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Oooh! We considered the Smokies. Well, I considered the Smokies since I'm from Tennessee. We'll be doing something similar in Ohio, renting a cabin those mountains by West Virginia for a few days. We'll bring the dog, have a hot tub, have the place to ourselves, go hiking or canoeing and do a zipline. However, we do want to save and take a trip, probably to Australia, in the next year or two.
Haha where in TN are you from? I grew up near Elizabethtown, KY and went to college at WKU in Bowling Green, KY. My fiance went to middle school, high scool, and college in TN...lived in Henderson near Nashville and went to college at UT Knoxville for a few years then transferred to WKU which is where we met lol
ANYWHO, yeah we're going to take an anniversary trip out of the country in the next few years...with us paying for a lot of the wedding ourself, his student loans, a new townhouse we're moving into in August.....we just decided something a little more local would be better for now lol
We plan on going to Vegas for our honeymoon. FI has never been and I had a great time when I went. We are "lite" gamblers and we aren't really into the bar/club scene anymore, so we plan on focusing on two things: the shows and the restaurants. I also plan on shopping alot, but FI doesn't need to know that yet 
It is actually really, really affordable right now. I'm stalking Continental Vacations and for four nights in July at MGM plus airfare it will be under $1,000!
We went to Aspen. We really only had about ten days, and we didn't want to spend a huge chunk of that time just travelling - plus, we wanted somewhere that we could have some fun (skiing, shopping) and get some great food, but also just spend a lot of time relaxing together (not feeling like if we were just kicked back in the hotel we were somehow missing out on stuff or wasting time).
Vegas is a great deal right now - we went down for a long weekend in early March, and everybody has great specials. Plus, it's not crowded - so that's a bonus. My parents did Vegas for their honeymoon, and still love to talk about it.
My mom and her husband just got back from Vegas and they l-o-v-e-d it. They got a free hotel stay because they booked a show (Cirque de Soliel) and for four days, three nights, flight and shows it was under $1,000 at Treasure Island I believe it was. Their hotel rooms were very modern and awesome looking :)
Sorry, forgot to add that my sister and her husband went on their honeymoon last summer to Jackson Hole, WY. They had a great time, stayed in a lodge type place that was nice and got to go fishing and stuff. I hear that Jackson Hole has lots of great shops too to spend some of the dollar dance money! If interested let me know and I'll ask my sister for more details.
Due to immigration, once I'm in the US I cannot leave until all the paper work is filed & I have changed my status.
We're toying with the idea of either hitting up Hawaii for the beachy honeymoon feeling... or we're going to the Willows Lodge in Redmond, WA for 10 days.
We met in Redmond/Seattle so we have a very special place in our hearts for those cities. The Lodge just oozes romance & serenity. I'm leaning towards this one. Sigh- memories!
The US offers tons of wonderful Resorts & options! You just have to do a little digging & research :)
We finally decided to go to Maui. Looked into a lot of international options, but given the crazy times we live in, I didn't want to worry about being kidnapped or murdered on my honeymoon. Hawaii is safer & exotic & you don't need a passport :)
San Francisco/Santa Cruz/Monterey for 2 weeks. It should be pretty awesome.
We too are going to the Smokies. We are spending our wedding night in a romantic & historical B&B in north Georgia and then staying for a full week just outside of Pigeon Forge. The cabin is overlooking Smoky Mtn National Park, has a hot tub on the deck, several fireplaces, jacuzzi bathtub, king size log bed, pool table, entertainment center, porch rockers-we may never leave! We are planning on doing some touristy things while we are there-aquarium is supposed to be nice and definitely hitting up the local restuarants-The Old Mill for a country lunch, Pancake Pantry for breakfast, dinner at The Park Grill or The Peddlar (one of the dining highlights of our honeymoon, or so we've been told), packing a cooler and spending the day at Cades Cove-but mostly just hanging out, enjoying nature and our surroundings and definitely enjoying each other! :)
We're on a major budget and also didn't want to spend large amounts of time flying, in airports, etc. and we're just really not "hotel" people-we're campers and cabin type people, so thought this honeymoon was a better fit for us. That being said, some of the out of the country honeymoons sound AMAZING and I hope that all of you globe hopping bees have the time of your lives!!!! :)
@lizwintz - your honeymoon plans sound amazing! Would you mind letting me know the name of the place where you are staying? It sounds wonderful & just the kind of place we would love - we are planning a getaway trip in a couple of months and we've both been wanting to visit the Smoky Mtn area.
We're going to the Oregon Coast (Manzinita, Cannon Beach) for four days. A little mini-moon! :)
we're not going on our big honeymoon until next year but we do live in FL so our mini-moon stay will be at the grand floridian resort. =)
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I'm from the metro ATL area and love georgia! There's so much to do in ATL and then you could do a 3 to 4 hour drive to Savannah and the georgia coast and also visit St. Simon's, and Jekyll Island and get a good feel for the coastal Low Country.
So much to do here!!!
We're going to St. Augustine FL for a coupl of days and we are driving down there becase we both love to road trip and he wanted to go somewhere warm. Also it has some major history and major tourist town so that means lots of funky little shops :)
No matter where you go it will be a special time. My fiance and I are not tropical beach people so instead we are going to MT for a week to hike, play in the snow, snowmobile and do all the things we enjoy. Also to RELAX. Have fun!
My fiance and I are going to New Orleans :) I wanted to go out of the country since I've never been, but we don't currently have passports and I was too worried we wouldn't get them on time. We'll only be in NO for 3 nights, but we're taking a train there and back from Chicago. It's not the greatest, but we don't have a lot of vacation time and the train saved us a bit of money. At least we can cozy together and enjoy the scenery! We chose NO because neither of us drive (from NYC!) and from the sounds if it, it'll be easy to get around. My fiance is really looking forward to the food :D I won't be able to make Jambalaya from the box for him anymore once he has the real stuff!
go to antigua in the carribean, all you can eat all you can drink, jolly beach resort, the staff is fantastic, 7 nights for $1300, flight, food, resort is included, best vacation of my life; many honeymooners and wedding parties there.
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We're going to Naples Florida!!! It has white sand and hotels right on the beaches!!! And great shops and food!! CAnt wait!
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@ Happilywaiting-
I sent you a PM, but I'll post for anyone here that would like to know-we looked and looked for a reputable cabin company. We finally decided on Fireside Cabin and Chalet rentals. You can search cabins by different criteria-bed size, pool access, bedrooms, location, etc. Our "must have's" were king size bed, fireplace(s), hot tub, & secluded location. We also liked that the Fireside website offers full views of the cabins-since we will be there for a week & we are planning on spending a significant amount of time at the cabin, we didn't particularly want to be crammed into a studio, so we were looking for something with an upstairs & downstairs, a loft, or multi-levels with plenty of space. While we love kids (I have twins!), we just didn't want to be in a location surrounded by families & noise. While that type of vacation may be fine for us when we have the under 6 team of double trouble with us, for our honeymoon, we wanted something that was much more secluded with more privacy. We also booked last year, so we were able to get those rates and I believe that one of those nights is also free because we are staying for a week. We've been on a couple of mini-vacations/long weekends to several places-Chimney Rock, Brevard, Hendersonville-all around the NC/upstate SC area & an easy drive from his parent's home-we are always regretting having to leave and seem to feel like no sooner do we get settled and really relaxed when it is time to pack up and head home. I am looking forward to this long time away.
We're going to Catalina. We debated on several places, but decided to piggy back it onto our trip to Cali for our other reception (the Cali reception was a compromise I made with my mom for us getting married here in Wyoming). The honeymoon will be after the second reception, of course. Then we'll take the scenic route home instead of just flying up 15 like we usually do.
We're off to Cape Cod right from our "thank for coming" breakfast with our guests! Chatham to be exact. I can't wait! We are staying at the same B&B we went to for our first vacation away together. We are planning on taking day trips to whale watch, shop in P-town and hang out on Martha's Vineyard. Plus the innkeeper at this B&B (Chatham House Inn - highly recommended!) will set up dinners and outtings as you desire - like we've requested an in-room couple massage and she's setting it up. I don't need to leave the coutry to get a good massage and live in the newlywed-ness:)
@liztwinz
We decided on this cabin from Starr Crest Resort:
http://www.starrcrestresort.com/overthetop.php (Photo links to the left) I'm so excited!
Which cabin from the fireside cabin/chalet place did you all pick?
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The recent entry in the main blog today about honeymoons has me wondering....are my FH and I like, the only couple not going out of the country for their honeymoon? lol
We're renting a luxury cabin/chalet in the Smokies for a week...not exactly exotic but should be pretty romantic and very relaxing...
Anyone else honeymooning within the country? And where?