- Blog
- Bios
- Boards
- Classifieds
- DIY
- Gallery
- Vendor Reviews
- Shop Weddingbee
Weddingbee boards
Vegas or New Orleans! I have been to both and really enjoyed both!
I have also been to Niagara Falls. It's kind of....eh. It's nice to go for a day trip, but I don't think four or five days there would be too swell.
Yea, I have been to Las Vegas but he hasn't and he's a huge gambler. I'm a huge sit by the pool and explore and see a show kind of person. He's done New Orleans, but I haven't. It has more of the history and exploring stuff we like to do.
As for Niagra Falls, we've just always wanted to see the falls and thought that could be a cool trip. Plus, then at least we'd get some kind of stamp on our passports this year!
We're also up for other suggestions too!
Our main goal is to go somewhere that Southwest Airlines flies to. My mom is a flight attendant for them and can give us free passes to fly.
I can't speak for Orleans or Niagara, but Vegas is indeed fabulous and I would go there in a heartbeat. :)
What about NYC? There is so much to do there. Or maybe somewhere out west where you guys could hike and camp- would he be into that?
If you love history and exploring, I think you can't go wrong with New Orleans! There are so many great places to explore in and around the city. I don't know if you guys are into cooking, but the last time I was there, we took a fun cooking class in the French Quarter that doubled as a great history lesson in the region's interesting past: http://www.neworleansschoolofcooking.com/
I used to live in NYC, so we've been there and done that. We spent our first year and a half together exploring the city.
We could do something out west, although I kind of want to go somewhere that we can fly into, take a cab to our hotel, stay parked and spend most of the trip on foot. You know?
I think Colorado could be cool, although that's a trip we can do with Southwest another time.
I haven't been to any of those, so I can't help with a decision. :( But ... when FI and I were briefly considering a mini-moon, we talked about Maine, Cape Cod, or Nantucket. It would probably be beautiful up there in September! Just a thought! :)
Oooh, and if you do New Orleans, I'm not sure if you'd want to stay in town or nearby, but on the North Shore of the lake (about 25 miles across a causeway) is Fontainebleu State Park. It's right on the lake with great hiking/walking trails and they have brand new cottages for rent relatively cheap. BF and I totally want to stay there next time: http://www.crt.state.la.us/Parks/fontaine/accomos/fontaccom.htm
Edit: Just now seeing you want to spend most of your time on foot based out of the hotel, so this idea doesn't really fit that...but maybe for another time :-)
We're also going the mini-moon route. We're going to New Orleans! We've both been there once before and it's awesome. NO has an atmosphere unlike anywhere I've ever been before. I never been to Vegas, but I've always wanted to go.
Maine could be cool. I've been there before (to Bar Harbor), and we once discussed visiting Portland, ME. That could be a good option.
@emilymuchkinoff - We are so lucky! We haven't utilized our free passes nearly enough and are hoping to get into the groove of using them this year and make it a point to definitely use them once a year after we get married. When my mom retired from her job as an assistant principal, my dad told her that she should be a flight attendant and she said OK, and here we are now!
Chicago, Santa Fe, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston are all cities that SWA flies to and are pedestrian friendly.
I love Vegas. Never been to the other two places. But Vegas is fabulous... nice pools, great food, and cheesy shows. Plus tons of shopping!
If he's not a beach or wine person what are you going to the Greek Isles for? Drinking cheap wine and laying on the beach in Santorini was amazing! I hope you still get to do those things while you are there.
Why not do a little road trip through Maine/Vermont? Portland, ME has such amazing restaurants - it's a real foodie city, and that tie of year (end of Sept/early Oct) is when all the colors are changing. You could rent a car and spend a night in Portland, then head into the White mountains and rent a beautiful house (they have some amazing ones that are super cheap that time of year - we rented one with friends in New Hampshire last year and it was a-maz-ing). There's tons of hiking/mountain biking you could do, and the weather that time of year is the best. It's actually my favorite, as someone who lives in Boston!
@crayfish - ok, that sounds awesome! Even if we don't choose it, I am bookmarking that for another trip!
@amariem25 - He's always wanted to go to Greece and eat olives, I have always wanted to do the Greek Isles. He's OK doing beaches as long as he's prepared for it and as long as there are other things to do, like exploring. And we're big eaters! We are hoping to go, explore and chow down like crazy! We've already discussed his aversion to wine and decided we're going to start training his tastes to like wine. Goofy, I know, but he said he did it for black coffee, so we'll see!
New Orleans for sure...no doubt about it. Vegas is party city. For me, it's not romantic at all and you're pretty much done doing fun stuff after a day or two. New Orleans sounds fun and different and good food! And good music... :)
I can never turn down Vegas so that's my vote! Lots to do, different shows to see, and most hotels have gorgeous pool areas! Great restaurants too and yes - it can be romantic! Just stay at the Venitian or Paris :)
Niagara Falls is an overnight trip - TOPS. It's cool to see the Falls and all, but it's just a very dirty and weird touristy town to me (I have been there close to 10 times).
Never been to NO but I would love to go there sometime!
VEGAS gets my vote! 4-5 days is a perfect amount of time there too!
Out of those three you posted, I'd say New Orleans. But I have to recommend Savannah, GA. It's so romantic and beautiful!
New Orleans is awesome!! But I always recommend Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal as well - they are close by, and relatively affordable, we've had some really great short and sweet vacations in each of these cities and I would definitely recommend it, especially in the time of year that you're talking about. Each of these cities is only about 4 hours from the NY border by car
Oh man, a friend pointed out to me that it's hurrican season in New Orleans when we would plan on being there . . . BOO! We were really leaning that way, but now it looks like it might end up being Las Vegas.
You must log in to post.
| Visit our sister sites | eHarmony Online Dating |
eHarmony Advice Dating Advice |
Project Wedding Wedding Songs |
JustMommies Pregnancy Calendar |
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
| User | Posts Today |
|---|---|
| rachgirl82 | 39 |
| pengoala | 33 |
| MissBoPeep | 17 |
| Beckster329 | 15 |
| Sunfire | 14 |
| kate02121 | 12 |
| couawilou | 12 |
| Future Army Wife | 12 |
| beargoose | 12 |
| ndreighton | 11 |
| User | Posts Today |
|---|---|
| rocknrazzle | 3 |
| kate02121 | 2 |
| rubyroad10 | 2 |
| Rica2002 | 2 |
| rachgirl82 | 1 |
| Kewii | 1 |
| MrsElopement | 1 |
| ladyartichoke | 1 |
| reebee | 1 |
| Miss Mochaccino | 1 |
After some false starts with our honeymoon planning and wishy-washiness, my fiance and I have finally decided what we're going to do for our honeymoon. We're going to do a mini-moon for about 4 or 5 days after the wedding and then take our "real" honeymoon next June to the Greek Isles.
So, we're trying to decide where the mini-moon will take place. He's not a beach or wine person, it's going to be at the end of September and we like to go places that have stuff to do, historically and what-not.
So, right now our list of possibilities includes Las Vegas, Niagra Falls and New Orleans.
Which of those places would you choose? Any other suggestions?