Your Honeymoon Kit Packing well is a key to any successful honeymoon, and were not just talking about the perfect negligee. Having the appropriate wardrobe and gear for the destination will head off any potential conflicts or unintended shopping sprees (unless thats part of the plans), leaving the blissful couple free to make every moment [...]
Your Options for Booking It The gorgeous beaches of television ads may be just what you’re looking for on your honeymoon (and we won’t argue with you). But there’s no reason you can’t also trout-fish, tour Broadway, or tear down a ski hill on your celebratory trip together. The important thing is to find a [...]
Mapping Out Your Mission Of course you want your wedding style to match your personality–but does that extend to your honeymoon? Absolutely. The last thing you want in those first days of togetherness is to overextend yourself by having to make an abrupt change in appearance and attitude. Youre supposed to be relaxing, not challenging [...]
Ready for Takeoff Honeymooning in an exotic locale you can barely pronounce? Or just hoping to see what Niagara Falls looks like to Canadians? Use this checklist to make sure everything goes smoothly on your international travels. And start checking it off between three and six months ahead of go-time. Check restrictions. Travel to certain [...]
The Wedding Night: Home or Hotel It’s hard to imagine in the blizzard of planning, but at some point in the not-so-distant future, the two of you will actually be leaving the reception as husband and wife. The question is–where will you go? If you’re heading straight for the airport to start your honeymoon, you [...]
Timing Your Getaway In times past, the honeymoon followed hard on the heels of the wedding, and the bride and groom were whisked away directly after the reception. Today’s couples have a lot more flexibility. While some may hop a plane to Bali with birdseed in their hair, others wait weeks or months to take [...]
Planning Your Romantic Rendezvous Whether you head for the Virgin Islands straight from the church or delay your trip to Aspen until the next snowy season, you’ll do your honeymoon a favor by planning well in advance. Multiple favors, actually–including reduced stress, better bargains, and more romance. Start honeymoon research 6 to 9 months ahead [...]
On Holiday with Your Honey If the wedding is the climax of all this planning and you’re excited just at the prospect of spending your first night together as newlyweds, a honeymoon can seem like a distraction. And a pretty darn expensive one, too. But while it’s true that honeymoons do not marriages make, it’s [...]
