What I will be doing for the majority of my honeymoon.
I went shopping for attire for my honeymoon today. This was very different from shopping for my last big trip, which was to Thailand. That trip involved a trip to REI for hiking socks, versatile zip-off at the knee pants, and fast-drying underwear. This time my shopping spree included a white “bridal” bikini and underwear that says “Just Married” across the back.
I’m enough of a bride to be uber-excited about my cute bridesy purchases, yet the difference was not lost on me.
My honeymoon is going to be spent on the beaches of the Caribbean and I cannot wait. I’m excited to be sipping margaritas and lounging by the pool and folicking in the water. I’m excited to have alone time with my future husband when the stress of work, school, and wedding planning isn’t monopolizing our days and I’m almost delirious with anticipation for days of doing absolutely NOTHING except relaxing.
Part of me feels a bit guilty about that though. Here it is, the perfect excuse to get a decent amount of vacation time off and to splurge on a vacation and we’re going to an all-inclusive resort. Sometimes I think we’re crazy for not taking advantage of the special circumstances a honeymoon brings and jet off to Halong Bay in Vietnam or go hike the Inca Trail in Machu Picchu or other things that are much higher up my bucket list than unlimited drinks and oceanviews.
Yet the closer the wedding gets, I’m more relieved than anything with our honeymoon choice. Planning a wedding is hard work – and stressful. Tom and I are planning it on our own and there are so many details to keep track of that right now I”m sure there are four or five that should have gotten some attention this week that I’m just forgetting about. The thought of having to plan an itinerary, and sleep on buses and in cheap hotels, barter for tuk-tuks, and hike mountains and city streets sounds just exhausting at this point. The rumors everyone tells you about how you’re going to want to do nothing except relax and unwind after the wedding are proving to be based in fact. I’m ready for that now and there’s still a lot of wedding to-dos to check off my list.
I’m thinking for our second honeymoon, though, we will definitely be hitting up Machu Picchu.
What did you do for your honeymoon? I’d love to hear!
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I'm a travel marketer and travel writer. My husband, Tom, is getting his MBA and never stops studying. We have two cats. We have a mortgage. We have a passion for traveling. We have limited vacation time and funds.
Our friends and family wonder how we travel so much.
Here's how I balance it all and maximize travel time and getting the most out of a destination when time is short.
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Hi Gina
Don’t feel too guilty about planning an all inclusive for.your honeymoon
I planned a 3 week trip around Borneo… Got really excited about the escape and all the adventures we would have…. then changed our minds and did a 10 day all inc in the Maldives! We really needed to do nothing after the wedding apart from chill, it is definitely a fact. Have a fantastic time!
Helen
Oh wow, I am jealous. If there’s one place on earth I definitely DO want to go to an all-inclusive, it’s the Maldives. It looks amazing there and I’ve heard the scuba diving is awesome! And glad to hear more reaffirmation that doing a relaxing honeymoon is the way to go.
A relaxing honeymoon is THE way to go! Plus, the all inclusive will have a few no stress required adventurous day trips that you can take – no planning required. You know that Tommy and I hardly moved from our beach in Belize the first 4 days we were there, then, the hotel planned excursions for us so we could explore the reef, jungle and ruins without having to do tons of planning. It was perfectly romantic and stress free.
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