Dream honeymoon, anyone?

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Permalink Reply by Shawn Quick-Raflik on March 17, 2009 at 2:18pm

We went to Jamaica at a Sandals Resort. It was awesome. We booked it through Robert at www.beachbumvacation.com They even let us register our honeymoon as a gift registery for the wedding. People can give money towards your honeymoon. It was really cool. Plus, Robert gave us a free upgrade. So when we got to the Resort, we had our own butler that greeted us. They gave us the royal treatment.
It was an amazing experience!

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Permalink Reply by Laura M. Rodebaugh on March 18, 2009 at 7:36pm

Thanks for the input, Shawn! So many ideas and places to go - it's hard to make a decision! :)

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Permalink Reply by Kris Davidson on April 9, 2009 at 11:02am

Congratulations on your upcoming nuptials! I was married last October and our dream honeymoon was on the Hawaiian island of Kauai - it was everything we hoped for and more. Although our tickets were the bulk of our expense (we booked last year, before all airlines dropped their prices), we found an extremely beautiful and affordable place to stay. It was called the Kauai Banyan Inn, and we absolutely loved it. The price was fantastic, we had a gorgeous view from our room, our host was so helpful and gracious, and the place had so many amenities. We had a fully stocked kitchen which cut down on cost, and the owner had TONS of equipment that you could borrow - boogie boards, snorkeling equipment, beach towels, you name it. She even had DVDs and music for nights when you stayed in.

Some great resources I utilized while looking for honeymoon ideas were Trip Advisor and Vacation Rentals by Owner. Trip Advisor gives very thorough reviews from members, and really helps to direct people toward a location/vacation that suits their needs, i.e. honeymooners, kids, retirees, adventurists. VRBO is a community for people to list their vacation rentals, which is a huge money saver if you prefer not to have the resort experience. It's a great little gem when you want to research places to stay.

Good luck! Here are a couple photos from our honeymoon.

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Permalink Reply by Laura M. Rodebaugh on April 9, 2009 at 10:57pm

Hi Kris,
Thanks so much for the information. Your pictures are absolutely gorgeous! It looks like you had a beautiful honeymoon. I think we're getting closer to making a decision, and all of this great input from friends really helps! It's good to get ideas from other people because you can learn about some really cool things.

Thanks again!

Laura

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Permalink Reply by Shannon Gross on April 10, 2009 at 4:30pm

This is great to know about Kris. Thanks so much for sharing. Wow!

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Permalink Reply by Kris Davidson on April 9, 2009 at 11:05am

Oh and TravelZoo. Lots of great vacation deals. You can sign up for their Top 20 Deals email for ideas.

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Permalink Reply by Shannon Gross on April 10, 2009 at 4:29pm

Congratulations Laura! How beautiful.

My husband and I are pretty nontraditional and ecofriendly. Okay, we're modern-day hippies! :)

We went up to Bar Harbor in Maine at the end of July and it was gorgeous - more beautiful than I can describe. One of our favorite adventures was an early-morning kayaking tour around the islands. Kerry and I are seriously thinking about going back soon!

To add to Shawn's great idea about registering your honeymoon as a gift, check out http://www.myregistry.com/ It will let you create a custom registry so you don't have to have one and store A and one at store B. For example, Kerry and I picked out some places we wanted to go (eating at Cafe This Way) / things we wanted to do on the honeymoon (whale watching) and added them to our registry. Our friends and family had a great time sponsoring some of our activities.

Enjoy!

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Permalink Reply by Melody Hinks on August 18, 2009 at 10:38am

Sandals Resorts has many vacation spots such as Jamaica, St. Lucia, Turks & Caicos,etc. I am planning
a Caribbean night Open House for my new business including a Sandals Resorts presentation. Or you can
stop by my office to look at a few brochures. I also offer travel arrangements.....contact me at melody@bridalconnectionindy.com

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Permalink Reply by Laura M. Rodebaugh on August 19, 2009 at 12:59am

Thanks so much to everyone (Shawn, Kris, Shannon and Melody) who shared their fabulous ideas! It was all very helpful. With so many great places to go, it can be difficult to pick a honeymoon destination. We were married on August 1 and just returned from our honeymoon last week. Everything went fantastically well! We decided to go to Italy for our honeymoon and it was absolutely amazing! The history, the culture, the art - couldn't get enough! We stayed in Rome and did a lot/saw a lot in Rome. We also took day trips to Florence and Naples & Pompeii. Incredible and not like anything we have here in America. I highly recommend it! :)

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