2,041,926
marriages were recorded in the United States in 2023.
This is the latest provisional national total published by the CDC.
Source: CDC, 2023 provisional dataPlanning resource
Wedding statistics for Arizona and the U.S.
Current marriage, spending and venue data for couples, planners, writers and anyone making sense of what weddings look like today.
Last updated August 26, 2026. Every figure below links to its original source.
At a glance
The numbers behind today's weddings.
These figures pair official marriage records with a large national survey of couples married in 2025. They are useful benchmarks, not a substitute for a quote tailored to a specific venue, guest count or event plan.
6.1 per 1,000
was the U.S. marriage rate in 2023.
The figure is measured against the total U.S. population.
Source: CDC, 2023 provisional data41,289
marriages were recorded in Arizona in 2023.
Arizona counts marriages by the county where they occurred.
Source: Arizona Department of Health Services, 20235.5 per 1,000
was Arizona's marriage rate in 2023.
The rate is based on Arizona's total population.
Source: Arizona Department of Health Services, 2023$34,000
was the average cost of a U.S. wedding in 2025.
The study reports ceremony and reception spending from recently married couples.
Source: The Knot 2026 Real Weddings Study, couples married in 2025$292
was the average wedding spend per guest in 2025.
That was $8 more per guest than the prior year in The Knot's study.
Source: The Knot 2026 Real Weddings Study, couples married in 202585%
of couples said the economy affected their wedding planning.
The survey found many couples adjusted their plans rather than scaling them back.
Source: The Knot 2026 Real Weddings Study, couples married in 202575%
of couples said their wedding was financially worth the investment.
This is a survey response, not a measure of financial return.
Source: The Knot 2026 Real Weddings Study, couples married in 2025$12,900
was the average U.S. wedding venue cost in 2025.
The same study put Arizona's average venue cost at $12,680.
Source: The Knot Real Weddings Study, 2025 wedding data74%
of couples said their reception venue included rentals.
In the same data set, 41% said catering was included and 37% said alcohol was included.
Source: The Knot Real Weddings Study, 2025 wedding data31%
of Gen Z couples included photography-based guest entertainment at their weddings.
The category included Polaroid cameras, selfie stations and photo booths.
Source: The Knot 2023 Real Weddings Study, Gen Z couples married in 202253%
of couples included wedding favors, a traditional guest keepsake, in 2024.
The study reports a lower share among Gen Z couples, at 47%.
Source: The Knot Worldwide, 2024 wedding dataMethodology and sources
How to read this page.
Marriage totals and rates come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Arizona Department of Health Services. Wedding costs, per-guest spending and venue details come from The Knot's survey-based Real Weddings Study of U.S. couples married in 2025. The guest entertainment figure comes from The Knot's 2023 study of Gen Z couples married in 2022, and the wedding-favor figure comes from The Knot Worldwide's 2024 data.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Marriage and Divorce FastStats
- Arizona Department of Health Services, Comparison of Selected Vital Statistics for Arizona, 2023
- The Knot Worldwide, 2026 Real Weddings Study
- The Knot, average wedding venue cost data
- The Knot Worldwide, 2023 Real Weddings Study, Gen Z guest entertainment data
- The Knot Worldwide, 2024 wedding favor data
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