Honeymoons
For the engaged couple, the honeymoon trip is as important as the wedding itself. The Honeymoons Web Guide offers resources to help you plan your honeymoon vacation, including destination ideas, travel tips and more. Learn how to keep costs down and read success (and disaster) stories from honeymooners with sage advice to share.
Expand All Guide SectionsHoneymoon Planning
A honeymoon can be either the start of wedded bliss or a trip you’d rather forget. We’ve found some great sites with honeymoon planning advice to help your honeymoon go off without a hitch.
Insights for Honeymoon Planning
- Find out how long it takes to get a passport and obtain the necessary form to have a passport issued in your married name at the U.S. Department of State’s Web site.
- Read up on the local cuisine and even the water quality at your destination; you don't want to get sick over something you eat or drink.
- Thinking of getting married on your honeymoon? Destination weddings are growing in popularity. This article from Today’s Weddings can help you plan a destination wedding.
- For travel advice that applies no matter your destination, visit the findingDulcinea Travel Web Guide.
Top Sites for Honeymoon Planning
For help with the planning stages …
WeddingChannel.com
suggests a variety of tips about booking reservations, planning for foreign travel and even knowing when to publicize that you’re on your honeymoon (which can score you some great deals and freebies along the way).
Brides.com
has a message board featuring a variety of posts from brides-to-be looking for help and suggestions about planning their honeymoon. Complete a free registration process to post your own messages.
To plan a romantic honeymoon …
Honeymooner’s Review Guide
offers some helpful advice for booking a romantic hotel room on your honeymoon. You'll also find a list of romantic honeymoon ideas to make your honeymoon extra special.
For packing advice …
The Knot
provides a useful packing checklist that helps ensure you haven’t forgotten anything important for your honeymoon.
Who knew?
BridesClub.com
offers suggestions for dealing with family who might want to spend time with the bride and groom during their honeymoon.
Honeymoon Travel Ideas
Choosing a honeymoon destination is a big decision (and an early opportunity for a lover’s quarrel if you’re not careful). Use this section to find honeymoon travel ideas and advice.
Insights for Honeymoon Travel Ideas
- Searching for honeymoon information on the Web with terms such as “Hawaiian honeymoon” or “Caribbean honeymoon” turns up some legitimately helpful sites among a dizzying amount of travel agencies and unrelated content. Official tourism Web sites and professional travel guides are generally your best bets.
- State and national tourism Web sites typically suggest the best times to visit, which can be invaluable in helping you avoid crowded festivals or bad weather.
- FindingDulcinea has several travel Web guides for individual destinations. Scroll through the list to research potential honeymoon destinations. Also look for Web guides to other destinations that would be appropriate for honeymoon travel, including national parks and Disney locations.
- Web sites of cruise lines like Carnival Cruise Lines and Princess Cruises offer great ideas for honeymoon destinations whether you cruise there or not.
Top Sites for Honeymoon Travel Ideas
For a wide range of honeymoon ideas …
WeddingChannel.com
offers helpful suggestions on great honeymoon locations. Take the site’s honeymoon quiz to evaluate your preferences and choose a honeymoon destination.
World Honeymoons
provides short, insightful reviews of potential honeymoon destinations around the world. What sets this site apart from most others is its breadth of coverage, as it addresses honeymoon possibilities in Eastern Europe in addition to the typical hotspots.
Trailfinders Honeymoons
offers a list of honeymoon destination recommendations based on the best times of the year to travel to each location.
For nontraditional honeymoon destination ideas …
Creative Honeymoon Ideas
contains a long list of nontraditional honeymoon possibilities. Just be careful not to mistake the ads mixed in for original content.
TheWeddingWizards.com
suggests a few less-traditional honeymoon destinations for couples who want something a little outside the mainstream. Reykjavik, Iceland, anyone?
For a honeymoon cruise …
Honeymooner’s Review Guide
offers several articles about honeymoon cruises. Browse lists of cruise packages for honeymooners, tips for saving money on a honeymoon cruise and more.
To honeymoon in Hawaii …
The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau
has a list of honeymoon and wedding packages available in the state, along with links to Web sites for other activities and travel agencies.
For a Disney honeymoon …
Disney Honeymoons
has a list of honeymoon adventures for the kid at heart, whether your preference is exotic, luxurious, adventurous or even “Distinctly Disney.”
For a nature-themed honeymoon …
About.com
contains a great feature on the best state parks in the United States as chosen by state park directors. Also see the feature on “The 'Best of the Best' Winter State Parks.”
The Coleman Company, Inc.
is a well-known supplier of camping gear. This page is a printable checklist of all the gear you’ll need for a comfortable, enjoyable camping trip.
Nontraditional Honeymoon Ideas
There are a number of reasons you might not classify yourself as a traditional honeymooner. No matter where you fit on the honeymoon spectrum, these sites can help you find some nontraditional honeymoon ideas that suit your tastes and personality.
Insights for Nontraditional Honeymoon Ideas
- Many of the sites throughout this Web guide can be helpful to nontraditional honeymooners who want to put their personal spin on a trip.
- Family honeymoons cater to those couples who have remarried and are bringing their own children and stepchildren along. For help planning a family vacation, read our findingDulcinea Family-Friendly Travel Web Guide.
Top Sites for Nontraditional Honeymoon Ideas
For second honeymoons …
Happy-Anniversary.com
provides some reasons to take a second honeymoon and also lists several suggestions for making a second honeymoon more romantic.
For gay and lesbian couples …
PlanetOut
offers its take on the top 10 romantic destinations around the world for gay and lesbian couples. Don't miss the section on off-season travel bargains.
Honeymoon options for second marriages ...
Associated Content
addresses the unique challenges of planning a honeymoon for a second wedding. Find creative ways to incorporate children, and ideas to excite older couples.
Honeymoons on a Budget
If you’ve splurged on the wedding and want to save some money on the honeymoon, use the sites below to plan a honeymoon on a budget.
Insights for Honeymoons on a Budget
- Foreign exchange rates are one factor that helps determine the ultimate price of your trip. Find out how far your U.S. dollar will go at XE.com, a currency converter.
- Online travel forums may also be helpful when looking for ways to economize on a honeymoon. Travelers often share the wisdom they've gathered from a trip.
Top Sites for Honeymoons on a Budget
The Knot
offers "25 Ways to Honeymoon for Less." Find practical advice to help you save money on your honeymoon.
MSN Money
suggests eight ways to reduce your honeymoon expenses, such as scheduling the honeymoon a few months after your wedding.
WeddingChannel.com
helps you plan a romantic honeymoon on a budget. Browse a long list of budget-conscious honeymoon suggestions.
Honeymoon Registries
Most engaged couples are well aware of traditional wedding registries but honeymoon registries are becoming a popular alternative.
Insights for Honeymoon Registries
- Fee-based honeymoon registry services typically charge a one-time fee or take a percentage of the total value of your honeymoon package. The registries listed here are either free to use or have easily accessible explanations of fees on their Web sites.
Top Sites for Honeymoon Registries
For tips about honeymoon registries …
CNN.com
posts a word of caution about honeymoon registries: Although they can help a couple have a great trip, there’s still some fine print to read before you sign up with any registry service.
For honeymoon registries …
Honeyfund.com
is a free honeymoon registry site. Start by watching the demo to see how to set up a registry. For those wondering what to include in their registry, the site provides some examples of real honeymoon registries.
HoneyLuna
is a popular honeymoon registry service that offers both full service and free honeymoon registries.
Disney’s Honeymoon Registry
is the place to go if you'd like a Disney honeymoon and are hoping to get some help financing the trip. Create and manage a honeymoon registry, or view a sample registry for ideas.
Distinctive Honeymoons
provides helpful information about creating a honeymoon registry. Read the “How it Works” page for an overview of the service and the fee schedule.
Honeymoon Stories
Reading the honeymoon stories of other newlyweds might be just the inspiration or advice you need to make your own honeymoon a terrific experience.
Insights for Honeymoon Stories
- Occasionally the Lifestyle or Family section of a local newspaper or other publication may run a series on honeymoon stories. Many even call for submissions from their readers, which could be a fun way to share your honeymoon story.
- Blogs are also a good source of personal stories about a variety of subjects. Use the findingDulcinea Blogs Web Guide to learn how to find interesting blogs on the Web.
Top Sites for Honeymoon Stories
Our One Heart
offers some “Honeymoon Stories Worth Sharing” in this short article.
Katherine’s Pages
is a blog by Katherine Bell, an author and public speaker. This entry recounts Bell’s own incredible honeymoon disaster story.
USA Today
recounts some more honeymoon mishaps in this collection of stories.
The New York Times
features this humorous story from a woman who recounts the misadventures of a honeymoon camping trip gone wrong.
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