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The trip after the wedding

Carmel-by-the-Sea or Crested Butte?

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 $500 a night in Crested Butte and $590 in Carmel-by-the-Sea — roughly $90 a night between them, before anyone has eaten.
  • Both are at their best in September. Carmel-by-the-Sea also holds up in April, May, June, October, November, and Crested Butte in January, February, July, August.
  • We carry noticeably more to do in Carmel-by-the-Sea (10 things) than in Crested Butte (4), which matters most for the middle day when the group splits up.
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea is in CA, Crested Butte in CO.

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

Crested Butte

Whole-group stays
1
From
$500 / night
Things to do
4
Places to eat
3

Trails through the 'Wildflower Capital of Colorado'

Build it in Crested Butte