How to Save on Your Honeymoon
October 24th, 2007
Getting married is expensive and while you may not want to cut corners on the main event, perhaps you can save a little afterward. Here are some tips to help you save on your honeymoon.
Tell everyone it’s your honeymoon: Brag, brag, brag. Everyone loves a happy couple and usually they’ll do what they can to make your trip memorable. Tell the airline and you may get upgraded to first class, tell the hotel and you may get a spa treatment, tell the restaurants and you may get champagne or a dessert on the house. There’s just no telling what people will give you as a wedding gift, so let them know you’re celebrating.- Create a honeymoon registry: If you’ve got everything you need at home, why not turn your wedding registry into a honeymoon registry and ask for things you need for vacation. There are honeymoon registries online that make gift giving easier, but be careful, some take a large chunk of your profits.
- Stay someplace close: Really, a honeymoon is just an escape for you and your sweetie, so why not escape somewhere that is close and less expensive than a trip to Hawaii? Use the money you’d save on travel expenses to upgrade your room or treat yourself to a five-star meal. Or simply pocket the difference.
- Make it short: No one said a honeymoon had to be a full two weeks, or even one week for that matter. An extended weekend can be just as nice a break as a long trip.
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(cc: photo credit: Gerard Stolk)
Categories: Travel on the Cheap
