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A weekend versus a week I think. 5 days is like...middle ground for me. Not quite the length for either. I either go 3 days or a full week
Or i guess, something really simple versus an elaborate blow out within the 1- year newlywed time frame. After that it becomes an "anniversary" =]
We're calling ours a minimoon because we're taking the tent (that was purchased for us off our REI registry) and are going to camp and hike within a few hour drive for several days. I also consider it a minimoon because we're not making any concrete plans, just going with the flow and checking out the weather the day we plan to leave. If the weather calls for rain we'll take my parents' camper instead of the tent.
We're moving just after the wedding and don't have a new house yet so all of our stuff is going into storage for up to 8 months. We've agreed to take a real honeymoon vacation when we're settled in our new house (fingers are crossed that it happens sooner rather than later!)
We are having a minimoon because I have law school the week following the wedding. We are staying at the Ritz in the area of the wedding for the wedding night & perhaps following two nights - then in December we are doing a 2 week honeymoon in Europe during my xmas break from school.
I called mine a honeymoon even though it would probably be considered a minimoon by others. It was short (4 days) and close to home (2 hours drive away). Some people say "minimoon" when they intend to take a bigger honeymoon later.
i agree with mary-alice - minimoon is i guess if you plan on having another. Even if its one day, just because its a short honeymoon - its special to the couple and shouldnt be consider just because. Its more for pre-honeymoon references :) My cousin had a weekend honeymoon in the Bahamas months after her honeymoon and I wouldnt dare refer to it as a minimoon - I know how special it was to her and her husband!
Ours was definitely mini--2 nights, 3 days in Cape May. I needed to go back to work--we are taking a bigger trip for Christmas since we both have lots of time off then.
An extra 2 nights in Vegas after the ceremony, plus a couple days at home to reorganize. We're trying to buy a house, and didn't want to spend the money right now.
I refer to our trip as a "mini-moon". It was basically a the length of a long weekend trip instead of an entire week or longer. We left on Monday and came home on Thursday AM. We also went to a location somewhat close-by (and we drove instead of flying), so I think for me that makes it a "mini" instead of an actual honeymoon. We're also hoping to take a longer trip sometime in the future to the Caribbean, like for our 1st anniversary.
Thank you for all the responses. :)
FI approached me a few days ago and said he was thinking of doing the honeymoon during the summer. Well, to me, in March is a good time because its off season. He said maybe we'll just take a few days and go to Galveston or something (about an hour or so away). truth be told I'd probably rather go to Fredericksburg or do our wine trail we've been wanting to do. I definitely want to take a few days and just enjoy the fact that we finally got married. But, I also feel guilty if we were to take off a few days to a week the week of the wedding AND do it again over the summer. To be fair, we picked that weekend for the wedding bc the kids are off of school and more than likely the kids probably would have been with my mom anyway. During the summer, the alternated between going to her house or being with us. So, its not like it would put her out much, but I do still feel guilty doing something fun without them twice.
To me, a minimoon is a trip that lasts less than 5-6 days (so, like a long weekend), whereas a honeymoon is anything a week or more.
I'm calling mine a "minimoon" and don't intend on taking a bigger honeymoon later (we may take a trip together later...but it won't be a "honeymoon"). I call it a minimoon because I like how it sounds, and 'cause it easily conveys that it's going to be a small, less expensive trip. I don't think it makes it sound any less important.
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I've heard a lot of people talk about taking a minimoon. What does "minimoon" vs. "honeymoon" mean to you? How long do you think a typical minimoon lasts?