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The trip after the wedding

Santa Barbara or Stateline?

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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  • Santa Barbara has 2 stays that sleep a group of twelve in one place, against 1 in Stateline. If keeping everyone under one roof is the point, that is the difference that matters.
  • The cheapest whole-group house starts at $400 a night in Santa Barbara and $600 in Stateline — roughly $200 a night between them, before anyone has eaten.
  • Both are at their best in June, July, August, September. Santa Barbara also holds up in March, April, May, October, November, and Stateline in January, February.
  • We carry noticeably more to do in Santa Barbara (14 things) than in Stateline (4), which matters most for the middle day when the group splits up.
  • Santa Barbara is in CA, Stateline in NV.

Santa Barbara

Whole-group stays
2
From
$400 / night
Things to do
14
Places to eat
11

Climb fern-lined Indian Canyon to Pacific and Channel Islands vistas from a Goleta guest ranch running trail rides since 1939.

Build it in Santa Barbara

Stateline

Whole-group stays
1
From
$600 / night
Things to do
4
Places to eat
3

2.4-mile gondola to lake-view observation deck

Build it in Stateline