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Chanie
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Year after wedding honeymoon

Chanie, on May 7, 2019 at 2:12 PM Posted in Planning 0 20

How do you guys feel about having your honeymoon 6 months to a year after your wedding. My fiance and I will be footing the majority of the bill for the wedding and wont be able to afford a honeymoon right after the wedding. We were gonna use whatever money was gifted to us at the wedding and money we save after to book a 7 cruise and flight tickets (cruise starts in Florida we are in la). Should we just do a weekend away after the wedding or just go back to work and save up for the honeymoon cruise we want.

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Latest activity by Lenaya, on May 8, 2019 at 11:06 AM
  • Jessica
    VIP October 2019
    Jessica ·
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    I don't think there is anything wrong with that! We are probably going to do the same. Going to probably do a small mini moon and then go somewhere next year ❤️
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  • Formerbride
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    Formerbride ·
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    I know plenty of people who have taken honeymoons months to a year after. FH and I are doing a mini moon. Just a few days after the wedding staying in a cabin on the lake. We haven't even discussed a honeymoon yet. I think it is better to enjoy and relax at your honeymoon. Waiting will probably help with that.
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  • T
    Dedicated March 2020
    Tamsin ·
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    We are having a night away in a hotel directly after the wedding and will be going on a big trip about 18mnths after the wedding, because we are waiting for things with FHs work
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  • C
    Devoted June 2019
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    LOTS of people do a later honeymoon. There's no rule that says it must be immediately following the wedding. Do what works for you - and congrats for being smart about it & saving for it.
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  • A
    Expert June 2019
    Afterallthistime...Always ·
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    Ours will be 6 months after. Where weekend traveling is in the Southern Hemisphere, so we’re waiting until it’s summer there. Gives us something else to look forward to after the wedding!
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  • Dita
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    Dita ·
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    Nothing wrong with that! We’re actually doing the same because my FH went back to school and won’t be done until May. Our wedding is in August and it’d obviously be too much school to miss so we’re holding off on our honeymoon until May/June when he’s done so 9/10 months. Because of that, we’re actually doing a minimoon in July taking a week long vacation before the wedding and since our wedding is Labor Day weekend, hopefully doing a quick weekend getaway then even if it’s just for one night.
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  • Melissa
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    Melissa ·
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    Ours will be about 2-3 months after our wedding. The weekend of the wedding we may take a few nights away but nothing super far and will go back to work for about half of the next week. I say do what works for you.
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  • Cortney
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    Cortney ·
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    We are doing the same! Mini-moon right after the wedding and then our big Iceland honeymoon will be around our 1 year wedding anniversary. We both work full time, I'm in law school part-time and we have two kids. So between the two of us and my school it was too difficult to plan a long trip this summer! Plus it gives us an extra year to save for it and not be stressed about the two big expenses at once. Go for it !

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  • Future Mrs. K
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    We are getting married end of June and are going on our honeymoon end of September, so about three months after. I started a new job a couple months ago so I can't take time off right now and we are buying a house directly after the wedding so we want to focus on that as well.

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  • Nora
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    Nora ·
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    That’s what we’re doing! Getting married end of July and then 7 day cruise honeymoon in January 😊 Do what works for you guys!
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  • Alicia
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    Alicia ·
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    We're definitely waiting, because we're paying for the wedding ourselves and there is no way we can spend on both wedding and honeymoon at the same time. All of my closest friends also did a honeymoon several months after their wedding. Unless you have a large budget to work with, it's just impossible to do both things well back-to-back.

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  • J
    Master October 2019
    Jolie ·
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    There's nothing wrong with that. Many people do this now. It's a matter of opinion, preference, and what you can afford! I wouldn't personally want a year later. I am looking forward to a honeymoon just as much as the wedding. The most we will wait is a month after our wedding due to FH's schedule! We already have a destination wedding to attend next year and are making a vacation out of it, so it's not even like our budgeting would be much better next year.

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  • Melissa
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    Melissa ·
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    That's what we're doing! Getting that much time off of work was impossible for us. He's a trainer and doesn't get paid if he's not working, and I had just started a new job. No way would we have been able to do a trip at all! So we decided to wait until we had the PTO at work and the budget to do a trip worth taking instead of just "hey let's go here because we can afford it."

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  • C
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    Crystal ·
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    Were doing a 5 day mini moon and next year were doing our big honey moon for 2 weeks. I see no problem with waiting
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  • Kristin
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    Before we even got engaged FH and I planned a short 5 day cruise for the 2nd week of December because Carnival had a really good deal going on. It just happens to be a month after our wedding so we are using it as a "mini-moon" but are planning to do a 12 day Alaska cruise the following July. Neither of us have enough time off work to do it this year and Alaskan cruises have a short window (like May - August) which doesn't quite match up with a November wedding.

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  • Furture Mrs. G
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    Furture Mrs. G ·
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    My FH and I are going to wait a while as well. More so because we have 2 little ones and they go spend the summer with my dad. So we get married in September 2019 and we want to do our honeymoon in May/June 2020 so the kids will be with my dad and we won't have to find someone to take care of them while they are having to go to school. This way they will be on summer break and it will work out.

    I see nothing wrong with it. Plus its a chance to save more money. We are getting $750 back from our deposit for venue (hopefully if all goes well) + money we are gifted so we will put all that aside for honey moon.

    We live in Lubbock, TX. & we plan to go to New York for 7 days. It's always been a dream of mine!

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  • Micaiah
    Devoted July 2019
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    We are doing a later honeymoon as well. We will be going to a hotel a couple towns away for the night, but we will be saving up for a honeymoon to hopefully take within 6 months, but no later than our 1 year
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    Cassie ·
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    As much as I’d like to go on our honeymoon immediately following our wedding it just isn’t feasible financially. We will be going 6 months to a year afterwards. You could choose to wait till your 1 year anniversary, I think that’s what we will end up doing.
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  • Lenaya
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    Lenaya ·
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    We are footing the bill on our wedding too and decided to just ask for cash donations for our honeymoon. we also are exploring the idea of asking his parents to take care of it for us since we haven't asked them for help with anything else. our honeymoon wont be immediately after the wedding. we are getting married january 2020 and are planning to honeymoon in may.

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  • Lenaya
    Dedicated January 2020
    Lenaya ·
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    You definitely should try to have a small weekend getaway after the wedding though. that's important so you can have a couple extra days to celebrate yourselves!

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