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mmbrake28
Expert August 2018

FH wants to plan honeymoon and surprise me....thoughts?

mmbrake28, on June 12, 2017 at 12:22 PM

Posted in Honeymoon 52

So last night, FH said that he wants to "surprise" me with our honeymoon & completely plan it on his own. He says he thinks it will be fun & doesn't want me to know where we're going until I get to the airport the morning after our wedding. This terrifies me (lol) bc I have a type A personality &...

So last night, FH said that he wants to "surprise" me with our honeymoon & completely plan it on his own. He says he thinks it will be fun & doesn't want me to know where we're going until I get to the airport the morning after our wedding.

This terrifies me (lol) bc I have a type A personality & want to plan everything. When we've gone on vacations in the past, I'm the one that looks at 150 different resorts and reads all the reviews. I look at restaurants and find fun places to try, I schedule activities and fun excursions, etc.

FH is the complete opposite and just goes with the flow. He doesn't really plan things out, and he certainly isn't as in-depth in terms of reading reviews.

I think the offer is super sweet & I love the spontaneity behind, but I'm also terrified to have zero part in it. Or not even know where we're gong until after my suitcase is packed??!

Would you let it be 100% a surprise? Or would you want to be involved in the planning?

52 Comments

  • Beecham2Barrows
    VIP December 2020
    Beecham2Barrows ·
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    Go for it... Wish mine would

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  • MrsPreach2018
    Master August 2018
    MrsPreach2018 ·
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    We're both type A, but he's been very laid back with the planning except for the honeymoon. He wants to plan the entire thing, I agree to it with one exception, we both will decide the place. Other than that, he will plan everything else.

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  • Shani
    Devoted October 2017
    Shani ·
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    I think it will be really fun! Let loose for this one time and just enjoy what he has planned for you!

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  • Steph N.
    Super October 2018
    Steph N. ·
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    I would at least want to know how to pack! Like am I packing for the beach or more of a city trip? I'd pack way different for the Caribbean than I would, say, Paris.

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  • Anthony
    Devoted July 2017
    Anthony ·
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    Mine thinks we are going to Key West for the week, hope she isnt to upset when the plane lands in St Lucia instead of South Florida!

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  • Julie
    VIP April 2018
    Julie ·
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    My brother did this for my SIL. Surprised her with a trip to Bora Bora.... let him have his fun! No matter what, you'll be together and enjoying life Smiley smile. I think it's sweet

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  • milinovemberbride
    VIP November 2017
    milinovemberbride ·
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    I hate surprises and I love to plan everything myself but you should let him if he wants to. He's trying to do something nice.

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  • Leah
    Devoted November 2017
    Leah ·
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    I think it's super sweet to have him surprise you! I totally get wanting to know but maybe limit him to a region? Or chain of hotel/resort that you've liked in the past and he picks the location?

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  • Amanda
    Expert September 2017
    Amanda ·
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    I gave that job (his only one) to my FH. We had talked about where we wanted to go first but I left final decisions up to him. When he booked a La Quinta, his mother told him he should talk about it with me again. We ended up planning it together and we are both really excited about it.

    For weekend getaways he normally plans most of it, and we stay at La Quinta's for the rewards, price and free hot breakfast, so I think he just didn't get that I wanted something a little more special and a bit of a splurge. And with more romance.

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  • Bellaxo
    Dedicated September 2017
    Bellaxo ·
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    Sounds like you and I and our FHs are very similar to one another! Lol. My FH suggested this to me at the beginning and I was like thanks but no thanks sweetheart. Lol. He is way too unorganized and I would be way too anxious about knowing what to pack and what to expect. I don't think it's a big deal to say you don't want that to be a surprise.

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  • K
    Savvy September 2017
    Katherine ·
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    I would let him plan, but try to remind him of things you like or dislike, and remember it's one less thing to add to your stress level, and planning.... Try to enjoy it, sometimes we all need to compromise in marriage and this might be a good way to start. Maybe also talk to his family or best man, if anyone else knows where or what he is planning, you could ask them to help our give them ideas to tell him!

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  • Ashlyn
    Dedicated April 2018
    Ashlyn ·
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    I would keep it a surprise! I have a type A personality too so I understand your thoughts. But definitely ask questions on what to pack! Don't want to be prepared for the beach and end up in the mountains

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