People have been asking me about a honeymoon

I am not getting that but I mean we are going on a honeymoon. Your honeymoon does not have to break the bank. I think it is a normal question and you do not have to go. When it comes to weddings those are questions that get asked...I have asked. You two could do a stay cation or stay close to where you live.

To me, the purpose of the honeymoon is to relax and connect with your new spouse privately. Some people do it by jetting off to a tropical beach, others opt to travel through Europe, and so on. You could do a staycation and just take a few extra days off to just be with your new spouse in your home or maybe somewhere close to home. I'm assuming you're in Sacramento based on your vendors. Maybe a night away in wine country or San Francisco, or even staying home and doing fun things like cooking a romantic meal together, ordering in from your favorite restaurant, setting up your wine tasting. Whatever it is that you like to do.

I love to travel so I was gonna go on a trip regardless

Life is so short so you might as well celebrate the joys and mark it with quality one on one time to create a lasting memory. It can be simple, for example some will just do a one night getaway nearby at a cabin or bed and breakfast, just to mark their new beginning as married couple.

We did a minimoon right after our wedding and were supposed to go to Ireland for our honeymoon this summer, but Covid prevented that.
I suggest doing a small honeymoon. It doesn’t have to be over the top or super expensive. But after a busy, stressful time it is good for you and your new spouse to get away & spend time together.

Even just something as requesting off from work for a day or so to chill at home would be a honeymoon. Honeymoons don’t have to be big lavish things. Just some down time for the newlyweds together privately.

We are doing a minimoon in the poconos

Going on a vacation after getting married doesn't make anyone more or less married. If you and your future spouse aren't interested in taking one, then don't. And just smile and nod and change to the subject to those askers/insisters. Just like you will do for all of the other unwanted opinions you will receive about your wedding between now and then.

I feel you on this!! My FH and I are so ready to buy a house and move out of our apartment and we agreed that we had the rest of our lives to take vacations, so we decided to not go on one.

We did, but we also never really had a real vacation together before. We grew up in two different states so our "vacations" were really just going home to see family so we wanted do something with just the two of us. I also always dreamed of going to California and my husband had already been there previously since that's where his best friend lives and I wasn't able to go with him at the time because I had just started a new job. If you would rather put the money towards a new house then that's what you should do. You shouldn't have to justify why you don't want to go on a honeymoon. Our honeymoon wasn't cheap because we did a ton of different things so it's totally understand why you would want to put that money towards something else.

People were curious about what we were going to do immediately after the wedding since Covid has changed a lot of people's plans. We're going on a roadtrip around the state for about a week and requested time off for another week just to relax at home.

One of the biggest things I've heard from everyone I know about their weddings is the fact that they love the "alone" time they got with their new spouse. The wedding day is so stressful (even if you think it's not) and busy that you barely have any alone time. So, a honeymoon, whether you go away or stay local is all about connecting and enjoying in the afterglow of getting married.

We're doing a familymoon as my step-son's fall vacation falls during our wedding and we want him with us. But it's REALLY becoming a familymoon because his family is staying at our resort and my mom is staying at our resort pretty much the entire time we're there less 2. LOL...

We took a quick mini moon to Disney World. 1 full day there and 2 shorter days because of travel. We spend half a day at Universal Studios, but didn't visit any other parks. We ate yummy food, watched movies, took naps, shopped, sat in the hot tub, and relaxed. Together. Even though it was incredibly simple I am so happy we escaped even for that short amount of time. It was great quality time spent with my brand new husband. We didn't spend a lot since we have Disney's timeshare, but we spent a little bit. Only because we wanted to splurge on nice meals and some shopping since we were celebrating.

I think if you can do something together in the days following it would be worth it, even just something local if you prefer, and make that time so much more special rather than just jumping back into work and your normal routine.

As far as people asking, just tell them you're not going any where and change the subject.

DH and I live on a pretty tight budget, and we really had not taken a "real" vacation before our honeymoon. We'd done a week or so with my parents, and two short trips to Spring Training and Cooperstown, but not a vacation that was an extended period of time by ourselves, away from home.

Honeymoons don't have to be expensive. They are just time after the wedding to celebrate, privately, and maybe doing something the two of you have wanted to do/couldn't have done before. (We did Disney/Universal.)

I'd recommend one, because wedding planning can be so stressful, and so emotional.

Because of covid we're just renting a cabin for a few days and going to stay in and watch movies. It'll be a vacation from other people, we'll leave our pets with his mom so we won't have to take care of anyone else, and it'll just be a break after all the planning. It doesn't have to be a big, expensive overseas trip to count as a honeymoon! But seriously, do what you want and don't let anyone tell you different!

While you don't have to go anywhere, it's a good idea to take a few days off after the wedding to have time with your new spouse to unwind after such a huge event. Up to you if course but just staying home would be nice!