What type of Honeymooner are you?

After the celebration of your wedding with family and friends, it is time for you and your spouse to get away.  Whether the bride and groom rush off to a honeymoon or delay the vacation to a later date, honeymoons are always a factor in planning a wedding.  Newlyweds are starting to vary from the traditional honeymoon time frames.  A new trend is for the couple to take a short vacation just after the wedding weekend, usually low key and more relaxing, and then 6 months to a year later actually go on their honeymoon.  This permits the bride and groom to take a much needed break following the wedding activities and excitement and then take a longer, more adventure filled trip at a later date.  There are four basic types of honeymooners: Beach Combers, Mountain Climbers, Attraction Hunters, and Adventure Junkies.

Beach Combers consist of those couples wanting the sun and water.  They pick an island, coast, cruise, etc. to fly or drive away to.  Popular destinations for beach combers are Hawaii, Caribbean, Central America, and Mediterranean.  If you want to look outside the norm, consider Brazil, Seychelles, Cooks Island, and Thailand.

Porto da Barra Beach, Brazil

Anse Lazio, Seychelles

Chaweng Beach, Thailand

Tapuaetai, Cooks Island

Mountain Climbers typically want the scenic view of towering white peaks or rolling majestic hills.  You can choose a secluded cabin or luxurious resort.  Many newlyweds flock to Lake Tahoe, Breckenridge, Austria, or Italy.  To find something of the beaten tourist path, look into Montenegro and Chile.
 


Montenegro

 

  

Ski Pirigallo Fingers, Chile


Attraction Hunters always look for entertainment.  These couples want to tour castles in Ireland, visit museums in Paris, meet and greet the Disney characters at Disney World, sample wines in the Napa Valley.  Alternatives for these honeymooners are Cape Town, South Africa, Monet's Gardens in NE France, or Great Dixter Gardens in SE England.

Robben Island, Cape Town

Monet's Gardens, France

Great Dixter Gardens, England

Adventure Junkies want to find experience something exciting on their honeymoon.  Some may just want to experience little adventures while others take on new and exciting challenges.  These husband and wife teams want to dive under the ocean surface, ski down a black diamond, camp in national parks, take a safari through Africa, ride a camel around the pyramids, raft the Grand Canyon, sailing the seas, and so on and so on.

Many couples may share interests in multiple categories, but what type of honeymooner are you?

For more honeymoon ideas, contact me at heather@vintageandlace.com!

Have a great day!
Heather