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The trip after the wedding

Carmel-by-the-Sea or Denver?

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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  • Denver has 2 stays that sleep a group of twelve in one place, against 1 in Carmel-by-the-Sea. If keeping everyone under one roof is the point, that is the difference that matters.
  • The cheapest whole-group house starts at $300 a night in Denver and $590 in Carmel-by-the-Sea — roughly $290 a night between them, before anyone has eaten.
  • Both are at their best in May, June, September, October. Carmel-by-the-Sea also holds up in April, November, and Denver in July, August.
  • We carry noticeably more to do in Denver (18 things) than in Carmel-by-the-Sea (10), which matters most for the middle day when the group splits up.
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea is in CA, Denver 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

Denver

Whole-group stays
2
From
$300 / night
Things to do
18
Places to eat
17

Guided walk through River North's evolving street art corridor with a local guide who knows the artists and stories behind the walls.

Build it in Denver