Did anyone NOT go on a honeymoon? Did you regret not going?

Definitely mini moon if you can't honeymoon! Spending the time together right after all the craziness is really important.

We were trying to fit a mini moon in the budget and struggling to figure it out. We just remembered that we had purchased a Groupon to go to Niagara Falls three years ago, and we had canceled the trip. The promotional value expired, but we have almost $300 toward the hotel that's good forever! Since that takes a big chunk out of the cost, we're going to go! Super glad we can fit something in-- I recommend it.

I think a mini-moon is a great idea - I see so many couples do it now! Just a couple of days to relax, decompress and enjoy being together after the hustle and bustle of the wedding.

Also, Maine is GORGEOUS

Thank you everyone! I will talk with FH about it again, he was warming up to the idea when we discussed it last night...I am more excited about the idea of a minimoon now!

We were not going to go on a HM. FH started a new job in April of this year and he said for months that he would not have the time to take - I understood. Well, about a month ago he said he would have "plenty of time". Given this situation, we decided to stay in a cabin for 3 nights only an hour's drive away. Next year, we are going to take a "big trip". After we booked we both said it was a good idea to plan to get away at least for a few days after the wedding. To go back to work on that Monday was just going to be too much.

I would go for the mini moon. It gives you a little bit of time together alone as newlyweds and if you can afford a bigger trip later, go on your one year anniversary. We are definitely thinking we will not be able to afford a big honeymoon so we have a mini moon plan in case we don't have enough air miles to book a bigger vacation.

Definitely go for a mini-moon. We took my SD to Niagara Falls the weekend after our wedding, but going to work the Monday after our wedding totally sucked.

Date Twin! If its not feasible for you guys to take a full honeymoon right after the wedding due to days off, I say 100% do the Mini-Moon. It will be nice your you guys to just get away even for a few days to have time alone.

Just make sure that when you do take your full honeymoon to treat it as such, make the notes in your bookings that its a HM so that you still get the full feeling!

I regret not taking even a mini moon or a honeymoon. We are planning something for our 1 year anniversary =) we didn't get to because of his work and mine, so we cant wait to get away

I'm doing a mini-moon for the Sunday, Monday, and possibly Tuesday nights following the wedding to Niagara Falls, and then we are doing a bigger 10 day cruise in November. I have tons of vacation time; FH doesn't, but the itinerary we want to go on doesn't sail during the summer. It gives us more time to keep slowly budgeting for the honeymoon though, so I'm good with it.

Mini-moons are becoming really common nowadays. As for waiting on your honeymoon. There's no actual "rule' (well except on Beaches.com..) that says you must go on your honeymoon immediately after your wedding or you don't get one.

With that said, DH and I didn't go on one yet, but planning on going to Mexico within the next month.

I definitely agree that a short honeymoon right after is better than nothing! you'll want that time to just soak in being married, especially after all the stress of planning a wedding. I know several couples who did that, and then saved for a longer honeymoon for anniversaries. I also know a couple who decided against any honeymoon at all, and now they're going on 5 years of marriage with no plans for a honeymoon- and she really regrets it (especially now that they have a kid to worry about).

We didn't take one, and I didn't regret it. We did travel to a lovely area for the wedding. And we took off a few days after it to prepare for the at-home reception.

Were also taking a mini moon nearby for a couple days after the wedding. Work, school, and budget are all factors for us too. We're going to take a bigger trip a few months later but I definitely think taking a couple days together after the wedding is a great idea! :-)

I did, lol , decades before it had a name. Lots of my couples do because of work, school, etc. Some of them travel here from other states, so having a week before the wedding to prepare for it and a few days afterwards is the perfect idea.

And how great is it to have ANOTHER big thing to plan? A honeymoon to anticipate and relish for a while instead of piling on more stress atop the wedding sounds like a fabulous idea.

We didn't. We had a mini-moon in Galveston, Texas for 2-3 days, and then we came back because I had to work on my master's thesis. I would have loved a longer one, but at the time it just wasn't feasible. I don't regret not going on one because I knew the situation wouldn't allow us to.

We're finally (hopefully) going away for several days during Thanksgiving break this year.

Take the mini-moon!! You and your fiancé will need that time to just relax and be alone. It's important. Do it!! Years from now...will the fact that maybe he missed a class or day or work really matter? Or will you have great memories from your honeymoon??

I think you should take a long weekend to really enjoy yourselves, and then do the big honeymoon trip later. A few more day away from work/school won't kill you, and you won't not regret it!!

That sounds like a great idea! I definitely would take the minimoon and then plan for a the long honeymoon/anniversary the following year.

My FH and I are in a similar situation. He has two bachelors degrees and I have one bachelors as well, however, we are BOTH pursuing more degrees. I'm working on my masters in Nursing and he is in medical school pursuing being a surgeon. I also work FT and he works PT so it's going to be awhile until we can really have a true 'vacation' but we are planning to do a honeymoon a few weeks after we are married after he finishes finals. Thankfully, because we have not lived together or anything simply being in a private place of our own will seem like a honeymoon all of it's own! So we will be enjoying time alone as husband and wife in our home together for a few weeks before we head out on our honeymoon! =)

Take the minimoon! Then plan for the real deal at a later date!

I'm flying across Canada to for my wedding because my family lives in Montreal. I only get 1 week of vacation, so we won't be able to go anywhere right after the wedding. Our plan is to do something sometime next year.

We went to Hawaii in February already, so we almost had like a "pre-wedding honeymoon".