How to Take a Less Expensive HoneymoonWith wedding costs skyrocketing, so many couples need to skip the honeymoon in favor of inviting 50 more guests or getting the designer dress of their dreams. While priorities vary for each couple, once the wedding day is finished, many newlyweds wished they had spent less time, effort and money on the D-day details and more on themselves. A honeymoon is usually a weeklong and the remembrances you get to make while bonding with one another as man and wife far outweigh the lace on the placemats or the name of the team playing at the party. Here are some tips on making sure you get a great honeymoon. Plan AheadMake a firm wedding budget and allot your desired amount for the honeymoon. Do not let cake, flowers, or bridesmaids gifts eat up any part of that budget. Do not postpone the honeymoon saying that you will take it later; tomorrow never comes for honeymoons. Now is the precious moment; later work, kids, family and everything piles up and the charm of a honeymoon at the right time fizzles out. Go LocalIf airfare is eating up your entire budget, chuck Hawaii or Europe and save the flying time and airport hassles by going away some place local. Not only will you save big money, you will not stray as much, you will have a honeymoon memory you can visit again if you like, and you can even come home early if the put does not become as you expected. Stay SavvyThe least expensive way of going on a honeymoon is to stay at someone's home while they are away. Inspect home exchanges where someone can stay at your place while you see a different locale. Clone of the Cameron Diaz- Kate Winslet movie, you might snag a lot on seeing an additional city without spending a dime on hotels. If you cannot find a time-share or other free home, you can still have a great honeymoon by skipping the five star hotels and staying at a bed and breakfast instead. The rates are much lower, the policies less stringent and the innkeepers more friendly. SouvenirsThere is no demand for you to get souvenirs from your honeymoon for all your friends and family. Chances are you threw a great wedding and everyone got a favor; acquire a trinket or two for your new place together but leave it at that.
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