,351 (10th highest)
Average ring cost: $3,955 (8th highest)
Median household income: $58,387 (19th highest)

9. California
Cost of typical wedding: $32,770
Number of weddings in 2017: 246,700 (the most)
Average dress cost: $1,433 (6th highest)
Average ring cost: $3,929 (9th highest)
Median household income: $63,783 (9th highest)

8. Maryland
Cost of typical wedding: $34,503
Number of weddings in 2017: 36,934 (19th most)
Average dress cost: $1,430 (8th highest)
Average ring cost: $3,878 (11th highest)
Median household income: $76,067 (the highest)

7. New Hampshire
Cost of typical wedding: $35,300
Number of weddings in 2017: 9,326 (9th fewest)
Average dress cost: $1,382 (9th highest)
Average ring cost: $4,040 (7th highest)
Median household income: $68,485 (7th highest)

6. Alaska
Cost of typical wedding: $35,401
Number of weddings in 2017: 5,345 (3rd fewest)
Average dress cost: $1,476 (4th highest)
Average ring cost: $4,048 (6th highest)
Median household income: $74,444 (2nd highest)

5. New York
Cost of typical wedding: $35,477
Number of weddings in 2017: 137,984 (4th most)
Average dress cost: $1,476 (3rd highest)
Average ring cost: $4,167 (5th highest)
Median household income: $60,741 (15th highest)

4. Massachusetts
Cost of typical wedding: $36,709
Number of weddings in 2017: 36,732 (21st most)
Average dress cost: $1,430 (7th highest)
Average ring cost: $4,176 (4th highest)
Median household income: $70,954 (6th highest)

3. Connecticut
Cost of typical wedding: $36,971
Number of weddings in 2017: 18,685 (17th fewest)
Average dress cost: $1,434 (5th highest)
Average ring cost: $4,184 (3rd highest)
Median household income: $71,755 (5th highest)

2. New Jersey
Cost of typical wedding: $38,049
Number of weddings in 2017: 47,854 (14th most)
Average dress cost: $1,501 (2nd highest)
Average ring cost: $4,235 (2nd highest)
Median household income: $73,702 (3rd highest)

1. Hawaii
Cost of typical wedding: $39,078
Number of weddings in 2017: 22,630 (19th fewest)
Average dress cost: $1,635 (the highest)
Average ring cost: $4,491 (the highest)
Median household income: $71,977 (4th highest)

Click here to see the full rankings from 24/7 Wall St.

The average American spends nearly $26,000 on a wedding, according to The Wedding Report, which reports that is astronomically higher than in Europe, where people put about $5,500 toward getting hitched.

There are more than 2 million weddings every year in the U.S. and business is booming. Last year, the industry produced more than $56 billion.

A survey earlier in the year from personal finance site WalletHub found that the best cities for getting married in Maryland were Baltimore and Columbia, which were No. 87 and No. 167 respectively on the list of top spots for weddings in the U.S. Factors taken into account ranged from average wedding cost to venues and event spaces per capita to hotel availability to the number of event planners, flower shops and bridal shops.

Where is the best place for a wedding in Maryland? Tell us in the comments!

Patch national reporter Dan Hampton contributed to this article.

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