My fiancee and I can not afford to have a honeymoon. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas or has experienced this also?
2007-05-03 23:07:31 · 31 answers · asked by Soon2beMrs.B 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
go to a B&B near your town for a couple nites.
2007-05-03 23:16:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Ok I had some friends that could not afford a honeymoon either. Here is what they did.
Fist couple saved up their money and on their one year anniversary they went on a cruize (all inclusive and no suprise expenses).
Second- Went on a camping trip. Their splurge was they rented a camp trailor. They went to Tahoe and had a blast (they live in northern CA so it was only about a one hour drive).
Third- Made their house a honeymoon. They told everyone they were going out of town so no one would bug them. Then they went to movies and had fun at home and make margaritas and etc.
Fourth- Stayed at an affordable motel (but still decent) in a nearby town the night of their wedding, got up in the morning had a very nice breakfast, walked around town, went to the park, saw a movie, stayed another night at the motel and went home later that day.
Fifth (yeah I have alot of poor friends lol)- Well they did the whole money tree/dance thing. They told people it was their honeymood fund. Once they received all the money they planned a honeymoon after that. They took it two weeks after they got married and they just flew to Washinton (don't know why they chose washington lol) stayed in a local hotel and went site seeing. Their main saver was budget shopping on the internet and coupons. But they still had a blast!
I really hope that one of these helps you! Good luck!
2007-05-04 04:46:16 · answer #2 · answered by supergoober 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is when creativity and ingenuity kick in. You can have a beautiful honeymoon right at home. Set up the bedroom with clean, elegant bedding, have petals leading to the bedroom and put some on the bed, light candles, and have soft, romantic music playing in the background. You can also have flowers in a vase, a bottle of wine chilling. She can wear a romantic negligee, and he can wear PJ bottoms. Turn off the phone, the lights, and the TV. Only the two of you exist.
More important than the location is the love and romance you too share. Take your time, express words of love and tenderness, talk about how you're looking forward to the rest of your lives together.
If you do all this, your wedding night will be fabulous. And you can stay home some days for some rest and relaxation, and on other days you can take day trips to fun places/events.
2007-05-06 17:39:59 · answer #3 · answered by Tweety 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is your wedding soon? If not, and if you haven't told people where you're registered yet, why not do a registry with a travel agency? A friend of mine did this last year and it worked out really well! You just register at the agency, and your guests can make a donation there towards your honeymoon instead of bringing a gift.
If it's too late for that, what about a weekend in a nearby town or village? A B&B by a lake or something might be nice. Then save up for a longer trip for next year. I know a lot of people who've done this.
2007-05-04 01:54:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This all depends on where you live. My fiancee and I are in the Philadelphia area, and had originally planned to honeymoon on Molokai, Hawaii. Then we bought a house, and the money dried up. Now, we're planning a Key West vacation - much cheaper, but she still gets her tropical beach. A friend of mine rented a castle with no power for a week in Wales for his honeymoon, and it cost him less than $500.00.
Your best option, if money's really tight, is to find some romantic little bed and breakfast inn somewhere within reasonable driving distance. As newlyweds, you'll want privacy, intimacy. If you can find someplace with some interesting picnic places, maybe some fun daytime activities like horseback riding or something, so much the better.
Good luck!
2007-05-04 02:08:58 · answer #5 · answered by crackerhammermike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My future husband and I are not having a honeymoon right away either. We are saving up money, and maybe a year or so later (depending on how much we can save up) we will have our honeymoon then.
You could always go to a nice relaxing hot tub. Maybe if your having an early wedding then the 2 of you could go out to a nice rest. (or maybe where the 2 of you went to eat for the first time.)
Just "food for thought".
Nobody has to go on a honeymoon. It isn't a written rule or anything. The important thing is that the 2 of you are spending the rest of your lives together.
2007-05-04 04:55:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can't afford one either, so we are going to do "day Trips" and go to places that can be easily reached with minimal travel from London, like a day in Brighton, a day at a theme park etc, a don't think a honeymoon is necessarily about going away on holiday, but time for you and your husband to spend together to chill out after the wedding. I'm just looking forward to having two weeks off work, I'm happy to stay in bed for the whole two weeks!
2007-05-03 23:58:37 · answer #7 · answered by sparkleythings_4you 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If your heart is set on having a honeymoon (and I agree with all the other answers that a H-Moon is what you make of it) consider postponing it for a year. Save up for a year and then take you much anticipated honeymoon; it will keep you looking forward to something the whole year. So for now just lock the door, dim the lights and go grab the champagne and strawberries....
2007-05-03 23:22:42 · answer #8 · answered by Dana I 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honeymoon's overrated.
My wife and I got 2 days into our honeymoon and decided it was time to go home. It was nice to spend some time just the two of us and be pampered in some hotel, but we could not wait to get back and start living the reality of marriage, as opposed to some fantasy...
It's not where you go on your honeymoon, it's what you do. You can even lock the doors and pull the phone off the wall and enjoy a few days at home, just the two of you.
Or you can blow money on it, either way.
2007-05-03 23:13:34 · answer #9 · answered by Mika 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I couldn't afford to have a honey moon when we got married last year so we spent a couple of nights in a nice hotel. Since we did not get to take a honeymoon when we got married, we are taking a romantic trip this summer so for us it will be our honeymoon.
2007-05-04 11:25:06 · answer #10 · answered by dbroncosfan4life 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm in the same boat. We don't have the money to fly anywhere. But we will be living in a Chicago suburb, and since he's lived in Wisconsin his whole life, he's never had a real good chance to see the city. So, we're planning to stay at a medium-high end hotel for a few days and go do the 'tourist' thing-go to museums, maybe a play, sit on the lakeshore...and it's been a while since I've been to the museums, so it'll be a really good time for me too. We're really excited for it. It'll cost less than flying to somewhere exotic, and it'll give us all the adventure we'd want, even if it'll only be 45 minutes or so away from our place!
2007-05-04 03:25:37 · answer #11 · answered by Constellation 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋