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The trip after the wedding

Albuquerque or Carmel-by-the-Sea?

Both work for a group after the wedding. Here is what actually separates them, from our own rows rather than from a template.

The trip you take with your friends right after the wedding — instead of the honeymoon, or before it.

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  • The cheapest whole-group house starts at $400 a night in Albuquerque and $590 in Carmel-by-the-Sea — roughly $190 a night between them, before anyone has eaten.
  • Both are at their best in April, May, September, October. Carmel-by-the-Sea in June, November.
  • We carry noticeably more to do in Carmel-by-the-Sea (10 things) than in Albuquerque (5), which matters most for the middle day when the group splits up.
  • Albuquerque is in NM, Carmel-by-the-Sea in CA.

Albuquerque

Whole-group stays
1
From
$400 / night
Things to do
5
Places to eat
3

Sunrise float in the ballooning capital of the world

Build it in Albuquerque

Carmel-by-the-Sea

Whole-group stays
1
From
$590 / night
Things to do
10
Places to eat
7

One of the world's great coastal drives — stop at Bixby Creek Bridge, McWay Falls, and Pfeiffer Beach for the purple-sand moment the group will talk about for years.

Build it in Carmel-by-the-Sea