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The trip after the wedding

Carmel-by-the-Sea or Durango?

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 $250 a night in Durango and $590 in Carmel-by-the-Sea — roughly $340 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 Durango in July, August.
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea is in CA, Durango 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

Durango

Whole-group stays
1
From
$250 / night
Things to do
12
Places to eat
9

Historic 1882 steam train through the San Juan Mountains to Silverton

Build it in Durango