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The trip after the wedding

Mendocino or Napa Valley?

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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  • Napa Valley has 2 stays that sleep a group of twelve in one place, against 1 in Mendocino. If keeping everyone under one roof is the point, that is the difference that matters.
  • The cheapest whole-group house starts at $500 a night in Napa Valley and $800 in Mendocino — roughly $300 a night between them, before anyone has eaten.
  • Both are at their best in the same months — May, June, July, August, September, October.
  • We carry noticeably more to do in Napa Valley (16 things) than in Mendocino (9), which matters most for the middle day when the group splits up.

Mendocino

Whole-group stays
1
From
$800 / night
Things to do
9
Places to eat
2

Pinot + Gewürztraminer at small producers

Build it in Mendocino

Napa Valley

Whole-group stays
2
From
$500 / night
Things to do
16
Places to eat
18

Sunrise balloon flight over the vineyard patchwork with a champagne brunch landing — the single most memorable Napa experience.

Build it in Napa Valley