Who has actually gone on honeymoon straight after their wedding?

Hi! I had my wedding on a Saturday and departed for honeymoon on Monday. It was within driving distance so we didn’t get on a plane. It was nice to have Sunday to recover and pack. I would definitely recommend going as soon as possible after the wedding date so you can feel that “just married” feeling. I also worry that if one doesn’t go right away they might put it off and then never get around to it! (I don’t have kids but I dropped my cat off at my moms on Sunday before we left on Monday haha)

We got married on a Saturday and left for our honeymoon on Monday. We got married four hours from home so we wanted time to travel back to our house before leaving for our honeymoon. We didn't have children at the time of getting married.

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I agree. I want that "just married" feeling and I will more than likely drop the kids off too lol Thanks

We did this! Definitely glad we did. It was a great treat to ourselves after a year of planning and stress. Also kept up the excitement after the wedding. We kind of felt like it would be a bummer to just go home after 😬 Small bonus was when MIL tried to suggest a day-after brunch I could shoot it down since we were definitely not going to be in town 😂


This did mean that we had to make sure we packed our honeymoon suit cases early. My fiancé took them to the hotel on Friday (day of our Rehearsal. We also stayed at the hotel where our Rehearsal Dinner was at, so that meant I had to make sure my necessities were packed in a travel bag for Friday, wedding on Saturday, and then the night at our hotel before leaving Sunday. I gave my bag to our coordinator as I was changing out of my dress and she put it in the exit car before we walked out for our exit.

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This makes me so hyped Yes. I really want that for us. Party hard with the family and then off to relax together as husband and wife.

We got married on a Friday a few hours away from where we live, did a day-after event with some of our guests on that Saturday, drove home Sunday, then left Monday for our honeymoon! I loved having a couple days in between the wedding and honeymoon to get reorganized, but also loved having the honeymoon so close after the wedding, since we still had all the newlywed excitement. I would do it all over again in the exact same way!

Our wedding was friday night and we left at 9am saturday morning. It was awesome. I can't imagine waiting longer! We did not have kids at the time so went just the two of us.

We took a small honeymoon to a Bed & Breakfast immediately following our wedding. We got married on a Tuesday and arrived at the B&B on Wednesday mid-afternoon. It was only an hour drive from our ceremony location (40 minutes from home). If you can, I would reccomend leaving time in your schedule to go home and take a shower, drop off your dress/formal-wear, drop off any large wedding items, etc. before departing but not much more than that. We packed for our honeymoon before the wedding.



We do not have kids but we do have a dog. He was boarded and did not come with us, although the B&B had pet-friendly rooms.

It was excellent!!! Having a couple of days away from home, just the two of us, made a huge impact. We were overwhelmed with family and other obligations the minute we got home from our honeymoon and I cannot imagine dealing with all of that right after the stress of the wedding without the time to bask in the joy first. I took my wedding bouquet with us and enjoyed the flowers durring our stay. We also packed cheese, crackers, and wine for a picknick lunch when we first got to the B&B.

We went to bed around 10 Saturday night and were on a plane before 7 on Sunday. I brought wedding cake as my carryon, lol.
It was amazing to check into the hotel and say we’ve been married less than 24 hrs.
You just have to be organized and have stuff packed before the wedding. So maybe by Thursday if you’re doing a rehearsal on Friday. I would 100% do it again. Nothing beats that just married feeling.

We did this! Our wedding was on a Saturday, we stayed at a hotel that night, then swung by our apartment in the morning to drop stuff off, package up my bouquet to ship it to the person preserving it, and then took off for the airport.

You'll need to pack no later than probably the Thursday night before if you're getting married on a Saturday. Our Friday was completely booked with last minute things before the rehearsal/ rehearsal dinner. My MOH kept our dogs at her house for the wedding/ honeymoon, so we had them meet us back to our apartment after the dinner to pick them up.

I wouldn't have minded at least a few more hours the morning after. We were so tired from not getting much sleep before the wedding, the wedding itself, etc., so the early alarm was rough. I was also in a rush to make sure I got my bouquet packaged, and since we needed to leave before any of the delivery company stores opened, we had to take the box to someone to ship for us. We also just kind of tossed everything anywhere there was space and left, so it was a huge mess to clean up once we got back. That being said, we got to our honeymoon spot around late afternoon/ early evening, so we had some time to grab dinner and just relax for a bit, which was really nice. It was also really nice to be able to still have that "newly married" feeling while we were there.

Depending on where you're leaving from, where you're going, and flight availability, I think the ideal arrangement would be to give yourself enough time to sleep in, drop stuff off without any rush, and then leave that day.