Explore Top Destinations
Get matched to the destination and the venue that fit your guest list, your budget, and what matters most to you.
Explore by map
View wedding destinations on a map and filter what you care about most.
Explore destinations
Sort and filter by what matters most, or fine tune multiple metrics in advanced mode.
Compare destinations
Cost, weather, vibe, logistics. Everything that matters in one view.
Destination finder
Get matched in minutes. We’ll rank the top destinations for your wedding.
Your shortlist
Build your own custom destination lists, then share them with everyone helping you plan.
WeddingUFO
Calibrating your sighting…
Browse the destinations
Other wedding destinations within 350 miles
Top Wedding Destinations
Side-by-side decision tool
Choose two wedding destinations and compare pros and cons side by side.
Your ranked shortlist
This prototype uses your questionnaire weights and a central destination-profile dataset.
Top 10 matches
WeddingUFO, also written Wedding UFO, helps couples find the best wedding destinations and venues across the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Couples can compare destinations by affordability, guest travel, weather, scenery, venue options, lodging, logistics, accessibility, vendors, and personal meaning.
The WeddingUFO compare tool helps couples compare two wedding destinations side by side, including cost, travel convenience, weather and seasonality, scenery and overall vibe, lodging availability, vendor ecosystem, and overall fit.
The WeddingUFO consultation asks a short series of guided questions and matches couples to more than 130 top wedding destinations and their venues. The questionnaire helps identify which destinations best fit a couple’s guest count, budget, priorities, and style.
The WeddingUFO map helps couples explore wedding destinations and venues visually by geography and place type, including coastal, mountain, urban, vineyard, rural, and desert wedding destinations.
San Francisco is a versatile wedding destination with coastal scenery, iconic urban settings, strong guest travel access, and a deep vendor ecosystem. It is a strong fit for couples considering California wedding locations with both design sophistication and logistical reliability.
Napa Valley is a vineyard-focused wedding destination known for refined venues, wine country scenery, destination wedding appeal, and a cohesive guest experience. It is a strong fit for couples looking for a luxury California wedding destination with scenic reception venues.
New York City is an urban wedding destination with major guest travel access, strong lodging options, world-class vendors, and dramatic venue variety. It is a strong fit for couples looking for a city wedding location with energy, scale, and convenience.
The WeddingUFO blog includes wedding destination guides, wedding weekend ideas, and planning notes for destinations such as San Francisco, Napa Valley, New York City, Los Cabos, Nassau, and other top wedding destinations.
Legal
Last updated: June 3, 2026
WeddingUFO ("WeddingUFO," "we," "us," or "our") helps couples discover, compare, and get matched to wedding destinations and venues across the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you use weddingufo.com (the "Service"), how we use it, and the choices you have. By using the Service, you agree to the practices described here.
We collect the following categories of information:
We use the information we collect to provide and personalize the Service, save your favorites and lists, respond to your inquiries, maintain security, understand how the Service is used, and improve our features and content. We do not sell your personal information.
We use cookies and browser local storage to keep you signed in, remember your preferences (such as your saved destinations and lists), and operate core features. You can control cookies through your browser settings, though some features may not work properly if you disable them.
You can review or change your cookie choices for analytics and personalized content at any time: .
We rely on a small number of trusted third-party providers to operate the Service, including authentication and database hosting, interactive maps (Mapbox), and imagery (including Unsplash). These providers process limited data on our behalf in order to deliver their features and are subject to their own privacy practices. Venue and vendor links in the Service may take you to third-party websites that we do not control.
WeddingUFO displays venue spotlights and advertising placements. When you click an advertisement or venue link, you may leave our Service and interact directly with that partner. We do not share your account details with advertisers, and any information you choose to provide to a partner is governed by that partner's own privacy policy.
We share personal information only as needed to operate the Service: with the service providers described above, when you choose to share a custom list via a public link, to comply with law or protect rights and safety, or in connection with a business transfer such as a merger or acquisition. A list you share via link can be viewed by anyone who has that link.
We keep your account information for as long as your account is active. You can delete your account at any time from the "Manage your account" section, which permanently removes your favorites, custom lists, and saved blog posts and signs you out. We may retain limited records where required for legal, security, or fraud-prevention purposes.
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information, or to object to certain processing. California residents have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to know what personal information we collect and the right to request deletion. We do not sell personal information. To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details below.
The Service is intended for adults planning a wedding and is not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us information, please contact us so we can remove it.
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date above. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect means you accept the updated policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your information, contact us at [email protected].
Legal
Last updated: June 3, 2026
These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of weddingufo.com and its features (the "Service"), operated by WeddingUFO ("we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.
WeddingUFO is an informational tool that helps couples discover and compare wedding destinations and venues in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Figures such as average wedding costs, weddings per year, rainfall, and region scores are estimates compiled from a variety of sources and are provided for general guidance only. They are not guarantees, quotes, or professional advice, and actual costs and conditions will vary. You are responsible for verifying any information before making decisions.
You must be at least 16 years old and able to form a binding contract to use the Service. If you create an account, you are responsible for keeping your credentials secure and for all activity that occurs under your account. Please provide accurate information and notify us of any unauthorized use.
You retain ownership of the favorites, custom lists, and other content you create. By creating a shareable list, you grant us a limited license to host and display that content to people you share it with so the feature can work. You are responsible for the content you create and may delete it at any time.
You agree not to misuse the Service, including by attempting to disrupt or gain unauthorized access to it, scraping or copying content at scale without permission, infringing the rights of others, or using the Service for any unlawful purpose.
The Service includes venue spotlights, advertisements, and links to third-party websites. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, products, services, or practices of these third parties, and inclusion does not imply endorsement. Any dealings or transactions you have with a venue, vendor, or advertiser are solely between you and that party.
The Service, including its design, text, graphics, and original content, is owned by WeddingUFO or its licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Service for your personal, non-commercial wedding planning. All other rights are reserved.
The Service is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement. WeddingUFO does not provide legal, financial, or professional advice, and we do not warrant that the Service or any information in it is accurate, complete, or current.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, WeddingUFO and its affiliates will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss arising out of your use of (or inability to use) the Service, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total liability for any claim relating to the Service will not exceed one hundred U.S. dollars ($100).
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless WeddingUFO from any claims, damages, or expenses arising out of your use of the Service or your violation of these Terms.
We may modify or discontinue the Service, or update these Terms, at any time. When we update these Terms, we will revise the "Last updated" date above. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. You agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in California.
Questions about these Terms? Contact us at [email protected].
Newsroom
New platform scores and matches more than 130 U.S. wedding regions in under five minutes; international expansion already underway
San Francisco, Calif., June 15, 2026 — WeddingUFO, a new platform for exploring, comparing, and choosing a U.S. wedding region, is now live with editorial guides, rankings, a side-by-side comparison tool, and an interactive map spanning more than 130 destinations, along with a five-minute questionnaire for couples who want their results personalized around their own priorities.
There are an estimated 2.1 million weddings in the U.S. each year, and nearly every one starts with the same open question. For two decades, wedding technology has focused on helping couples choose a venue, a photographer, a florist, once they already know where they're getting married. WeddingUFO is built for the decision before that one. Every region in its database is scored by an in-house editorial team across ten metrics, including affordability, weather, guest travel, scenery, lodging, logistics, accessibility, and local vendor depth.
"Every wedding site out there helps you book a venue once you already know where you're getting married. We're for the moment before that, when a couple doesn't yet know what else is out there."
— Daniel Adam Gruen, founder and CEO of WeddingUFO, who spent a decade filming weddings across California, Utah, and North Carolina before founding the company
Each region page anchors its guide to three numbers couples can act on immediately: average wedding cost, weddings hosted per year, and annual rainfall, alongside a full planning write-up and venue spotlights connecting couples directly to local businesses.
WeddingUFO's roadmap extends beyond the U.S., with Mexico and the Bahamas next and a broader international rollout to follow, using the same region-by-region scoring model. The company is also in early conversations with venue directories, planning platforms, and registries interested in plugging into the decision that happens before their own, and is growing its editorial and engineering team to support the next phase of the database.
The matcher, region guides, Top 10 lists, comparison tool, and interactive map are free for couples at weddingufo.com.
WeddingUFO is a wedding-region discovery platform that helps couples choose where to get married before they choose a venue. Its database covers more than 130 U.S. wedding regions, each scored across ten metrics by an in-house editorial team and weighted by a matching engine that re-ranks the full list around every couple's answers. WeddingUFO is based in San Francisco.
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