How do I love thee, let me count the ways…… (Sonnet 43 – Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
The Honeymoon.
After all the stress of planning a wedding, perfecting the invitations, securing the dress, the church, the reception facility and the cake, the bridesmaids and groomsmen, the stress of paying for it all, you suddenly realize your forgot about the honeymoon. Or Ms. Bride, you needed to give your groom something to keep him occupied so he is not looking at how much this is going to cost, so you assign him “the honeymoon”.
Now that you have a date set and the plans in hand, you realize he has gone underground and surfaces only for tux fittings and the occasional opinion on the flavor of the cake. So nothing has been done about the honeymoon, at least not to your satisfaction.
A honeymoon specialist, such as myself, can really ease the strain of the honeymoon planning. After all, this is the one time in your life, this “trip of a lifetime”, you do not want to leave to chance and hapenstance. You should not have to be burning the midnight oil on the Internet reseaching and pricing the honeymoon details. All those details of air, hotel, food, ground transportation, excursions and activities that the perfect honeymoon should encompass can be overwhelming. This is too important and too expensive. Having a travel specialist to help and advise with issues, large or small, that may come up is so important during this busy time.
The advantage a honeymoon travel specialist offers is the expertise to research and locate the experience you are seeking. This is the time when newlyweds should be making memories and setting the stage for the rest of their lives together. Some may want to camp on an eco-beach in the US Virgin Islands, others may want to bask on the beach in an all-inclusive resort and receive spa treaments and pampering, while others may want to explore a country or countries that they have never before visited, seeing a new port every day of a cruise.
Frequently one must compromise what one wants in a honeymoon to fit within their budget. That too is what a honeymoon specialist can help you accomplish. It is wonderful to meet with a couple who have thousands of dollars and want only the best for their honeymoon. But the majority of couples have a budget and a dream and it is my job to match the wishes and desires to the budget available.
My next entry is going to be on a possible solution to the conflict of honeymoon expectations and desires versus honeymoon budget.
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