No honeymoon for us

[Amandaandchris]

:mad: We are paying for the wedding all by ourselves and we don't have any money for a honeymoon and that makes me sad and depressed... I always dreamed about my wedding and honeymoon ....

Amanda & Chris
October 20th 2006

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[DNM1010]

:mad: We are paying for the wedding all by ourselves and we don't have any money for a honeymoon and that makes me sad and depressed... I always dreamed about my wedding and honeymoon ....
same here... were paying for our wedding and then we have to pay for another reception overseas which will probbly be about 6 months after we get married so we cant really afford a honeymoon.. we might jught postpone it for a few yrs... dont be depressed, just take the day off from work the next day or few days and spend quality time with ur hubby :)

[RETTA]

Have you ever gone to a Bridal Show. They are always giving away honeymoon trips. I have never won anything in my entire life, but I went and signed some things. I ended up winning three different trips. I can't go on all of them. Two of them are free hotel and you pay to get there. Or just take a couple of days off work and stay in with your hubby, and make it romatic.

[KSquared]

You're not the only one... I think it's great that you are not living beyond your means and going on a honeymoon just because everyone else does. You could save up for awhile and go somewhere months or years down the road.

We are not really going on a "honeymoon" either. We may go somewhere for a few days, but it won't be a tropical destination or a cruise, but somewhere fairly close to Nebraska so we can at least have a small getaway! :)

[Amandaandchris]

I have gone to one wedding show already and have 2 more to go too. I never win anything either so i am hoping I will win something. Ya I think we might just take a couple of days off from life and celebrate. You have to work with what you got right? .. I am glad to see that I am not the only one. I am always hearing about people and their honeymoons and it just gets depressing...

Amanda & Chris
October 20th 2006

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[Lacey]

I have gone to one wedding show already and have 2 more to go too. I never win anything either so i am hoping I will win something. Ya I think we might just take a couple of days off from life and celebrate. You have to work with what you got right? .. I am glad to see that I am not the only one. I am always hearing about people and their honeymoons and it just gets depressing...

Amanda & Chris
October 20th 2006

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My best friend and her first husband never took a honeymoon. Heck, they never even took a day off. They got married on a Wednesday and he had to be at work on Thursday morning. She spent all day moving into his apartment while he was there.

Just focus on your wedding. Take a couple of days afterward and have a honeymoon at home. Let friends and family know that you don't want to be bothered. Spend some quality time together, go to eat a couple nice resturants, maybe catch some movies, go to a show, or walk around osme places of interest in your town. That can be as big of an adventure as a honeymoon. Heck, who really takes part in what their town has to offer. (I lived in DC for a while and I never saw the sites unless someone came to town to visit me. I have lived in Pittsburgh since 2001 and have never been to a Steelers, Pirates, or Penguins game.)

For your first anniversary forgo any actual gifts and take your honeymoon then. It can be a honeymoon/we survived the first (usually hardest) year trip.

[Amandaandchris]

My best friend and her first husband never took a honeymoon. Heck, they never even took a day off. They got married on a Wednesday and he had to be at work on Thursday morning. She spent all day moving into his apartment while he was there.

Just focus on your wedding. Take a couple of days afterward and have a honeymoon at home. Let friends and family know that you don't want to be bothered. Spend some quality time together, go to eat a couple nice resturants, maybe catch some movies, go to a show, or walk around osme places of interest in your town. That can be as big of an adventure as a honeymoon. Heck, who really takes part in what their town has to offer. (I lived in DC for a while and I never saw the sites unless someone came to town to visit me. I have lived in Pittsburgh since 2001 and have never been to a Steelers, Pirates, or Penguins game.)

For your first anniversary forgo any actual gifts and take your honeymoon then. It can be a honeymoon/we survived the first (usually hardest) year trip.

So true we never get time to just enjoy the town...... and the annirversary honeymoon sounds great then we will have someone big to celebrate :D
Thanx you guys made my day :)

Amanda & Chris
October 20th 2006

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[Kelly1Mickey]

I know a woman who only dates men who make tons of money and have prestigous jobs so that she can brag about them. She is 38 years old and I don't think she has been truly in love EVER. She could have the honeymoon of her dreams with any of these men. She doesn't understand that I don't care if James and I don't have the money to go out or to travel. I am perfectly happy staying home and renting movies. Just walking around our neighborhood, James and I have a blast. It is completely foreign to her that we can have so much fun without spending money.

My point is, don't worry about the honeymoon. Two people truly in love, will be able to keep each other entertained...naughty ways and nice ways! LOL

THe only reason James and I are getting the honeymoon that we are is because it is a gift. If we had to pay for it ourselves, it would be much less extravagant.

[Amandaandchris]

I know a woman who only dates men who make tons of money and have prestigous jobs so that she can brag about them. She is 38 years old and I don't think she has been truly in love EVER. She could have the honeymoon of her dreams with any of these men. She doesn't understand that I don't care if James and I don't have the money to go out or to travel. I am perfectly happy staying home and renting movies. Just walking around our neighborhood, James and I have a blast. It is completely foreign to her that we can have so much fun without spending money.

My point is, don't worry about the honeymoon. Two people truly in love, will be able to keep each other entertained...naughty ways and nice ways! LOL

THe only reason James and I are getting the honeymoon that we are is because it is a gift. If we had to pay for it ourselves, it would be much less extravagant.
Ya I agree with that ..we can be happy anywhere we are as long as we are together...it just would be nice to treat ourselves to a nice time away for once ...

[Elaine]

We took a two day camping trip immediately following our ceremony. That was a our mini honeymoon. It was great. And it cost under $100.

[Amandaandchris]

We took a two day camping trip immediately following our ceremony. That was a our mini honeymoon. It was great. And it cost under $100.

That sounds awesome!!

[Cashy98]

Where do you live? If you leave for the right cities, sometimes you can awsome travel package deals.
www.hawaii.com has great deals sometimes.

[Amandaandchris]

Where do you live? If you leave for the right cities, sometimes you can awsome travel package deals.
www.hawaii.com (http://www.hawaii.com/) has great deals sometimes.

We live in cornwall ontario... she the thing is even if we could get a great deal for like 1000 or whatever it would be ... we have no money at all ...sux lol

[Cashy98]

We live in cornwall ontario... she the thing is even if we could get a great deal for like 1000 or whatever it would be ... we have no money at all ...sux lol
Hmm... that doesn't sound too promising. How about a honeymoon registry? Then you could just use the money to go somewhere within driving distance.

[Amandaandchris]

Hmm... that doesn't sound too promising. How about a honeymoon registry? Then you could just use the money to go somewhere within driving distance.
never thought about that ...that could work.. thanx

[Cashy98]

never thought about that ...that could work.. thanx
You're welcome. Try some of these sites:
http://www.thebigday.com/welcome.asp
http://www.honeymoonwishes.com/
http://www.weddingsolutions.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=brideRegistry&fuseaction.brideRegistry=option&fuseaction.prevbride=option&CFID=7903351&CFTOKEN=50853572

As far as I can tell... none of these sites require you to book anything in advance.

[zafiro80]

It's okay hun. Enjoy your day. I had the same situation. the Dh and i are finally going to take it for our 5th anniversary and that's another reason to add to why we are renewing our vows.

save up for it and then take it i have friends who took their HM after they had thier last child. It's not an uncommon thing.

Just enjoy your day and maybe make a small excursion to a place where you can have fun like a state park or make a weekend out of museum hopping or something the two of you like doing. That's what we did..that and rest.

[Phoenix]

Travis and I may not take a honeymoon either. Niether of us drive and we wont have the money so we are just going to put it off untill we are more financially stable. Its not a big deal to us. We will likely just take some time off and enjoy it with each other.

[alley06]

I was going to suggest something like camping. There's nothing out there that says that you have to go to some exotic place anyway. You could stay in a B&B, go camping, get a cabin, or just hole yourselves up in your place, take the phone off and just be the two of you. My sister went camping for their honeymoon near Mount Rushmore. Now they take their kids almost every year back to the same place. My best friend did the same thing, they just grabbed their tent and went camping for a week after their wedding. We are getting a cabin in Northern Minnesota. Or just get a hotel in a near by town for a few nights and see a local attraction. Then for your first anniversary or fifth or when ever, you can go on a all out honeymoon.

[Amandaandchris]

I was going to suggest something like camping. There's nothing out there that says that you have to go to some exotic place anyway. You could stay in a B&B, go camping, get a cabin, or just hole yourselves up in your place, take the phone off and just be the two of you. My sister went camping for their honeymoon near Mount Rushmore. Now they take their kids almost every year back to the same place. My best friend did the same thing, they just grabbed their tent and went camping for a week after their wedding. We are getting a cabin in Northern Minnesota. Or just get a hotel in a near by town for a few nights and see a local attraction. Then for your first anniversary or fifth or when ever, you can go on a all out honeymoon.
ya sounds good ... i am glad i am not the only one with money trouble lol

[flygurl8004]

I can feel your pain. Even though I'm planning on having a honeymoon. The planning really isn't something that I'm seeing.

My FH and I are planning on paying for the full wedding. I don't want to ask his parents for help and my parents have said NOTHING about helping us out.

So our honeymoon might just be this

Going to our favorite high class hotel for the night or two if we can afford it then coming home for the week and just relaxing vegging out without my DD there and just spending some time being tourist in our own town...you know turn off the phones and just be newlyweds

OR

Going up to our camping spot for a couple of nights and then coming back down to do the same thing. He isn't moving into the apartment till after we are married so maybe it would be better for us to just be there...will be his first time living outta his parents house (i know sounds bad but really it's not).

Whatever works for me...if we get to go far away on a honeymoon than great. but if not well I know we'll still have some special times together.

There are always ways to make the normal everyday life a bit crazy... maybe instead of spending loads of cash going away create a honeymoon suite in your home....buy cheap candles...silly couple games...rent movies...and just have fun! ;)

[Amandaandchris]

I can feel your pain. Even though I'm planning on having a honeymoon. The planning really isn't something that I'm seeing.

My FH and I are planning on paying for the full wedding. I don't want to ask his parents for help and my parents have said NOTHING about helping us out.

So our honeymoon might just be this

Going to our favorite high class hotel for the night or two if we can afford it then coming home for the week and just relaxing vegging out without my DD there and just spending some time being tourist in our own town...you know turn off the phones and just be newlyweds

OR

Going up to our camping spot for a couple of nights and then coming back down to do the same thing. He isn't moving into the apartment till after we are married so maybe it would be better for us to just be there...will be his first time living outta his parents house (i know sounds bad but really it's not).

Whatever works for me...if we get to go far away on a honeymoon than great. but if not well I know we'll still have some special times together.

There are always ways to make the normal everyday life a bit crazy... maybe instead of spending loads of cash going away create a honeymoon suite in your home....buy cheap candles...silly couple games...rent movies...and just have fun! ;)

Sounds good... I will be still in school so I can't go for more then the weekend and or a couple of days off of school... we live together for a long time now...so it won't be as exciting as it will be for you :) But We will try and make the best of it ...we were just talking the other night that we would probably just make our room like you said a hotel suite... but there is one major proble... my mom rented the apartment above me awhile back...we are trying to move but can't afford anything more then what we have ...(which is really nice for a great price) so we will be coming home to my mom living upstairs ...how great is that lol

[flygurl8004]

Just know that where you live isn't forever. And hey your mom knows your getting married and that you live together so tell her to "back off" in a nice way of course while your "away" on your honeymoon. :)

One of my friends didn't have a enough money for a honeymoon so they rented a cheap hotel for the night and got some cheap beer and whatever else (naughty stuff!) and just had fun.

The whole week alone will be nice for me cause we are always with my DD who I love but it would be nice to not worry about a little one walking into the bedroom for a whole week!! LOL blankets are good.

Maybe plan for a first ann. honeymoon instead??? Thats what we might have to do as far as a real trip goes. That way you can really plan without doing the whole wedding planning and the honeymoon planning...

just to let you know giving you these tips has really helped me to see the clear picture. :) I might just do the one year ann honeymoon trip instead!

[Amandaandchris]

Just know that where you live isn't forever. And hey your mom knows your getting married and that you live together so tell her to "back off" in a nice way of course while your "away" on your honeymoon. :)

One of my friends didn't have a enough money for a honeymoon so they rented a cheap hotel for the night and got some cheap beer and whatever else (naughty stuff!) and just had fun.

The whole week alone will be nice for me cause we are always with my DD who I love but it would be nice to not worry about a little one walking into the bedroom for a whole week!! LOL blankets are good.

Maybe plan for a first ann. honeymoon instead??? Thats what we might have to do as far as a real trip goes. That way you can really plan without doing the whole wedding planning and the honeymoon planning...

just to let you know giving you these tips has really helped me to see the clear picture. :) I might just do the one year ann honeymoon trip instead!
I hope it's not forever...i Don't think I can make it for that long lol The more and more I think about it the more i feel that we should have a honeymoon on our ann. sounds good ....celebrating our first year ...it's a bigger triumph then getting married lol .... well i am glad that in helping me you now know what you want to do ..that's great!!!