| Your honeymoon can be the best trip of your life | | | | environment. Then leave for your honeymoon |
| or it can be a complete and total let down. | | | | rested and ready for a romantic romp. |
| Hey- it's sad but it's true. The honeymoon gets all | | | | 2. Be cool with the weather - You've got to |
| built up to be this dream trip but truthfully, it's just | | | | decide that you're going to be cool with the |
| another trip. | | | | weather on your honeymoon even if it isn't ideal. |
| Sorry to burst your bubble ladies but I'm going to | | | | If you're going somewhere tropical and it rains the |
| be straight up with you. I've heard lots of stories | | | | whole time there's only so much time you can |
| of disappointing honeymoons from it raining the | | | | spend in the room (sorry husbands). Research |
| whole time in the tropics to catching the flu to | | | | some indoor activities in case the weather does |
| being too exhausted after the wedding to enjoy it | | | | not suit your original plans. Then at least you'll still |
| at all. And I can tell you that my honeymoon was | | | | have some fun outings together and good |
| one that we came back from saying "do over." | | | | memories |
| When Simon and I got married not only was I | | | | 3. Choose a destination that truly suits you - Most |
| planning our wedding but about a dozen others. | | | | people think that a honeymoon has to be |
| We only had time to go to Vancouver for our | | | | somewhere tropical but it doesn't. Your |
| honeymoon as I had another wedding 2 weeks | | | | honeymoon could even be somewhere that's only |
| after our own. But we'd booked ourselves into a | | | | a couple hours away by car. The important thing |
| really high-end hotel and since neither of us had | | | | is that it's a trip together to enjoy being newly |
| really been to Vancouver much before we | | | | married. You could go to a lakeside cabin an hour |
| thought it would be a great time. What ended up | | | | from your house if the two of you love fishing |
| happening is that I was so exhausted I got sick | | | | and that's what you really want to do. Maybe |
| the first night and left my husband to watch a | | | | you'd prefer hitting up a city like New York and |
| Bruce Willis movie alone while I slept in his lap, our | | | | taking in all the urban highlights. And if the tropics |
| high end hotel did not live up to the hype (at all), | | | | are for you figure out if you're an all inclusive kind |
| and we ended up sitting on the beach in | | | | of couple, or would you prefer a boutique hotel |
| Vancouver so weary and exhausted that we | | | | where you can dine at various restaurants or |
| came home a day early.... Yep, definitely a "do | | | | maybe a condo with a BBQ is the best choice for |
| over." | | | | you. |
| But that's the thing about honeymoons, the idea | | | | 4. Make him the fun coordinator - Chances are |
| around them builds up your expectations almost | | | | you've planned most of the wedding and maybe |
| as much as they're built up for the wedding so it's | | | | you've planned the honeymoon too. That's a lot |
| really disappointing if things don't go well. But I'm | | | | to take on. Let him know that when you go off |
| going to give you some tips that I've learned | | | | on your honeymoon that he's the designated fun |
| over the years when it comes to planning | | | | coordinator. He can plan some activities and |
| successful honeymoons. | | | | surprises for the two of you. It'll be great to let |
| 3 Tips to Having A Great Honeymoon | | | | go after everything falling on your shoulders for |
| 1. Don't leave right after the wedding - If you | | | | the wedding and he'll probably get really into it. |
| leave right after your wedding to go on your | | | | Bridal Advice |
| honeymoon then you have to book extra time at | | | | Just realize that the honeymoon truly is just |
| your destination because you are going to need | | | | another trip. It's the first of many trips as a |
| at least 3 days to recover from the exhaustion | | | | married couple. If the honeymoon isn't great, then |
| that is your wedding. I suggest, give yourself | | | | plan a "do over." Simon and I have had many "do |
| those 3 days at home, don't work and don't | | | | over's" with simple trips locally to Banff and Lake |
| entertain stragglers from your wedding. Take | | | | Louise to more elaborate vacations to Cabo San |
| time to nap at home with your honey, pack for | | | | Lucas, Australia, Ireland, Maui and coming up the |
| your honeymoon, and unwrap your gifts (but wait | | | | Grand Caymans. The honeymoon is the first of |
| until you get back for the Thank you cards). Just | | | | many trips together so don't let it stress you out. |
| give yourself some actual downtime in your own | | | | |