Congratulations on your upcoming nuptials, dodge76

Whether or not a convertible is the best car or not for you, is dependent upon personal taste and how you're going to road trip. With just the two of you, there ought to be enough room for all your stuff, although convertibles are known for little trunk volume. But there's nothing like having the option of putting the top down and cruising on a nice day...

If you were a hard core off-the beaten-path camper, then you might want to consider something more utilitarian. But this is your honeymoon, and you do want something memorable -- and a road trip in a convertible across the southwest ought to fill that bill. Do you know the make of the convertible you're getting?

In August you have to worry a bit more about the heat, but every car I've seen has air conditioning, and in a convertible with the top up, it ought to work pretty well. Security of your goods is a bit less if you're keeping stuff under the soft top of the convertible, but then you ought to have a trunk which you can lock your valuables in. You might want to pick up an inexpensive small to medium sized ice chest to keep in the back seat with snacks and water bottles in. Helps with the longer drives, keeps you hydrated, and being able to picnic along the way is a lot of fun. Just about every hotel has an ice machine, and they won't object if you take a bag of ice after an overnight stay (they will object I'm sure if you're trying to take 30 lbs of ice out of the machine....) or you can pick up ice in about every grocery store.