The average cost of a wedding is over $35,000. A survey of 13,000 brides in the US last year found the average wedding costs $35,329. That’s up from $32,641 in 2015 and the most since the survey began in 2006. But the cost varies by location with the average wedding in New York City costing $78,464 while a wedding in Arkansas will average at $19,522. The venue costs the most with an average of $16,107 followed by the engagement ring at $6,163.
