Dallas is in line to catch the bouquet: The city ranks as the 13th best place to get married in the U.S. in 2026, according to a new study.
WalletHub's 2026 "Best Places to Get Married" report ranked 182 U.S. cities based on the average wedding costs; the number of venues, vendors, and services; and the number of activities and attractions in every city.
Dallas was bested by some of the usual suspects: Wedding-crazed Las Vegas, Nevada (No. 1); the Florida cities of Orlando (No. 2), Miami (No. 3), and Tampa (No. 5); and Atlanta, Georgia (No. 4). Dallas' Texas neighbors Austin (No. 6) and Houston (No. 7) also nabbed top 10 spots.
Based on the report's findings, Dallas' has the 16th best wedding facilities and services in the country, and its entertainment scene and tourism popularity helped rank No. 25 in the "activities and attractions" category.
Wedding planning website The Knot shows there are nearly 700 local wedding venues for couples to tour, including scenic gardens and fancy hotels downtown.
Weddings don't come cheap, and couples spend about $33,000 on average for their special day, according to The Knot. Dallas ranked No. 66 overall in the costs category out of all 182 U.S. cities in the report, proving that the city isn't as costly as other popular wedding destinations.
"Tying the knot is a huge commitment, and the wedding industry in 2025 was worth nearly $66.2 billion, down quite a bit from $78 billion a few years earlier," the report's author wrote.
With all the stress and time that goes into planning a wedding months or years in advance, it's no wonder that experienced wedding planners are in high demand for couples, the study says.
Other top Texas wedding destinations
Houston and Austin were the only two Texas cities to make the top 10 best places to get married, while San Antonio ranked 20th on the list.
Elsewhere in North Texas, Fort Worth ranked No. 44, while Plano (No. 82) and Arlington (No. 90) barely scraped into the top 100.
Five more Texas cities earned spots among the top 100: El Paso (No. 32), Lubbock (No. 74), Amarillo (No. 79), Laredo (No. 99), and Corpus Christi (No. 100).
The top 10 best places to get married in 2026 are:
- No. 1 – Las Vegas, Nevada
- No. 2 – Orlando, Florida
- No. 3 – Miami, Florida
- No. 4 – Atlanta, Georgia
- No. 5 – Tampa, Florida
- No. 6 – Austin, Texas
- No. 7 – Houston, Texas
- No. 8 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- No. 9 – San Diego, California
- No. 10 – Los Angeles, California
