Since you are in the destination research mode this may be a good time to at least keep your honeymoon in mind. Now, many couple choose a destination wedding because they want to combine the two events into a weddingmoon but others do want a separation between the wedding celebration and the honeymoon. It can be as simple as moving your married selves to another town or city or region in the country such as getting married in Venice and honeymooning in Santorini. Many of my couples who choose the Caribbean decide to go to another island. This works well especially if you chose an island that is not too far away from others such as Anguilla and St. Martin and St. Bart. If your destination wedding is still within your own country you may still want to go away. We must always remember that a destination wedding can take place 2 hours away from your home, therefore, if you are any one of my Manhattan Brides who is planning a wedding in the Hudson Valley you probably will want to go someplace a little more exotic for your honeymoon.

When selecting a honeymoon destination you will want to ask yourself the following questions:

Do you want to depart right away the following morning or will you need time to relax, linger and visit with guests or collect your thoughts and pack your bags?

How much time do you have to spend?

How much money do you have to spend?

How far from the wedding destination do you want to travel?

Do you see your honeymoon as active or passive? In other words, do you see yourselves doing lots of activities or simply relaxing and enjoying each other?

Do you want it to be an adventure or a learning experience or do you want to turn off your mind or rather focus you mind and bodies on each other only?

Do you want to explore, read maps and road signs or do you want to be lead by the rings in your nose to the different sites?

Do you want to have to figure out your meals each day, check out markets and different restaurants morning noon and night or do you want them served to you in bed or at the same dining table each night?

Do you want to be on land or water?

To you want to be in the mountains, dessert or tropic?

Do you want snow or sun?