Read this post before booking or traveling for a honeymoon. We answered many questions such as honeymoon types and cost, best destinations, best season and more, plus tips to handle couple fights during honeymoon planning.
So, your honeymoon planning is stressing you out and you’re about to cancel the whole thing – there you are arguing about when to go, where to go to and how much to spend, and more things you can’t seem to agree about the honeymoon. On top of all that, you have some questions that you feel answers will help you move on with your honeymoon plans. And you wished that a honeymoon/ wedding planner could just show up now and help you figure out how to straighten things up – and plan an unforgettable honeymoon. In this FAQ (frequently asked questions) style post, we set out to answer some of the common questions that couples have about planning a memorable honeymoon without stress. Read on.
Answers to 15 Common Questions About Planning a Honeymoon
Below are our answers to the honeymoon questions that most couples ask. Hopefully, this post will help you to plan a memorable honeymoon within your reach and budget.
1. What is Honeymoon, Really?
According to our trusty Wikipedia, “a honeymoon is the traditional holiday taken by newlyweds to celebrate their marriage in intimacy and seclusion… Today, honeymoons by Westerners are often celebrated in destinations considered exotic and/or romantic. This is the period when newlywed couples take a break to share some private and intimate moments that helps establish love in their relationship. This privacy, in turn, is believed to ease the comfort zone towards a physical relationship, which is one of the primary means of bonding during the initial days of marriage”.
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2. When is the best time to start planning the honeymoon trip?
We recommend that you start planning your honeymoon early – while you’re planning your wedding. Late planning and trying to find last-minute trips will only give you more things to worry about – there’s no need to add to your wedding stress. Simply include honeymoon plans in your wedding planning checklist of things to do – maybe, make it the last item, so that there’s no way to forget it. Besides, you can get plenty of hotel discounts and flight travel discounts by booking your honeymoon trip months in advance. Also, you need a good amount of time to research and ask around for honeymoon destination ideas; and a good amount of time to compare your findings and finally choose. So, plan your honeymoon far in advance to avoid stress and also get great bargains.
3. Where is the best honeymoon destination for me?
First, think of what kinds of things and activities you both want to do during the honeymoon, and then start looking for the travel destinations/ places where those activities are easily available – you may be surprised to find out that the honeymoon destination that has all your kind of fun things may not be popular. If you’re not sure about what activities a potential honeymoon destination/ hotel/ place offers, just ask. One of the mistakes we hear from couples after their honeymoon is that the honeymoon hotel or destination they chose was too boring or not fit for their personality and so they did not enjoy it – usually, those couples chose a destination or place that they heard from their friends or the social media without thinking of what kind of lifestyle that place offers – and whether that lifestyle is a fit for them.
Just because your best friend had her honeymoon in Zanzibar doesn’t mean that you’ll enjoy that same place – first think about what that place will offer you and see if those are what you enjoy. So, we advise that you keep an open mind about the honeymoon destination or location, and focus on a location that has everything you want. We often find that most couples don’t even have a list of what they want to see or do during their honeymoon – all they talk about is the destination, and it’s always the popular destinations/ countries – because they want to look cool in front of their friends. We want you to have a fun-filled honeymoon and so we suggest that you pick the location that offers you your kind of fun.
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Maureen Smart says
Hello Stella, I’m Maureen and a first time reader of this blog and the topic that drew my attention was planning a 500k wedding budget in Nigeria…
I’m mostly thankful to God for answering my prayers through your blog and also, thankful to you personally..Your write up was really thorough,precise and well detailed,I am going to work with this plan in addition to mine… May God be forever praised for giving you such wonderful wisdom and knowledge and May God bless you with more wisdom and knowledge and enrich your pocket…. Thank you..
Stella Anokam says
Hello Maureen, thank you very much for leaving me such heartfelt feedback. I really appreciate it – it motivates me to do more.
I am happy to know that my tips have helped you. I wish you the very best as you plan your wedding. Feel free to come back to let us know how it goes. Best regards.
Good day. Tnx 4 d information n education. Pls, I wanna knw how much I’d spend it would cost me 4 a 1-2wk honeymoon trip to Obudu Cattle Ranch or Tinapa from Lagos using the flight means…..and also to Ghana. Tnx
Hi Seun, welcome to NaijaGlaWedding.com and thanks for your feedback.
I have no idea how much either places cost, but it’s easy to find out in 2 steps and in under 5 minutes – (1) click here to find out your flight cost to either honeymoon destination; you’ll need to type in ‘Lagos’ and your departure city, and then Ghana or Calabar as your arrival city (2) click here to see prices for Ghana hotels (3) click here to see pricing for Obudu Mountain Resort accommodation – check either Jovago.com or Hotels.ng
*Finally, aAdd up the flight and hotel costs for each (Calabar, and then Ghana) to get the total cost for honeymooning to each of those locations.
**NOTE that flight prices change according to times and season, and so you should only ask pricing for your REAL, planned honeymoon travel date.