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    Curlysue    June 5, 2009  

    Our wedding is the Sunday over Labor Day weekend.  I plan to take off probably Thursday and Friday (Friday being spa day for me---alone to relax), Saturday will be last minute stuff and rehearsal and the welcome dinner, Sunday the ceremony and Monday we have due to Labor Day.  We are going to have a goodbye breakfast thing at Mimi's Cafe with the family before they head back home.  As of right now we are then returning to work on Tuesday....goodness!  Reason, we are planning to take our honeymoon the last week of September and come back that first Saturday of October........so who else is taking a later honeymoon?  Also, where are you going?  We are still not sure!

     
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    We left a few days after the wedding and honestly would not have minded waiting a few more days as there was SO much stuff for us to do.  I thought once the wedding over we were good but there is still quiet a bit of stuff for us to do.

    We went to NYC.

     
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    lampshade127    March 27   Houston

    We are taking a later honeymoon BUT we leave tomorrow :) My fiance is in medical school so we had to wait for him to finish classes and take a big test before our trip. We are going to the Excellence Playa Mujeres.

    I am really glad that we didn't have to stress about packing right after the wedding. We are so excited to finally get to vacation together.

     
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    Miss Chocolate    July 24, 2010   Texas... Married in California

    We're going on our honeymoon a week after our wedding. Being that we're getting married in California, my parents want us to open up gifts the day after so we can get our thank you cards out and then we'll fly back here to Texas! The cruise we wanted to go on only leaves out of our port on Sundays so we'll leave that next Sunday :]

    We're going on a 7-day cruise to the Caribbean!!

     
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    hilsy85    September 2010  

    We're leaving two days after our wedding, but I would have been happy to wait longer...it just ended up working out this way. I think it's nice to have at least a few days to decompress before you travel somewhere, but oh well! We're going to South Africa and Mozambique :)

     
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    Future Mrs. Martin    August 21, 2010   London Ontario Canada

    We have a wedding to go to a week after ours! 

    And so to not have anything too rushed (it is an OOT wedding) we are leaving for our honeymoon the Monday 2 weeks after our wedding.

    I think it is perfect timing for us!

     
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    JsDragonfly    December 29, 2009  

    We got married Dec. 29th and haven't left on our honeymoon yet. lol  We plan on going to the Sandals Royal Bahamian Nov. 6-13th!

     
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    noodlefish    November 27, 2010  

    My wedding is the weekend of Thanksgiving, and we plan on honeymooning right before the Christmas holiday.  My fiance is in grad school and won't have a break til then.  While he is busy with finals, I'll keep myself busy with thank you notes!

     
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    Samisomsam    March 13, 2010   Longview, WA

    We got married on a Saturday and left on the next Monday. It was nice to have a day in between to unwind and hang out with family.

     
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    something.blue    August 14, 2010   NY

    We're waiting...a year! So I think we're in a totally different boat. My fiance's new job and & grad school start the Wednesday after our wedding (hello new life!). Since jobs & life were so variable for us during the planning process we knew we'd be going next year. I'm actually happy about this cause we'll have time to save some money and plan a trip to (crossing fingers) Italy!

     
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    gabrielleelise1981    August 28, 2010   Portland, Maine

    We are not - because FH has to start teaching classes the week after we get married. We're taking a bunch of mini-moons our first year married - the first one will be a month after the wedding - I can't wait!

     
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    SanDiegoAli    September 18, 2010   San Diego

    The wedding is on Saturday night and we're leaving for the HM on Monday, so we'll have one day in between.

     
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    Curlysue    June 5, 2009  

    Fun to hear what everyone is doing!  Future Mrs. Martin, we have a wedding to go to two weeks after ours and my new husband will be in the wedding party.  The Sunday after our wedding I am participating in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Colorado Springs in memory of a good friend who passed away last month. :(  

     
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    missmouse29    July 2011   NWOntario, Canada

    We are planning a Saturday wedding and haven't really fleshed out the details of honeymooning or mini-mooning. It really all depends on where we decide we want to go, our budget, and if we have someone to watch the pets & kid (because I am certainly not wanting to be on mommy duty when I could be relaxing like a hedonist).

    As far as I can tell though, it will probably end up with us relaxing at home for a few days after before going back to the daily grind.

     
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    punky_brewster    July 31, 2010   Victoria, BC

    We were planning on leaving the next day but now I am considering leaving two days after the wedding. I have a feeling there is going to be a lot of stuff to clean up at the venue/return rentals/etc. the next day and I feel kind of bad leaving my family to do it.

     
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    Joeswaffle    September 25, 2010   Southern Maine/Seacoast NH

    We are getting married on a Saturday but we aren't leaving for our honeymoon until monday. Our flight leaves early on monday so we wanted to have a day to relax before heading out.

     
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    Joeswaffle    September 25, 2010   Southern Maine/Seacoast NH

    We are getting married on a Saturday but we aren't leaving for our honeymoon until monday. Our flight leaves early on monday so we wanted to have a day to relax before heading out.

     
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    jackie-o    October 31, 2010   Seattle, WA

    We're going on our Honeymoon in February over Valentines Day (3.5 mths after wedding.)  I am in the wholesale retail industry and 4th quarter = Holiday which means busy busy busy...

     
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    jaylii9    September 5, 2010  

    Hi date twin! We are getting married Sunday of Labor Day weekend as well! We are leaving for our honeymoon the Friday after our wedding primarily because that's the day our week condo stay starts. We will go back to work Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after the wedding.

    Oh and we are headed to Napa and then spending a couple of days in San Francisco. I'm excited!

     
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    Bailzoe    August 2010  

    Our reception ends at 8pm on Saturday and we are catching a bus to the airport at 3:15am Sunday! Laughing

     
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    rachelss    August 22, 2010   Fort Collins, CO

    You're in Colorado in September and you're not going to a least enjoy a couple days off of work?! Take Tuesday as well at a fancy B&B or hiking or something together before going back to work. We're taking two days in Estes Park - it just seemed a little depressing to go straight back to work.

     
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    upstatebroad    August 10, 2013   Saratoga Springs, NY

    Are wedding is on a Saturday, then on Sunday we are having another party "poprawiny" at his parent's house.....Polish tradition. Relaxing Monday, and then leaving for our honeymoon on Tuesday,

     
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    fourpeass    August 14, 2010   New Haven, CT

    I WISH we had a day in between but we had to pay for the beach house from Sunday - Sunday and don't want the money to go to waste. I think it'll be fine but we'll definitely be TIRED.

     
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    naangel55    June 20, 2009   Long Beach, CA

    Our wedding was on a Saturday night and we left Monday morning for our honeymoon.  There was no way with everything going on that we wouldve been packed and ready to go for a Sunday flight.  Plus we had a brunch at the in-laws house on Sunday and didnt want to miss it!

     
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    WindyCityBride    September 25, 2010   Chicago, IL

    We're leaving 2 days after our wedding, so we don't have to rush to the airport shortly after the wedding ends.

     
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    Shyness76    August 21, 2010   St Paul

    Our wedding is on a Saturday ending at 3:30pm and we catch a plane that evening at 7pm.  Not feeling too rushed about it.  When it comes to trips, I'm an extreme planner.  So I know we'll be [overly] prepared a few days before; just have to change, grab bags and head to the airport.  Cool

     
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    Treasure43    September 18, 2010  

    We're leaving 2 days after the wedding so we can have breakfast with out OOT guests, spend some time relaxing, and not have rush to the airport the morning after we get married.

     
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    Curlysue    June 5, 2009  

    Rachelss, yeah we are, but why you ask about September? If you mean about the leaves, they don't start turning until like late September/early-October anyway.  I don't think we can take a few extra days because of vacation time and just expenses.

     
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    hyphensmith    February 4, 2011   Redondo Beach, CA, Wedding in Montego Bay, Jamaica

    We are having a DW, so we'll be on a minimoon from Monday to Wednesday (married on Saturday).  But since my FH works for a baseball team, we will not be able to go on our full honeymoon until baseball season is over!  It's bad enough that I had to plan my weddign around baseball season (even spring training!), but now we have to put off our honeymoon as well. 

    I'm especially dissapointed about this because we were planning on ttc right after the wedding, but I don't want to be preggers on my honeymoon so now ttc is delayed too!

    Sometimes I hate baseball :)

     
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    sammerz    October 23, 2010   Ontario, Canada

    I'm not even sure if we WILL have a honeymoon or not (Seeing as we're paying for our wedding AND just bought a house that we're moving into in 3 weeks!! EEE!) but if we DO I definitely don't want to go right away!  Maybe a few days after the wedding, but if we have OOT family/guests I'd like to be able to spend a day or two with them if they're making the trip to see us!  I also don't want to be rushed.

     
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    We're leaving for our honeymoon 2 days after the wedding.  I wanted to relax the day after we get married (and pack) before flying out.

     
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    CazS    January 16, 2010   Cardiff

    we're like something blue. I was married in January and i leave for my honeymoon a week today!! If i had the chance to do it again i would definitely do it a little bit closer (i'm more than ready for a break!) but taking a couple of days after the wedding is a good idea. I was EXHAUSTED for 2-3 days after the wedding and definitely wouldn't have enjoyed travelling and probably wouldn't have made the most of my holiday. 

     

    A couple of days between (as long as your not in work!) seems a good plan to me :-D

     
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    KelBells    November 6, 2010   Atlanta

    We aren't leaving till the next Saturday. I work in accounting so the first of the month is so hard to be off work. My boss can cover me the two days before the wedding but couldn't handle everything the week after. So we are just going to wait. Plus this way we get to go for 7 days, Sat to Sat. If we went right after we couldn't leave till Monday since our wedding is 4 hours from where we leave, so we need Sunday to drive back and all.

     

    Plus my photographer puts up teasers on Monday and then a mini slideshow on Friday, so totally will be worth the wait :)

     
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    SuperBrook    5/7/2011   Kansas

    OUr current plan is to get married on Saturday and then leave on Monday or Tuesday.  We're planning to do a Mother's Day Lunch on Sunday, and kinda wanted a day to recover and pack.

    The current plan is to take a road trip to New Orleans and then along the gulf coast.  We figure we're far enough out that it should be clean (we hope).  If not we'll look at a plan b.

     
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    DanielleZara    August 21, 2010   California

    We're getting married Saturday and flying out on Monday. I did NOT want to wake up early the day after the wedding :)

     
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    shaunna    October 9, 2011   UK

    We haven't discussed the honeymoon yet, but I doubt we'll go straight after the wedding as it's unlikely we'll be able to take time off at that point. Maybe near the holidays. Smile

     
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    serasvictoria    August 7, 2010  

    We are waiting three months between the wedding and the honeymoon. I also won't be changing my name until after the honeymoon because I don't trust the government to update my passport by the time we leave and I'm not paying them an arm and a leg to rush it.

    No big deal to me. I will still be Mrs. T in my heart and to my friends.

     
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    littlemissmoo    July 18, 2010   London, UK

    We're having a few days after the wedding before going on honeymoon. It's going to be stressful enough with the wedding without having to do frantic honeymoon packing as well!

     
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    Mrs.KMM    July 17, 2010   Atlanta, GA (wedding in Indianapolis, IN)

    We get married on a Saturday and our Alaskan cruise leaves on Tuesday (although we fly in to Seattle - the port city - on Monday night).

     
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    Hotchili1229    October 23, 2010  

    We're leaving for our honeymooon the following summer after our wedding. It's a wedding present from FI's parents, and I'll be in the middle of midterms when I get married!

     

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