How to Plan a Trip Around Someone Else's Wedding

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4.4 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Here at the *Traveler* office, we love weddings. It's a time to see old friends, make a few new ones on the dance floor, and, if you're lucky, an excuse see a new city if only for a weekend. But with a finite number of vacation days to spend jetting to see "I dos" and do the Cha Cha Slide—and limited funds to dedicate to getting yourself there—you've got to maximize your time on the ground. So whether you can squeeze out a single dinner away from the wedding party, or extend your trip into a real vacation, we've got tips on making the most out of someone else's wedding, whether it's in Cape Town, Santa Fe, or your own backyard. Joined by Traveler's articles director Stephanie Wu and community editor Megan Spurrell, we break down the type of weddings we'd travel for, how to make the most of the few hours you have to spare, and what to give newlyweds that share your love of travel.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Meredith. Before we get started today, I just wanted to let you know that I'll be hosting a panel on August 13th in New York with Away's Selena Calvaria and the points guys Brian Kelly.
0:09.9	You can snag tickets to hear us talk at Flat Irons We Work Now about travel, adventure, and creating luxury moments and products at affordable prices at building a brand aroundadventure.spash that.com.
0:22.3	It's a long URL, but don't worry, it'll be in the show notes. I hope to see you there.
0:30.6	Hi, this is Women Who Travel, a podcast by Condi Nass Traveler. I'm Lalei Ari Coglu and with me.
0:36.3	As always, is my co-host Meredith Carey. Hello, hello.
0:39.3	And today we're joined by our lovely community editor, Megan Sparell. Hello. And our
0:44.3	lovely articles director, Stephanie Wu. Hi guys. Both have appeared on this podcast multiple times.
0:50.3	So thanks for coming back. Often together.
0:52.3	Often together, you may have run into Megan at one of our women
0:55.5	who travel meetups. Anyway, this week we're talking about something which feels very timely
1:01.2	because we're halfway through the summer and it is wedding season. Is it always wedding season?
1:06.2	At this point I think it might be. People say that all the time but I feel like they they say it in March, and then they say it in July, and then they say it in November.
1:14.6	And just, the weddings are all the time.
1:16.6	It's all the time.
1:17.6	It's at least nine months out of the year. you have like those back-to-back weekend weddings and then you feel it as opposed to like
1:28.3	one trip in the winter maybe one trip in the fall maybe like you're in the midst of three weeks
1:34.7	of back-to-back weddings right i'm always traveling for weddings but i'll say i had i had a
1:39.7	December two years ago where i had three weddings it's always always wedding season. That's really rude of your friends.
1:47.5	And then at the end of it, you realize you've used up all your vacation days, which is to say that
1:53.1	this episode is all about traveling for weddings and how to make the most of that travel when you're on the
1:59.4	road for a big celebration and time is of the essence.
2:03.7	And so I wanted to kick things off with, I don't know, maybe I'm stirring the pot a little bit,
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