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Maggie
Champion October 2025

Over or Under: Average Honeymoon Budget?

Maggie, on March 12, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Posted in Honeymoon 132

In 2018, the average couple spent about $4,500 on their honeymoon! Did you decide to splurge or save on your honeymoon? Is your honeymoon budget over or under $4,500? And do you think you’ll be over or under $4,500 by the end of your honeymoon trip? 2019 Newlywed Report Photo by Marissa Rene...

In 2018, the average couple spent about $4,500 on their honeymoon! Did you decide to splurge or save on your honeymoon?

Is your honeymoon budget over or under $4,500? And do you think you’ll be over or under $4,500 by the end of your honeymoon trip?


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2019 Newlywed Report


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Photo by Marissa Rene Photography in Florida


Thanks for weighing in on these wedding stats! If you missed a question, you can go back to the beginning here: Over or Under? And for more wedding and spending stats, check out our full Newlywed Report!

If you liked these questions, make sure you didn’t miss: In or Out?, Faux Pas or Nah?, and Your Wedding in Numbers, Round 3!


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  • Becca
    Super August 2019
    Becca ·
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    We don’t really have a budget for this. We aren’t sure what we wanna do yet and we are waiting until 2020. I think we are just going to take that as it comes
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  • Bride 2019
    Dedicated April 2019
    Bride 2019 ·
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    I am assuming over, we went to Hawaii last year and that was $5k for 8 days staying at the military resort
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  • Maggie
    Champion October 2025
    Maggie ·
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    Ooh, both of those sound really fun, Tamara!! Are you going to Vegas shortly after your wedding?

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  • Tamara
    VIP August 2019
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    We are going to leave two days after our wedding. FH did not want to leave right away...it wasn't worth arguing about. Lol! Smiley smile

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  • Laura
    Master October 2019
    Laura ·
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    WAY under that! We are staying local, going to a town north of us here in Michigan.

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  • Tara
    Master May 2020
    Tara ·
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    Under for me. My future spouse and I are spending $ ZERO. My mom is gifting us our honeymoon!
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  • JustKidding
    VIP April 2018
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    We went to Athens Greece. It really was. We do hope to go back some day because we had such an amazing time. But there was nothing like knowing you were on your honeymoon, days after being married in one of the most beautiful locations in the world starting at such history.

    I wanted to go since I was about 3 years old and was given a book about Greece. It will always hold a place in my heart.

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  • E
    Dedicated June 2019
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    Over - we're doing a 7 day all inclusive resort and spa in Antigua and bought the honeymoon package that includes a private dinner on the beach and massages. All in all its costing us about $6,500 not including a couple excursions while we're there. I figure this will be the only honeymoon we take so might as well go all out!!
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  • Erica
    Dedicated April 2019
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    Our flights and hotels alone are $5500. We're heading to Auckland New Zealand and then to the Cook Islands. SUPER pumped for this.

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  • Calio
    Dedicated March 2019
    Calio ·
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    Over. We are spending a week in London, $7500. But that is with spending money and such.
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  • Lisa
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    Lisa ·
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    Hopefully way under. We havent tackled that part of planning yet. Kind of waiting on it to see what we can realistically afford. Neither of us have seen the mountains and he's never been to the ocean, so plenty of exciting options, justttt not a lot of funds to work with.
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  • Alyssa
    Super July 2019
    Alyssa ·
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    Under! We were originally over but then we decided we wanted to buy a house so we cut back on the honeymoon budget and found a new place to go for much less than our original plan.
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  • Maggie
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    Maggie ·
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    That is so nice of her!!! Where are you going?

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  • Maureen
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    We'll probably be over. We're going to the USVI in peak season, so everything will be a bit extra, but thankfully FMIL is paying

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  • Mrs.
    Super May 2019
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    I think we'll be under. We booked our flights and hotel with points so that didn't cost us anything. And we spent about $450 on the festival tickets. I'm assuming we're not going to spend $4000 while we're there haha.

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  • FutureMrs.C
    Dedicated August 2020
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    Hopefully under! We are aiming to stay around the $2.5k range
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  • Amanda
    Expert October 2019
    Amanda ·
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    Right now we're budgeting $4000 & I think it will come close to that. May end up being $4500-$5000
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  • idosoon
    Devoted February 2020
    idosoon ·
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    Still trying to figure out the wedding , honey moon planning will come later in the year but hoping to be under lol

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  • Nemo
    Master August 2018
    Nemo ·
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    Under! We spent a little over $3,000 but we also paid for our flights with credit cards points. I think we still would be about $500 under, even if we had paid cash for them though.

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  • Lc
    Super September 2018
    Lc ·
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    Slightly over, Greece is expensive 😭
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