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Massachusetts Named One of the Best States For Weddings in 2023

By Jackson Blue November 16th, 2022

Are you planning a wedding in the new year? First off – congratulations! Secondly – if you’re planning your celebration in the Bay State, fine choice, Massachusetts was just named one of the 10 best states for weddings, according to new research by Rare Carat. The study analyzed Bureau of Labor Statistics data on annual pay and employment across five occupations in the wedding industry and combined that with the overall number of weddings per state to determine the best (and worst) states for weddings.

Here are the results. We’ll give you the ranking of each state and how far off each was from the average state score in the study:

  • #50 (THE Worst State for Weddings)

    WEST VIRGINIA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -1.16

  • #49

    MISSISSIPPI

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.90

  • #48

    KENTUCKY

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.75

  • #47

    ALABAMA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.68

  • #46

    NEW MEXICO

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.63

  • #45

    LOUISIANA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.56

  • #44

    SOUTH CAROLINA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.52

  • #43

    ARKANSAS

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.52

  • #42

    KANSAS

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.46

  • #41

    WYOMING

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.44

  • #40

    OKLAHOMA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.42

  • #39

    NORTH CAROLINA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.41

  • #38

    SOUTH DAKOTA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.38

  • #37

    INDIANA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.38

  • #36

    TENNESSEE

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.37

  • #35

    TEXAS

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.35

  • #34

    NEBRASKA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.34

  • #33

    IDAHO

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.28

  • #32

    IOWA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.26

  • #31

    GEORGIA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.21

  • #30

    WISCONSIN

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.20

  • #29

    ARIZONA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.18

  • #28

    NEVADA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.15

  • #27

    OHIO

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.14

  • #26

    DELAWARE

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.11

  • #25

    MISSOURI

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.09

  • #24

    PENNSYLVANIA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.02

  • #23

    MARYLAND

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: -0.02

  • #22

    MINNESOTA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.04

  • #21

    FLORIDA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.05

  • #20

    NEW HAMPSHIRE

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.05

  • #19

    MAINE

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.07

  • #18

    ALASKA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.08

  • #17

    MICHIGAN

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.09

  • #16

    MONTANA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.09

  • #15

    VIRGINIA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.10

  • #14

    NORTH DAKOTA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.15

  • #13

    UTAH

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.18

  • #12

    ILLINOIS

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.32

  • #11

    OREGON

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.36

  • #10

    NEW JERSEY

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.44

  • #9

    VERMONT

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.52

  • #8

    COLORADO

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.57

  • #7

    CALIFORNIA

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.61

  • #6

    CONNECTICUT

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.66

  • #5

    HAWAII

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.68

  • #4

    M A S S A C H U S E T T S !

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.69

  • #3

    RHODE ISLAND

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 0.84

  • #2

    WASHINGTON

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 1.00

  • #1 THE Best State for Weddings!

    NEW YORK

    Distance From the Average Score in the Study: 1.11

     

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