To Keep with the Wedding Theme - Were You Happy with Your Honeymoon?

I've been married 5 years, and if we ever get a honeymoon, I'll let you know if I was happy with it.

I didn't have a honeymoon. We got married, went home, he helped me take my hair down, I went to the bathroom, and when I got back to the bedroom he was asleep. I still give him a hard time about that.
Maybe when you have been married for a while (10 year/20 year) you could have another "honeymoon" ....that's what I am hoping for.
L.

We choose a small town in southern nm. we didnt want to go far and spent way too much on the wedding. We rented a cabin for a week and just spent the time doing nothing. It was so awesome. It didnt cost much, and wasnt a lot of travel. If i could go back in time i would so do it again!

HA!! what honeymoon??? :) my husband and i got married on a saturday and he had to be back at work (military) that monday, and i had to finish up some things for school so i could graduate the NEXT saturday. still haven't gotten around to that honeymoon thing... :)

We drove about 45 mins to a quaint little bed and breakfast town. Took a horse drawn carriage ride around the old town square and went antiquing, there happened to be a little festival on the town square too. We were broke college students that got married on Saturday and had exams on Monday... so no wonderful getaway for us. But, it was still pretty perfect and I wouldn't have changed anything.... expect maybe eloped for our wedding.

Here's one to make you count your blessings even though you were exhausted. My hubby and I were married on a Saturday- High noon catholic mass followed by a 6 hour reception. We stayed that night at our local Marriott Honeymoon Suite, which was lovely. The next morning we loaded up the car intending to drive to our honeymoon destination. Five minutes on the road and a drunk driver (this was a Sunday morning mind you) ran a red light and T-boned our camero. The car completely caved in around me. Thank the Lord we were literally right in front of a fire station. Of course my hubby completely flipped his lid because I was trapped in the car and at the time I couldn't feel my legs at all. He started screaming at the driver asking her what the hell was she thinking. The passenger from the other vehicle got out and started screaming at my hubby. People started screaming "he's got a gun." Yup the passenger had a gun tucked in his pants and was pulling it on my hubby just as the firemen reached my car. The police were on site within minutes. Hubby and I were transported to the hospital. I still remember seeing that women crying at the back of my ambulance because she had paralysed me. Thankfully the damage to my back and legs were not permanent. Nerves had been pinched in my back causing the paralysis, I also had whiplash, and my right shoulder was dislocated. Hubby's back and neck were also injured. We were in therapy for months afterwards. A few days later my Dad took my hubby to retrieve our belongings from our car. The tow truck driver told them that shortly after our ambulances left they arrested the driver and her son. The driver had no insurance and had 8, yes I said 8 DUI's already when she hit us. She was driving on a suspended license without insurance. And to top it all off she NEVER once inquired as to how we were doing. The last she knew I was paralysed. We saved our hospital bracelets for our "honeymoon brag book." Everything happens for a reason....I'm not sure what God had in mind on this one. But we quickly learned that if we could survive being couped up 24/7 for 6 months without killing each other...we could get through anything :) Here we are 17 years later still happily married so I guess God knew what he was doing after all.

Loved my honeymoon, we spent a week and a half on the most remote island on Earth, Easter Island.

We had the best time ever.

We waited a few months after we got married before we went away. Certainly a good idea to wait a little while, the wedding was exhausting.

R.

We went to Jamaica-Sandals, all inclusive and had a wonderful time. It was a bit pricey but definitely worth it and we only left the resort 2 times since everything was there. Wouldn't change a thing!

We didn't really have one but hope to someday. We got married on a college break while I was "housesitting" for my friend's parents. (My friend's mom suggested we house sit for them in February on our college break and realizing it would be asking for something to happen if we hung out for a week in a remote NY farmhouse, we decided to get married since we were already engaged--our "honeymoon" was finishing up homework and taking care of their cats.)

If we were to have a child-free vacation, even for a few days, I would have to have everything financial planned ahead, including the general cost of the meals, and a rough idea of what kind of spending money we might want to have. I cannot relax and enjoy myself unless I'm prepared for what we're going to spend, even if we spend more than I want us to. I would probably rather save up and go someplace in Europe with my husband when the kids are older than anyplace tropical since I hate heat, but even just a week in Maine without kids would be awesome and a lot more affordable.

LOVED it! We went to an island in the Caribbean (St. Maarten) for a week. We got to sleep in, lay on the beach, explore the island, and go out at night.

I'm glad I listened to my hubby. I was pushing for a European honeymoon. He didn't want to have to get up early and see 2 castles and 4 churches every day. He wanted something more relaxing. He was right!

We went to a small remote little area and rented a cabin out in the woods. We hiked, explored the local culture and spent a good amount of time in the winery there and just relaxing and enjoying each other. It didn't cost a bundle and we didn't go far, but it was perfect.

Yes very happy.!!
My hubby is African, I'm Irish and we live in Ireland.
My hubby said "take me to the places in Ireland that only the Irish know"
So we travelled to little villages,small islands etc.We have a very special,romantic ten days.
B. k

we went to Hawaii and LOVED it. We took 2 weeks and it was heaven. Well, almost, my new husband started vomiting extremely terribly on the second day we were there (three days of marriage and he tells me he's going to die!). We got to see the ER on Kaui, it is such a fun place, let me tell you. They had to give him 3 shots to make him stop throwing up and he spent 4 days in the room recuperating. I would go to the pool, swim, read, then in 2 hours go wake him up and make him drink a whole sprite, then he would go back to sleep.
But once he was better we had a great time and enjoyed it so much.

Ours was horrible!! We got married in Nov of 04. My inlaws really hadn't pitched in much so one night as my MIL was drinking she said Ill pay for the honeymoon if I get to pick it. We agreed, not sure why! lol A week later she had found a special on a cruise, $600 for both of us that went to play del carmen. The weather was horrible, we were stuck in this tiny room with no windows, we were both 20 (left on Mon got back on my 21st bday) so we couldn't go into the casino's or bars on the ship. We actually went thru a hurricane! The decks were closed, pool was empty due to the tossing of the boat. The actual cruise employees were getting sea sick!! We finally make it to playa del carmen and find out you have to pay and arm and a leg to go ANYWHERE including the beach!! We spent the money to go to the beach, get there and my hubby wants to canoe! Not to mention I didn't bring beach towels, thinking after paying $150 to go to a public beach the least they could do was have towels. We wait in line for about 45 mins to get a canoe, get not very far in the water and the hubby says I don't want to do this anymore!! That was the moment my head exploded!! haha and everyone on that beach heard just what I was feeling!!! hehe! It was so bad that we considered taking a taxi to the nearest airport and flying home. Of course the penny pinchers we are stuck it out! We also payed $200 to go horse back riding thru the mayan ruins. They took us on a bus to some guys farm, rode horses around rocks in his back yard. We were stuck there until the bus came to pick us up.... so all day and had to buy food from this guys house just to have something to eat! BTW, we grew up in the country so we can ride horses anytime for free! lol There wasn't a romantic moment at all! It's a funny story to tell now but then it seemed like such a waste! We are still saving to have a second honeymoon at some point when the kids get older!

Loved my honeymoon. We drove out to CA from CO and then flew to Hawaii for 16 days. After that, we drove to TX and FL to visit family, and then to AZ to start his job. We had 2 months total vacation, and had a wonderful time. By the way, we love driving on trips together, so that wasn't a burden at all. We love to travel and dream about our future. Still do.

Loved mine! We did a very non-traditional one - Canadian Rockies. We aren't the lay around on a beach type of people. We over-scheduled, but like it that way. Lots of hiking, photography and good food.

We were living together for a year beforehand; so that might make a difference in expectations. We had some romance in the evenings, but during the day, we wanted to get out and see the sights and enjoy each other while in nature.

We also waited until about a month after the wedding before the honeymoon. Just a better time of year to go to the mountains. I think that helped. Even though the wedding was tiny, it was still stressful to plan all that stuff.

LOVED my honeymoon. We went to the Tahitian Islands for a week and a half. We went to 3 of the islands. It was amazing. Did a few excursions and relaxed. I would TOTALLY do it again!!

We went on a cruise. Actually we did not leave until till the next weekend, so we we went to work on that Monday - Thursday.
I was glad to not have travel right after the wedding.

We had a blast, we were very young. I was 20 and my husband turned 21 on the Cruise.

We did get caught in a Hurricane! Our ship was the only ship that got caught in it. People were killed in Cuba!
It was very exciting to us, we missed one stop, but it was like a big adventure. Other people on the cruise were upset and angry that we missed a stop, but we did not care. It was a wonderful trip and we love the memories. Oh and Cubra Libras will take away motion sickness. My husband felt great once he discovered it.

I had a really good time on my honeymoon. I loved spending time with my new hubby, we went to Kauai and had a great time. But, I kinda wish I had been able to recover from the wedding a little longer before going. I had gotten the flu and was sick on the day of my wedding and it definitely took me a while to recover. Also, I learned the importance of reapplying sunscreen. We both got so sunburned we hid inside for most of the trip. 2 bottles of aloe later it was already time to go home. But, we had a good laugh and had at least one relaxing day on the beach!

We got married in August '95 and the drove to Arches, in Southern Utah (about 5 hours from where we live). It was hot, but we stayed in a motel in Moab, and we had a BLAST. We both enjoy outdoors and hiking, and had plenty of unscheduled time for 'other' stuff :)

I wouldn't change anything about it!

never had one - couldn't afford it.

We went to Aruba for our honeymoon in March '05. It was OK. My parents gave us their timeshare week, but we didn't stay on the main strip area, so we had to pay an arm and a leg to take a cab to anywhere for entertainment. Our actual resort was like a geriatric villiage, us being the only couple under the age of 55 or 60. Despite the lack of entertainment, we did have a good time spending time together. If I had it to do over again, I would go to Hawaii.

We splurged on time, not money, for our honeymoon. Three weeks in Spain, traveling by rail and bus, in inexpensive hotels. We LOVED it.

J.

Ours was fantastic but definitely delayed. We actually did a honeymoon/2 year anniversary trip. We went to Scotland (with 2 days in London) and it was, by far, the best trip I have ever been on in my life.

We stayed in mostly inexpensive places but our wedding gift from my in-laws was a night in the honeymoon suite of a restored castle. What an incredible night!

We had certain days that were booked with plans but we also included a few days where we could relax and add in whatever struck our fancy on that particular day.

Even if you don't wait 2 years, I would definitely advise giving yourself a day or two after the wedding before jumping on a plane.

I'm hoping to get married soon..this is very helpful...seems that picking all-inclusive, not overscheduling, waiting a little while before leaving for honeymoon and/or keeping it close/simple worked out best! Thanks!

Loved ours! We lived in Florida at the time and got married in the fall, so we headed to the Smokey Mountains for the fall foliage. We rented a cabin near Gatlinburg, did some sight seeing and hiking. Nothing scheduled. It was great.

LOVED LOVED LOVED ours.
Hubby had saved up $ for it before we got married (we also delayed the honeymoon for several months after the wedding) and we knew exactly what we had to spend on it. We planned out generally what we would like to do and how we wanted to go about it, but we didn't set ANYTHING in stone.

We went to New Zealand. Our trip lasted 10 days (inclusive of 2 days of travel -- 1 day each way basically). We had arranged for a rental car to pick us up at the airport, and then we were on our own until we had to turn in the rental and be at the airport for our departure. The 8 days in between were ours to do what we wanted. We researched before we went and knew all the general things we wanted to try to do. We worked out a loose 'schedule' or order of cities on the map. Before we went to bed each night, we decided what we were for SURE doing the next day.

We went white water rafting (21 ft waterfall!!! WOOHOO!!!) in the middle of nowhere. We shopped. We stayed at a Bed & Breakfast. We went "blackwater rafting" (underground river) during which we saw the famed Waitomo Glow worms. We ate "bar b q" (which was outdoor grilled fish and steak, lol) cooked to order. We saw the Bay of Islands and spent half a day on a "tall ship" (masted sail powered wooden vessel), during which trip we picnicked on a private beach. We visited Rotorua, staying in cabin on Lake Taupo and considered trying out the baths there, but instead just meandered through the geothermal hot springs. I even climbed in an old old old (like WWII era) military tank, that is on display in one of the parks there.. BEAUTIFUL parks by the way. We watched a Rugby game in Auckland at which the native New Zealanders (Maori) performed some of their native dances. We visited the Zoo and saw Kiwis in person. Dined on fresh seafood in a restaurant on a pier in the Harbor in Aukland.
Oh, and since my husband is an air traffic controller, he even managed to arrange a visit INSIDE the tower at Aukland's airport! He and the manager on duty there talked "shop" for a short time and it was really neat.

The only downside, was that I ended up catching a cold during the blackwater rafting... and by the time we got on the airplane and got home, (14 hours!) it had turned into a full blown sinus infection. I was sick for 2 days after we got back taking serious antibiotics to get rid of it.

We had originally planned to Scuba dive in the Bay of Islands, but the sinus infection/cold put a damper on that. (We had both finished getting our certification between the wedding and the honeymoon). So we did the sailing instead.

Would LOVE to go back again....

Heheheheh, for me this is kind of a loaded question... We didn't have a honeymoon, because I was pregnant when we got engaged and my MIL really didn't want us to wed (and probably would still love it if I just "disappeared") so she botched all of our wedding plans that were early enough in the pregnancy for us to be able to go anywhere. Which my Dad had said he would pay for us to go anywhere we wanted. We ended up deciding we were done dealing with his mom and eloped the MORNING BEFORE I GAVE BIRTH. My Mom's joke was "If this is what you do on your wedding night, I don't even want to know what you do for your anniversary!" *LAUGH* We decided for our 5 year anniversary we want to go somewhere special, but we shall see what the future holds.

What honeymoon???? LOL
Still waiting 18 years...ha.ha

Hmmmm, yes and No. We were supposed to go Hawaii, but SOMEONE put down alot of money on a fancy new car so then we couldnt afford it. We paid for our weddng ourselves so everypenny counted!

So we ended up in a cabin in the mountains instead. It was beautiful, but no Hawaii LOL But it was very relaxing and peaceful. And we were exhausted after the wedding so it was ok. BUT I still want my trip!

I got a hot tub instead of a honeymoon, and got rid of the hot tub about 3 years later... If I could go back, I would defently do the honeymoon thing :-)

Yes- super happy with our honeymoon. We were lucky enough to enjoy 11 days so it was long enough to get over the jet lag, etc. Went to Kaui and spent 5 days in a cushy hotel and 6 days in a rental condo fending for ourselves (to cut down on the cost of the honeymoon and stay longer). Best vacation I have ever had! We rented a car and did hiking, horseback riding, golfing, and one day did nothing but seek out every waterfall we could make it to before sundown! Of course we balanced nice meals with Burger King to budget ourselves as well :) ha! Hard to live the high life in Hawaii -- so darn EXPENSIVE!

It was ok. A few european countries. Nothing romantic. But that is what we wanted. I will have my real honeymoon one of these years. But I would like to bring our kids with us.

We took a 7 day Carnival cruise, and yes I was very happy with it. We were living in Florida at the time so we just had a 3 hr drive to get to the ship. Cost wise it was the best way to go. Everything was included in our ticket price, except for excursions, gambling and alcohol. We slept on the ship so no paying 7 days for a hotel.

Wow!!! Some exotic and wonderful honeymoons here!!! We were 21 and went to DISNEY! Hubs had never been and we had the best time...and now, almost 18 yrs later, we are finally getting ready to go back w/ our kids and great friends!!!! We have had many vacations in between and seen some beautiful places (all in the US!) so even if your honeymoon wasn't the best...plan another vacation and make it as wonderful as you want...don't overplan it and do some research!!! Think of your honeymoon as a rough draft to the perfect vacation!! good luck!

I was happy with mine but I definitely would have done some things different. I think if we had tacked on a few more days it would have been alot more relaxing and it didn't help that our family had a crisis at home while we were away. We spent several hours on the phone getting that straightened out while were were supposed to be enjoying our honeymoon! The family drama was a nightmare!

M

Jet lag is a hard thing. We went to Paris for our honeymoon and we loved it. My MIL paid for the honeymoon as our wedding gift so all we paid for was food, entertainment, and gifts. It was romantic and wonderful even though we had rain the last few days and it was a little cold (early November).

Yes, I was extremely happy with our honeymoon. We flew to Aruba which took 7 hrs due to a first stop in St Lucia to drop off and pick up passengers and then only 5 hrs home. It was the calmest flight I had ever been on which I was SO happy for since it was my husband's first! I think they are on our time zone or at worse, Eastern so the time change was no big deal. We stayed at an all inclusive on the beach and just enjoyed whatever we wanted. I think an all inclusive is the way to go for your honeymoon so that there are no price surprises. Just focus now on making the best of your marriage. Congrats!!!

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico all inclusive. AWESOME!! Great food, wonderful service and resort itself was BEAUTIFUL. Being off season and in Mexico, things were cheap. The only bad part was we left at 7:30 am after a late night wedding and our flight coming home was 5 am. Stupid stupid, stupid idea. We only stayed four days but the 1st day got in late night because we had a delayed flight and leaving on the 4th morning was not enough time to relax after the hectic wedding planning etc.. All inclusive was great, though we did leave the resort and do the tourist stuff too.

You know all that you said is exactly why we did a really low key honeymoon. We got a little cabin out in the middle of nowhere that was in between several little towns and cities that were quaint that we could go and visit and relax in. We spent a day in each city and even went to a water park one day, it was fun! We made a plan to only eat in local places, so we didn't go to one chain restaurant. That made us have to drive and adventure off to find places that were unusual and off the beaten track. Almost five years later we still talk about going to this one place we found that we fell in love with! We slept in everyday and had zero plans, we just woke up and thought, 'what should we do today?'. We actually waited a couple days to go. We got married, cozied up in our new little apartment for a couple days and then went on our little cabin retreat. It was so funny bc we are totally city folk and we got to our cabin late at night. There was absolutely no one around and we just had instructions how to use this code to open a box to get the keys. There were zero lights, it was so beyond creepy!!! We kept thinking of all the stupid people in scary movies who die alone in the woods, but sometimes a little scariness is also really fun ;) It's a fun memory, at least. So yeah I guess we did enjoy it :D We also took no pictures purposely. We just didn't want to share it with anyone ever, it was just ours so our memories have to do. Sometimes I tell people and they seem to think it wasn't too exciting, but it was just right for us!