FriendsmoonPlan our friendsmoon

The trip after the wedding

A friendsmoon in Traverse City, MI

2 places here can put the whole group under one roof.

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The trip you take with your friends right after the wedding — instead of the honeymoon, or before it.

Plan our friendsmoonFree. No account. About two minutes.

Best months: June, July, August, September, October.

Where the group sleeps

  • Ranch Rudolf Bunk House$465–$568 / night

    The ranch's bunk house, published at $465 a night for up to nine plus a $55 resort fee, and $16 a head for each additional guest to a maximum of twelve.

    Sleeps 12

  • Old Mission Peninsula rental$600–$1,400 / night

    Vineyard-country house with a bay view + hot tub

    Sleeps 14

What you do

  • Old Mission / Leelanau wine tour

    40+ wineries on the 45th parallel with a driver

  • Nauti-Cat sunset champagne sail

    Catamaran cruise on Grand Traverse Bay

  • Sleeping Bear Dunes day trip

    National Lakeshore dune climb + Lake Michigan overlooks

  • Grand Traverse Bay paddle + beach day

    Clear-water kayak and SUP off Clinch Park Beach

  • Old Mission lavender + flower-crown afternoon

    Lavender-farm workshop with bubbles on the peninsula

  • Brewery + distillery crawl

    Downtown taprooms + Hop Lot in Suttons Bay

Where you eat

  • Firefly

    Sushi and fondue plates a half-mile from downtown

  • Apache Trout Grill

    Waterfront dining on Grand Traverse Bay

  • The Towne Plaza

    Downtown brunch + patio for big groups

  • Cellar & Flame

    The Riverside Room for a smaller sitting, or semi-private and full-restaurant arrangements above that, with the wine pairings handled in-house.

  • Artisan

    Full and partial buyouts from 10 to 160; the Birch Room is the small one, and the patio looks over West Bay.

  • The Burrow

    Booth seating facing the open kitchen — the rehearsal-dinner room downtown.

Plan our friendsmoon