Estimated Wedding Reception Costs by State

This table ranks the 10 states with the highest estimated reception costs and the 10 with the lowest nationwide. Rankings are based on estimated reception costs, with lower-cost states ranked separately from higher-cost states. The rankings apply to this category only.

¹Estimated Reception Cost based on three reception-related inputs: a six-hour venue rental, catering cost, and bar-service cost.
²Highest-Cost City - the city within that state’s analyzed city sample with the highest value for the relevant metric or benchmark.
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