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Have you weighed the boat/trailer combo? Don't rely on published figures; weigh it with full fuel and supplies to have an accurate number. Get the tongue weight as well (if above 350-lbs get yourself a REESE "Dual Cam" weight-distributing hitch) as a 1-T truck or smaller REQUIRES it. Even a landscape trailer with a heavy garden tractor can wind up with a fairly heavy tongue.
I prefer the second seat in a pickup, and a close-fitting "aero" cap with plastic bedliner, and longbed. Check tow ratings on manuals, sometimes they are weak.
Truthfully, if getting married is the consideration ("I think it will be handy to have a pickup because . . . .") versus, "I regularly/daily have to haul materials" (IRS business deductible miles) a truck may not be worth it.
A used AWD V6 minivan can be set up to haul good sized trailers. See articles by Andy Thomson (Can Am RV) in online issues of "Hitch Hints" to see how tow ratings can be better understood in re "different" tow vehicles.
Bottom line is simple: Buy used, keep it ten years or more, and plan for fuel costs to double. All miles must be affordable . . thus the occasional rental may be better (or paying a friend -- with todays prices -- $1.25/mile -- all miles -- for use of his truck; his ownership cost is likely .60 to .90 cpm whether or not he understands that) as utility must pay for itself.
Fuel economy is a small part of overall ownership costs. Depreciation, repairs, maintenance, insurance, etc, (fixed costs) are the killer. While fuel economy is the variable most amenable to owner control, it has little meaning if the vehicle is not suited to the job requirements.
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