Honeymoon a month before the wedding????

Haha my mom is letting us use my parents time share for the honeymoon and that actually came up

ETA: I just thought it was funny because i had never even thought of doing that till after my dad said something.

I dont want to do that though because i would like to go after the wedding

My dad did this with his second wife years ago, and it worked out well. It fit their schedules better and helped them to relax a bit before the big day. The only gripe was that they felt like they didn't have enough time to finish last minute details. Trust me, they sneak up like you wouldn't believe. I'm excited to relax and unwind for a week after the wedding, since everything will be over and we won't have anything left to stress over, but it works either way.

I think it's okay. For me personally, it wouldn't be as exciting because it would just be a big vacation before the wedding. But if you're okay with not being married for your honeymoon, then go for it!

I mean technically that's fine I guess, a honeymoon is just a vacation.

But I would be WAY too stressed out to really relax and enjoy myself if it was before the wedding. I'd be preoccupied thinking about all the things that still needed to get done that I wasn't doing.

Ours is in June, wedding in September. Its just what worked for our schedules.

I know a couple who is doing this, because they're both graduating from grad school a month before the wedding and don't know where their jobs will be (or whether they'll be able to leave for a trip immediately after starting, or if they'll even HAVE jobs). I say go for what works for you, and don't feel bad about it! You have a whole lifetime to do things together as a married couple, and like SpringBride said, it could really relax you going into the homestretch of wedding planning. There is no wrong way to take a trip!!

I officiate a lot of elopements and destination weddings. Couples usually arrive on the weekend and go to the courthouse for their marriage license on Monday. Then I marry them Mon. or Tues. evening and they have the rest of the week as their honeymoon here (although some take a cruise or go elsewhere after the ceremony).

I'd be too stressed about wedding details to relax and enjoy my honeymoon if it was before.

I think that would be really strange. The point of the honeymoon is to enjoy alone time as husband and wife, and relax from all the stress of planning the wedding. Neither happens if you take it before the wedding! A honeymoon before the wedding is simply another vacation...

Why not? The wedding is about bringing your family and friends together to witness your marriage. The HM is entirely for you and FH, so unless there are people who think you and FH are 'saving yourselves', I can't imagine why anyone would care.

I would consider that a normal vacation not really a honeymoon. It makes no sense?

I think it's a little wierd to call it a honeymoon because you won't be newlyweds, but if the only time you can vacation is then go for it.

We are having our honeymoon 5 weeks after our wedding, it's what worked for us. Our honeymoon is almost 2 weeks and neither of us couldn't take it with already taking a week off before the wedding

I agree that to me that wouldn't really be a honeymoon, just a great vacation to take before your wedding just because you wouldn't be newlyweds at that point. I'd rather take a mini-moon after the wedding and wait a few months to take a great honeymoon a few months down the road, then take a nice vacation before my wedding and miss having a honeymoon altogether.

I would consider that a vacation and not a honeymoon.

I also would consider it as just a vacation, not a honeymoon. I barely think of our actual honeymoon as a honeymoon with it being a month and a half after our actual wedding. But whatever. Lol.

I wouldn't do it but if it works for you then it's fine.

I wouldn't do it personally. It will just feel like a vacation and not your first trip together as a married couple. If you don't mind then go for it