3of324of32No. 19 A wedding in Santa Barbara/Ventura, Calif, costs $38,025Image Source/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less5of32No. 18 A wedding in Hawaii costs $38,984Tomas del Amo/Getty Images/PerspectivesShow MoreShow Less
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No. 17 A wedding in San Francisco/Greater Bay Area, Calif., costs $39,329
Judy Bellah/Getty Images/Lonely Planet ImagesShow MoreShow Less8of32No. 16 A wedding in Washington DC/Northern Virginia/Suburban Maryland costs $39,465 TV reporter Roby Chavez (3rd L) holds hands with his partner Chris Roe (5th L) during their wedding ceremony. Alex WongShow MoreShow Less
9of3210of32No. 15 A wedding in South New Jersey costs $40,231Show MoreShow Less11of32No. 14 A wedding in Southern Florida costs $40,634Jeff Greenberg/UIG via Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
12of3213of32No. 13 A wedding in Boston costs $40,667
This image released by Giuliana Photography shows Jeremy and Melissa Cantarow on their wedding day in Boston. The Cantarows had their wedding reception at Fenway Park. (AP Photo/Giuliana Photography, Dana Giuliana)
15of3216of32No. 11 A wedding in Los Angeles costs $44,142Robert Nicholas/Getty Images/OJO Images RFShow MoreShow Less17of32No. 10 A wedding in Philadelphia/Delaware, Penn., costs $46,211Meredith Hanafi/Getty Images/First LightShow MoreShow Less
18of3219of32No. 9 A wedding in the outer boroughs of Manhattan costs $46,808Zave Smith Photography/Getty Images/Blend ImagesShow MoreShow Less20of32No. 8 A wedding in Connecticut costs $47,435.
All the bridesmaids and groomsmen embraced the crazy weather at the Carroll and Stephen Ratpojanakul wedding at the Belle Haven Club in Greenwich. Photography by Mary Alice Fisher.
A wedding in Chicago costs $52,332 Bride and Groom in Chicago on the Miracle Mile
Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less23of32No. 6 A wedding in Rhode Island costs $52,777
Olympic skater, Michelle Kwan and Coast Guard Lt. Clay Pell leave the First Unitarian Church on Benefit Street after a wedding ceremony, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Providence Journal, Frieda Squires)
24of3225of32No. 5 A wedding in Cape Cod, Mass., costs $55,083Blend Images/Terry Vine/Getty Images/Blend ImagesShow MoreShow Less26of32No. 4 A wedding in Westchester/Hudson Valley, NY, costs $55,357 In this handout image provided by Barbara Kinney, (L-R) Marc Mezvinsky, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and former U.S. President Bill Clinton pose during the wedding of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky at the Astor Courts Estate on July 31, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York. WireImageShow MoreShow Less
27of3228of32No. 3 A wedding in Long Island, NY, costs $61,113Sean Murphy/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less29of32No. 2 A wedding in North/Central New Jersey costs $62,074Maria Taglienti-Molinari/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
30of3231of32No. 1 A wedding in Manhattan costs $76,944 Married couple crossing Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. New York. US.Piotr Powietrzynski/Getty Images/age fotostock RMShow MoreShow Less
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Couples underestimate how much they will have to spend on their wedding day by roughly 40 percent, according to a new report released by WeddingWire, a wedding website. The cost can greatly vary depending on the location, but the national average is around $36,000, the study shows.
The ceremony and reception take up the bulk of the cost, at about $27,000, according to WeddingWire. The engagement ring and the honeymoon add another $9,000 to the bill.
Even though people are getting married later in life, millennial couples can still count on their families to help cover costs. On average, parents and other family members pay for up to 60 percent of the wedding, the study shows, sometimes making risky moves. Some withdraw money from their savings and one in 10 parents dip into their retirement account to contribute to their child's wedding.
Couples spend about $216 on each guest and more than 60 percent of them will book rooms for their guests, WeddingWire found. The average number of guests is 127.
"Weddings in 2017 showed us that couples are focused on guests, as we see them pulling out all the stops to create a truly memorable experience for their wedding attendees," said Kristen Maxwell Cooper, editor in chief of wedding planning site The Knot.
The two most expensive cities to get married in the U.S. are New York and Boston, according to the WeddingWire report. Those who marry in Manhattan spend up to $60,000 just on their ceremony and reception.
Couples getting married in Connecticut can expect to pay a few thousand dollars over the national average according to a study by The Knot. The report looked at 2017 numbers and came up with the average costs for weddings across the nation, and for Connecticut that was $47,435.
Click through to see the 20 most expensive places to get married in the U.S., according to wedding planning site The Knot.
