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The trip after the wedding

Fort Lauderdale or Gulf Shores?

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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  • Fort Lauderdale has 3 stays that sleep a group of twelve in one place, against 1 in Gulf Shores. 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 Gulf Shores and $350 in Fort Lauderdale — roughly $50 a night between them, before anyone has eaten.
  • Both are at their best in April, May, October. Fort Lauderdale also holds up in January, February, March, November, December, and Gulf Shores in June, July, September.
  • We carry noticeably more to do in Fort Lauderdale (17 things) than in Gulf Shores (9), which matters most for the middle day when the group splits up.
  • Fort Lauderdale is in FL, Gulf Shores in AL.

Fort Lauderdale

Whole-group stays
3
From
$350 / night
Things to do
17
Places to eat
14

Captain-crewed private yacht through Fort Lauderdale's waterways past celebrity mansions — Champagne and sunshine included.

Build it in Fort Lauderdale

Gulf Shores

Whole-group stays
1
From
$300 / night
Things to do
9
Places to eat
9

White sand beaches with chair and umbrella rentals.

Build it in Gulf Shores