Hey all! My fiance and I just decided we wanted to spend our honeymoon in Italy sometime in October of 22. One of our wedding vendors has a honeymoon travel agent service, so I inquired without any real idea of what it costs - we've literally done NO honeymoon planning, as our wedding is taking up all my brain space right now. Anyway, I gave them a budget of $5k, which I thought was moderate, maybe a little conservative, but they came back and said they wouldn't even work with us without a budget of at least $9k not including flights! I did say that my vision was sipping wine by a pool in Tuscany, but I feel like I could plan a week long trip for less than $9k...
Has anyone planned an Italian honeymoon? What did you end up spending? What are some of your best $$ saving tips while still allowing a little splurge here and there? I want to spend at least a night or two in a swanky honeymoon suite Other than that, I can be flexible as long as I'm not in a hostel!