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The trip after the wedding

Gulf Shores or Kiawah Island?

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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  • Kiawah Island has 2 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 Kiawah Island — roughly $50 a night between them, before anyone has eaten.
  • Both are at their best in May, June, July, September, October. Gulf Shores also holds up in April, and Kiawah Island in August.
  • Gulf Shores is in AL, Kiawah Island in SC.

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

Kiawah Island

Whole-group stays
2
From
$350 / night
Things to do
8
Places to eat
6

Forbes Five-Star spa with private treatment rooms, an indoor pool, and group packages that include champagne and extended lounge access.

Build it in Kiawah Island