Are honeymoons essential to newly weds?

I don't think it is a total necessary part of a newly-wed experience. There are a lot of people that don't go on one. Now not to say if you can get the time off work and have the funds it isn't a fun and exciting thing to do with your new husband/wife, but necessary, nope. My husband and I just went on our first trip ever last April (we renewed our vows during our best friends wedding we have been married almost 25 years). I have to say it was nice and exciting. Of course for someone that has never gotten to go anywhere it would be. LOL! We went to Salem, Mass. and it was very interesting with all the history and ghost walks. We also ended up staying in Hawthorne Hotel and that place is amazing, well the lobby and stuff is, rooms kinda small, but when do you get a chance to stay in a Historical Hotel very often? Anyways it is fun and can give you that alone time but it isn't a necessary part of the wedding. With this recession I would probably make it a small trip close to home thou.

We are getting married in Vegas in May so we're considering that our honeymoon. We've been putting money away for years in kind of a 'vacation fund' so we're using that for our trip. One plus about the economy is that travel (especially to the States) is super cheap right now. For the two of us the flight and 5 nights hotel is only about $1500 Canadian. Otherwise if money was tight I don't think we would have a problem skipping it. We would probably just take a week off work, hole up at home and enjoy being man and wife!

Hello! For me going out for a honeymoon trip bears no meaning.It is just a show and squandering money unnecessarily.The purpose of the honeymoon for the newly wed couples is to enjoying life together.They can accomplish this in the bedroom even in a better way and save some dollars which will be helpful to the couples in future.Though I had the means to go for a honeymoon trip I decided to observe it in my bed room for a couple of days and we were quite happy with this arrangement.thanx.

Well Maezee, I have been married 7 years this summer. We didn't exactly have a honeymoon. We had been living together for 3 years before we got married and already had one child and he had another. So an extended vacation away from my 2 year old baby girl wasn't really an option....plus we were broke. We did go away for the night with his brother...he took us camping and we got plastered...so drunk there wasn't anything else to do but go to sleep and the next morning I had the worst hangover I ever had. Even if we had of had the money I don't think we would have taken a HUGE honeymoon...Now we are in a bettewr position our kids are starting to get older. His oldest is almost 13. We still have a 3 year old but we are longing to go on a vacation...just to get away...a cruice would be wonderful. I personally think honeymoons are overrated but many people enjoy them and think they are essentional. I personally do not. Now that we have been together for awhile and have been through so much it would be nice to get away for an extended vacation.

My wife and I got married at a lake in my hometown in Georgia actually. We then rented a cabin at the lake to stay in, and stayed there for a week. It was really nice actually. The lake was in a state park, and the cabins were really nice. I had been to that park hundreds of times, but had never rented a cabin there, because it was actually only a few miles from my dad's house. She had never been there before, though, except for a couple of hours we spent there when she had come up to visit me once before, so she really enjoyed it...

I got married almost ten years ago. We did not go on a honeymoon. We had kids to take care of and also did not have any money to go. I think that it would have been nice to go some where. I think that I truly did miss out on a good thing. But I can not change the past. Maybe one day we will be able to go on a second honeymoon who knows.

I would say so, the honeymoon is a getaway from everyone. You can have a honeymoon on a budget and not spend so much money. Las Vegas.

No, I don't think so. My husband and I never had a honeymoon and we have been married for almost 14 years now (and together for the past 17 years). As we never saved for one we didn't use the money on something else. Honeymoons may be great for some couples, but in the end it won't guarantee that their marriage will last forever.

Hi dear i am already married and i went to northern area odf Pakistan for 5-6 days, well it was really very lovely and good time, scary roads but trust me Mind blowing natural beauty, loverly lakes. It was really nice and sure Shopping was part of it Well if u r getting married and u have savings for ur Honeymoon, then i would recomend that one must go and enjoy that time, sure u can go to some near and lovely place instead of world tour as essence of Honey moon is to spend some lovely and quality time togather and to know each other Take care

I just got married and went on a honeymoon. Honestly I loved where we went, but this may sound selfish.. I hated that we spent 3 of the days with my husbands sister and husband. We were planning on going to the Rocky Mts. and she talked him into going to her state and staying in a cabin for 3 days there and then 3 days with her. I have to say we saved alittle money, but we could of had more fun where we really wanted to go. He hadn't seen her in 4 years so I understand why he wanted to kindof use the chance to fly across the US to see her, but we both didn't have to much fun when we were in her town. Most of my friends just went to a hotel for 2 nights acouple hours away from home and they had a decent time. So I know I'm lucky for even leaving the state and I know one day we will go back to the cabin we spent a few days in, but only one with his sis. I think you should at least stay somewhere different for a honey moon if trying to save money. Even if you go two hours away or even in a larger town nearby. Its at least one night to yourselves.

My fiance and I are getting married in May this year. We were planning on spending our honeymoon in Italy where we would visit my friends, travel around in different parts of the country etc, but we can't afford it, so we have had to postpone our trip to Italy. We still want to have a honeymoon, and we have decided to spend it in our own country instead. We have going to a part of the country that we don't know very well, so it will still be kind of a new experience. I look forward to going there. Of course it would have been nice to go to Italy like we originally planned, but we don't really have a choice, because we just can't afford it at the moment.

usually after wedding here comes honeymoon. you can splurged if you have the means and its included in your plan. but really with the current situation you can think twice before spending it. for the rest of your lives as married couple you will be together and every night can be treated as your honeymoon as long as you're all alone in your room...

The part of the honeymoon that i want is to be with the person I have chosen to marry and be with for eternity. It doesn't matter necessarily where we go, although I would prefer it to be a little bit of a change from the norm. I think the honeymoon is a romantic notion. Something some of us tend to dream about in our hearts traveling distances with the one that we love the most. Doing the things that we love to do with the one we love the most. I think we will have a lifetime of opportunity to do those types of things. I do like the idea though of starting off the marriage with just me and him. A week or so of being away from the world, of the busyness, and doing those things that we love to do together and creating new memories. I don't think it has to be expensive to have that type of experience.

I'll say i will use the couple thousand dollars to charity since i'm a really nice person :) sorry if i didnt quite answer your question.

I dont know if I would say its a essential to a marriages over all success, but if I were ever to get married I would want some sort of small honey moon, because I feel that a new married couples should have some alone time together because after a person is married chances are they will not get many chances to be alone and do anything romantic, because typically after a person gets married they have kids and other responsibility's that can take away from the time they can spend with each other so thats why I think a new married couple should cherish any amount of time they can spend together and they deserve some time alone after marriage so I think its helpful to have a honey moon.

Nope...I will go for my honeymoon no matter what it will cost me because it's a once in a life time thing so I think whatever the cost it worths it..and incase you don't have extra cash for it you can still have it your own way and not neccessarily expensive one..but I think the fun of it is a memorable one...