The honeymoon, that special occasion which usually takes place after the wedding, needs as much thought and planning as the wedding, reception, and buying the ring.
Honeymoon preparations should be a joint endeavor for both the bride and groom, so you will want to get some input from your future bride on what she likes and where she would like to go.
In order to get the marriage and honeymoon off to a good start, your honeymoon should be booked well in advance of the wedding ceremony. So sit down with your future bride and go through some brochures and the internet together and discuss where you would like to go and make sure you are both in agreement as to the destination.
Plan your honeymoon around things you both like such as the activities you both like doing and would like to do together. Ask yourselves these questions: Do you like the country or the city? Do you like a warm climate or cold climate? Do you like outdoor activities or indoor activities? What are your favorite activities?
Things to discuss and come to agreement on are when your wedding is taking place - in the winter or summer months. If in the winter and you want to go to a warm climate it may cost more. Also make sure to tell the hotel you book or the travel agency handling your vacation, that you are a newly married couple, because most places offer special amenities to the honeymooning couple such as free champagne, four poster beds, and special honeymoon suites.
You will also need to check on such things as passports, foreign currency, and any inoculations that may be required if you are going out of the country. You will need to check on travel tickets, travelers' checks, hotel reservations, and medical insurance.
Remember, that your honeymoon only happens once, so plan it well, so that it can be a cherished memory. Make sure your bags are packed and ready to go well in advance of your wedding. Don't forget the camera for those cherished honeymoon photos. Also it is a good idea to plan with your future bride what you will both be bringing so that you don't bring duplicates and have enough room in your luggage for bringing back souvenirs and gifts.
Also when planning the honeymoon it might be a good idea to mention it to relatives. You may have a relative who might offer a wedding gift of travel accommodations or even a good honeymoon destination.
And remember the Bridegroom pays for the honeymoon. So a good idea is to also have a Honeymoon Budget. Make a list of all the things you will be paying for on your honeymoon trip such as accommodations, airfare, meals, beverages, activities, tours, transportation, entertainment, souvenirs, cash, tipping, passports. Now decide how much money you have for the entire honeymoon. Now list the costs for each of the items listed. Can you stay within your budget? Do you have enough for all things you are planning to do? So work that out carefully so that there is plenty of cash available for what you may not have planned for. You can easily make up a budget in Excel by putting the title, Honeymoon Budget at the top of the page. Then on the left list your Expenses using the listed items and the right side of the page write Amount Available for Honeymoon. For each item on the left side, write in the amount available on the right side. Total up your expenses. Expenses and amount available should equal each other.
You don't want to begin your marriage going in the red with the honeymoon.
Reserve your rental car before the trip and make sure that your car insurance covers rental insurance. Also check with hotel accommodations whether they have a shuttle service for shopping trips which will save on transportation.
Some Wedding Planning Agencies offer a Honeymoon Registry, which sounds like a good idea for helping to cover the cost of your honeymoon.
For lots of other good tips on planning your honeymoon or to find a Honeymoon Planner Agency just go to Google or any search engine and type in Honeymoon Planner and a lot of sites will come up that will be helpful in planning that once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon.
Honeymoon preparations should be a joint endeavor for both the bride and groom, so you will want to get some input from your future bride on what she likes and where she would like to go.
In order to get the marriage and honeymoon off to a good start, your honeymoon should be booked well in advance of the wedding ceremony. So sit down with your future bride and go through some brochures and the internet together and discuss where you would like to go and make sure you are both in agreement as to the destination.
Plan your honeymoon around things you both like such as the activities you both like doing and would like to do together. Ask yourselves these questions: Do you like the country or the city? Do you like a warm climate or cold climate? Do you like outdoor activities or indoor activities? What are your favorite activities?
Things to discuss and come to agreement on are when your wedding is taking place - in the winter or summer months. If in the winter and you want to go to a warm climate it may cost more. Also make sure to tell the hotel you book or the travel agency handling your vacation, that you are a newly married couple, because most places offer special amenities to the honeymooning couple such as free champagne, four poster beds, and special honeymoon suites.
You will also need to check on such things as passports, foreign currency, and any inoculations that may be required if you are going out of the country. You will need to check on travel tickets, travelers' checks, hotel reservations, and medical insurance.
Remember, that your honeymoon only happens once, so plan it well, so that it can be a cherished memory. Make sure your bags are packed and ready to go well in advance of your wedding. Don't forget the camera for those cherished honeymoon photos. Also it is a good idea to plan with your future bride what you will both be bringing so that you don't bring duplicates and have enough room in your luggage for bringing back souvenirs and gifts.
Also when planning the honeymoon it might be a good idea to mention it to relatives. You may have a relative who might offer a wedding gift of travel accommodations or even a good honeymoon destination.
And remember the Bridegroom pays for the honeymoon. So a good idea is to also have a Honeymoon Budget. Make a list of all the things you will be paying for on your honeymoon trip such as accommodations, airfare, meals, beverages, activities, tours, transportation, entertainment, souvenirs, cash, tipping, passports. Now decide how much money you have for the entire honeymoon. Now list the costs for each of the items listed. Can you stay within your budget? Do you have enough for all things you are planning to do? So work that out carefully so that there is plenty of cash available for what you may not have planned for. You can easily make up a budget in Excel by putting the title, Honeymoon Budget at the top of the page. Then on the left list your Expenses using the listed items and the right side of the page write Amount Available for Honeymoon. For each item on the left side, write in the amount available on the right side. Total up your expenses. Expenses and amount available should equal each other.
You don't want to begin your marriage going in the red with the honeymoon.
Reserve your rental car before the trip and make sure that your car insurance covers rental insurance. Also check with hotel accommodations whether they have a shuttle service for shopping trips which will save on transportation.
Some Wedding Planning Agencies offer a Honeymoon Registry, which sounds like a good idea for helping to cover the cost of your honeymoon.
For lots of other good tips on planning your honeymoon or to find a Honeymoon Planner Agency just go to Google or any search engine and type in Honeymoon Planner and a lot of sites will come up that will be helpful in planning that once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon.