Denver is one of the most expensive cities to get married

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DENVER (KDVR) — Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. If you’re planning on tying the knot, it could cost you.

The average cost for a wedding is $22,000, according to Wallet Hub.

Wallet Hub ranked the best places to get married across the United States by using a score determined from costs, facilities and services, and activities and attractions.

Denver is one of the most expensive places to get married, according to Wallet Hub.

Denver ranked 48th overall for best city to get married. Wallet Hub said Denver is 119th in terms of cost to get married, 13th for facilities and services, and 14th for activities and attractions.

The best city to get married, according to Wallet Hub, is Orlando, Florida. The worst city to get married is Pearl City, Hawaii.

Best places to get married in the U.S.

Overall Rank	City	Total Score	Costs	Facilities & Services	Activities & Attractions
1	Orlando, FL	76.04	15	1	6
2	Las Vegas, NV	73.65	18	4	4
3	Miami, FL	65.98	75	2	7
4	Knoxville, TN	62.22	5	56	66
5	Tulsa, OK	61.64	2	83	60
6	El Paso, TX	60.98	10	112	36
7	Tampa, FL	60.86	48	9	16
8	Laredo, TX	60.42	1	179	73
9	Atlanta, GA	60.40	68	3	34
10	Charleston, WV	60.28	4	128	134
11	Tucson, AZ	60.09	25	59	17
12	Boise, ID	59.55	9	86	64
13	Albuquerque, NM	59.05	23	66	25
14	Las Cruces, NM	58.52	3	159	76
15	Fort Lauderdale, FL	57.97	64	11	22
16	Rapid City, SD	56.48	21	98	63
17	Fayetteville, NC	56.36	6	132	133
18	Houston, TX	56.15	81	16	21
19	Chattanooga, TN	55.98	17	73	104
20	Oklahoma City, OK	55.79	31	74	46
21	Salt Lake City, UT	55.73	88	8	31
22	Cincinnati, OH	55.60	56	27	41
23	Amarillo, TX	55.23	8	150	131
24	Austin, TX	55.23	101	12	15
25	Columbia, SC	55.03	43	39	58
26	Lubbock, TX	54.81	12	115	165
27	Brownsville, TX	54.50	7	181	145
28	Reno, NV	54.37	50	48	42
29	Chicago, IL	54.32	114	23	5
30	Fresno, CA	54.18	29	72	65
31	Raleigh, NC	53.52	65	43	40
32	Shreveport, LA	53.18	11	140	174
33	New Orleans, LA	53.11	102	37	13
34	Wichita, KS	53.04	13	116	155
35	Nashville, TN	52.97	70	41	38
36	Fort Smith, AR	52.93	20	172	152
37	Charlotte, NC	52.81	63	46	51
38	St. Louis, MO	52.76	93	17	48
39	Birmingham, AL	52.71	35	50	137
40	Greensboro, NC	52.65	30	76	108
41	Phoenix, AZ	52.54	85	40	32
42	North Las Vegas, NV	52.45	22	44	162
43	Tempe, AZ	52.45	76	36	49
44	Billings, MT	52.42	32	118	88
45	Charleston, SC	52.38	99	31	23
46	San Antonio, TX	52.09	90	49	27
47	Kansas City, MO	52.07	45	64	70
48	Denver, CO	52.01	119	13	14
49	Lexington-Fayette, KY	51.98	33	133	83
50	Springfield, MO	51.96	26	103	147
51	Grand Rapids, MI	51.73	51	52	91
51	Augusta, GA	51.67	14	119	179
53	Port St. Lucie, FL	51.64	19	166	157
54	St. Petersburg, FL	51.64	54	93	45
55	Dallas, TX	51.40	100	24	39
56	Mobile, AL	51.40	28	105	150
57	Baton Rouge, LA	51.36	44	61	95
58	Jacksonville, FL	51.27	61	67	53
59	Henderson, NV	51.22	24	171	94
60	Des Moines, IA	50.88	36	121	96
61	Los Angeles, CA	50.71	149	7	2
62	Hialeah, FL	50.51	46	87	85
63	Memphis, TN	50.47	38	104	114
64	Huntington, WV	50.25	16	180	177
65	Portland, OR	50.18	124	19	12
66	Scottsdale, AZ	50.10	111	29	29
67	Louisville, KY	50.00	67	78	55
68	Richmond, VA	49.89	83	28	100
69	Cleveland, OH	49.31	79	55	68
70	Seattle, WA	49.31	138	15	8
71	Spokane, WA	49.13	59	94	90
72	Omaha, NE	49.09	73	99	52
73	Corpus Christi, TX	49.05	42	145	124
74	Minneapolis, MN	48.97	107	45	30
75	San Francisco, CA	48.84	164	5	1
76	Pittsburgh, PA	48.59	115	32	35
77	Fort Wayne, IN	48.56	27	134	173
78	Columbus, OH	48.38	94	71	50
79	Gilbert, AZ	48.33	41	135	136
80	Fort Worth, TX	48.26	98	60	56
81	Montgomery, AL	48.25	34	144	166
82	Detroit, MI	48.04	58	101	110
83	Fargo, ND	47.76	53	131	127
84	Toledo, OH	47.58	39	153	149
85	Jackson, MS	47.52	40	158	158
86	Missoula, MT	47.42	69	114	98
87	San Diego, CA	47.39	150	6	10
88	Bismarck, ND	47.39	47	174	169
89	Sacramento, CA	47.34	137	10	20
90	Winston-Salem, NC	47.24	52	143	125
91	Little Rock, AR	47.20	49	111	154
92	Bakersfield, CA	47.07	89	70	86
93	Gulfport, MS	46.91	55	160	112
94	Durham, NC	46.64	96	79	79
95	Mesa, AZ	46.54	77	110	84
96	Columbus, GA	46.47	37	148	182
97	Indianapolis, IN	46.46	103	63	61
98	Glendale, AZ	46.33	62	146	106
99	Cape Coral, FL	46.04	57	175	115
100	Overland Park, KS	46.01	91	109	80
101	Milwaukee, WI	45.98	104	97	54
102	Chandler, AZ	45.93	86	123	92
103	Lincoln, NE	45.87	97	124	71
104	Arlington, TX	45.54	82	113	99
105	Casper, WY	45.52	87	154	140
106	Anaheim, CA	45.46	135	22	28
107	Cheyenne, WY	45.41	71	163	159
108	Plano, TX	45.22	105	75	78
109	Colorado Springs, CO	45.08	117	62	47
110	Huntsville, AL	44.99	78	122	128
111	Sioux Falls, SD	44.94	84	120	120
112	Norfolk, VA	44.63	72	138	129
113	Portland, ME	44.62	127	81	9
114	Nampa, ID	44.44	66	177	176
115	Irving, TX	44.41	92	91	144
116	Newport News, VA	44.23	60	157	163
117	Akron, OH	44.06	74	108	156
118	Vancouver, WA	43.54	110	58	109
119	Glendale, CA	42.60	129	21	89
120	West Valley City, UT	42.47	95	178	72
121	Washington, DC	42.25	155	18	18
122	Madison, WI	42.18	122	107	37
123	Tallahassee, FL	42.07	108	102	126
124	New York, NY	42.02	170	25	3
125	Chesapeake, VA	41.77	80	147	180
126	Rochester, NY	41.04	132	54	57
127	Santa Ana, CA	40.80	131	47	74
128	Buffalo, NY	40.70	125	80	62
129	Cedar Rapids, IA	40.51	106	130	148
130	Pembroke Pines, FL	40.45	116	117	130
131	Aurora, CO	40.20	120	96	105
132	Philadelphia, PA	39.68	154	51	19
133	Salem, OR	39.41	112	142	143
134	San Jose, CA	39.40	158	26	24
135	Honolulu, HI	39.36	173	14	11
136	Garden Grove, CA	39.16	130	89	67
137	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	39.14	113	95	175
138	Baltimore, MD	39.13	143	57	59
139	Long Beach, CA	38.99	153	34	43
140	St. Paul, MN	38.68	126	100	93
141	Garland, TX	38.60	109	155	164
142	Virginia Beach, VA	38.53	134	85	77
143	Oakland, CA	38.24	157	30	33
144	Modesto, CA	37.47	128	90	118
145	Riverside, CA	37.24	142	53	116
146	Peoria, AZ	36.55	121	164	151
147	San Bernardino, CA	36.54	123	126	153
148	Tacoma, WA	36.00	144	65	123
149	Wilmington, DE	35.87	161	33	44
150	Stockton, CA	35.51	136	141	113
151	Columbia, MD	35.34	148	127	69
152	Chula Vista, CA	35.33	133	88	160
153	Grand Prairie, TX	34.64	118	173	171
154	Huntington Beach, CA	34.27	160	42	81
155	Boston, MA	34.01	177	38	26
156	Lewiston, ME	33.89	141	182	103
157	Irvine, CA	33.74	167	35	75
158	Ontario, CA	33.30	146	82	167
159	Fontana, CA	32.80	139	136	172
160	Aurora, IL	32.60	140	149	170
161	Santa Clarita, CA	32.52	151	84	142
162	Jersey City, NJ	32.20	162	69	87
163	Anchorage, AK	31.55	152	139	111
164	Fremont, CA	31.45	159	77	102
165	Yonkers, NY	30.36	171	20	168
166	Oceanside, CA	30.35	156	92	146
167	Dover, DE	30.33	145	161	181
168	Moreno Valley, CA	29.50	147	156	178
169	Providence, RI	28.87	165	125	97
170	Newark, NJ	28.65	166	106	119
171	Santa Rosa, CA	28.46	175	68	82
172	Manchester, NH	27.34	163	168	135
173	New Haven, CT	26.97	168	165	107
174	Nashua, NH	25.94	169	169	117
175	Warwick, RI	24.77	178	129	101
176	Juneau, AK	24.53	174	170	121
177	Burlington, VT	24.10	176	152	138
178	Worcester, MA	23.47	172	162	161
179	Oxnard, CA	22.82	179	137	139
180	Bridgeport, CT	19.85	180	167	132
181	South Burlington, VT	19.49	181	151	141
182	Pearl City, HI	13.67	182	176	122

Experts say there are several factors couples should consider when setting a budget for their wedding.

“In my premarital counseling practice, I tell couples to determine what they can afford for their wedding without sacrificing their future. In other words, do not mortgage your future to splurge on your wedding. No research indicates an expensive wedding leads to a happy long-term marriage. In fact, the opposite seems to be true. Know what you can afford, set priorities, and keep to your budget,” Bill Walkup, Assistant Professor of Psychology/Counselor at Southwest Baptist University shared.

Bahira Sherif Trask Ph.D., and professor at the University of Delaware said that a wedding is going to cost more than you are projecting it to.

“There are always glitches. Do not get married on a Friday or Saturday – those are the most popular days and thus wedding venues and restaurants charge more,” Trask said.

Best places to get married in the U.S.

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