I'm on the fence about a flight or a road-trip. Late this month, I'm going to go from Houston to Grand Haven, Michigan for a vacation, a wedding (not ours), and to take engagement photos (ours). We'll be up there for a little over a week. The challenge, is that we're bringing the dog because boarding is costly, and we want the dog in the photos.

My fiancee is going up early for a work conference, so I'm looking at dropping 800+ for airfare (including the dog), or driving solo for 18+ hours with the dog. Gas for the car should run about $350 roundtrip. What would you do here?