Planning Your Honeymoon
It Takes A Little More Than Knowing Where You Want To Go


By Judith Rivers-Moore
www.ytbtravel.com/affordtravel


For many couples finding the time to plan a wedding is one thing, but finding the time to get away for a week or two on a honeymoon can be difficult for many. Thank goodness we do not have to stick with the same norms as generations past. Things have changed and the traditions have too. Years past the gentleman planned the honeymoon and kept it a secret. Now the bride and groom often decide where they will go together. We suggest to couples with opposite ideas on honeymoons is to save the 2nd idea for their first anniversary trip or for their fifth.

We used to leave on the honeymoon the moment the reception was over. We see couples leave a few weeks or months later for their honeymoon. Sometimes couples go for a 3 or 4 day getaway and plan their honeymoon later,[ a mini-moon].

With a honeymoon, we suggest a romantic location as the first requirement plus safety and health as the next two requirements for any trip.

We find couples often seek three different things:
Adventurous locations for unique experiences
A place to relax, eat, dance, enjoy sports, beach and sun
A cruise ship so they do not have to pack and un-pack

The favored key-terms to look for are:
All - Inclusive Luxury Resorts [ meals, rooms, drinks entertainment and sports] no wallets/purses Cruise Lines [ a little less privacy unless you get a balcony or suite ] Unique experience trips or exocite travel [ adventure, new things to see and do, new foods, history, different methods of travel, learning about a different culture]

These are your first things to decide:
  1. The climate you want to experience
  2. When you want to go
  3. Where you want to go
  4. Will you require passports or are there special requirements
What ingredients do you want in the trip:
  1. Spas, great food and wines, tours, snow or water sports, entertainment
  2. Total privacy, tours, life experiences, excitement, time to relax, treated like royality
  3. Major hotels, resorts, boutique hotels or inns and maybe the B & B route
  4. Do you want to include air flights, car rentals, trains, caravans, shuttles


If you are both putting this together - write down on separate pieces of paper - your dream trip and compare notes - one of you may of dreamed of seeing the crown jewels in London and the other always wanted to ski the alps - a stop over in London can having you doing both in the winter.

How to find out what is available:
  1. Go to a local travel agent who specializes in honeymoons
  2. Go on-line and review the world's travel bureaus at www.A-Honeymoon.com left column to really find out what is out there in other countries or the favorites in the USA.
  3. Spend time on the internet in various websites
  4. Book through an on-line website that offer discounts and gives no personal input


With all of these choices available, you and your future spouse need to spend some time deciding what you most want from your honeymoon. Sitting down with a stack of travel brochures will be almost as much fun as the trip itself. Make the right choice, and you'll create a most memorable experience.