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Maggie
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Over or Under: Average Honeymoon Budget?

Maggie, on March 12, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Posted in Honeymoon 132

In 2018, the average couple spent about $4,500 on their honeymoon! Did you decide to splurge or save on your honeymoon? Is your honeymoon budget over or under $4,500? And do you think you’ll be over or under $4,500 by the end of your honeymoon trip? 2019 Newlywed Report Photo by Marissa Rene...

In 2018, the average couple spent about $4,500 on their honeymoon! Did you decide to splurge or save on your honeymoon?

Is your honeymoon budget over or under $4,500? And do you think you’ll be over or under $4,500 by the end of your honeymoon trip?


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2019 Newlywed Report


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Photo by Marissa Rene Photography in Florida


Thanks for weighing in on these wedding stats! If you missed a question, you can go back to the beginning here: Over or Under? And for more wedding and spending stats, check out our full Newlywed Report!

If you liked these questions, make sure you didn’t miss: In or Out?, Faux Pas or Nah?, and Your Wedding in Numbers, Round 3!


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  • R
    Beginner October 2019
    Rachael ·
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    Under, our budget is at about $3500.
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  • M
    Beginner May 2019
    Morgan ·
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    Our honeymoon budget is $2,000

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  • G
    Dedicated November 2021
    Gabriela ·
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    We havent booked our honeymoon yet but looking at all inclusive stuff we're planning on about 3k so hopefully we stay there or come in under budget!

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  • Heather
    Savvy September 2019
    Heather ·
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    We will be over. Our flights to New Zealand (from Chicago) will cost about $4500. Unfortunately we are both in grad school so we have to wait until winter break from school to take our honeymoon (we are getting married Sept. 14, 2019), which is also peak tourist season in NZ. We're planning to stay at some cheaper Airbnb rentals in NZ for 13 days/12 nights. We have a few excursions/adventures in mind, like skydiving and Maori cultural night. We will also be renting a car to drive from north island to south island and go hiking at a few different locations along the way.

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  • Kirsten
    Beginner October 2019
    Kirsten ·
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    Probably over, but were treating it like a big vacation/trip. 2wks in the UK. So flights and accommodations alone get close to the average.
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  • maryann
    Expert June 2019
    maryann ·
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    It has not been booked yet, but we discussed not going over about 4k..... We want it to be special but we are all about making sure we are being realistic also

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    Master July 2019
    Hannah ·
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    Over. This is the only vacation we'll be taking for at least 4 years because I'm in grad school so we wanted to splurge. We are doing 9 nights at a very nice (and pricey) all inclusive carribean resort with an upgraded room, so it came out to around $5500.
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  • Danielle
    Savvy February 2021
    Danielle ·
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    We have a lot of time to plan our honeymoon but I am all about saving money and when I read this discussion about the average being $4500, I was shocked for a second. But then I realized it is 2019 and nothing is cheap so I am estimating that we won't be close to that because we are not going out of the country and my future in laws own a condo where we are planning on going so that will give us more money to spend on other things.

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    Savvy December 2019
    Lindsay ·
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    So far we are under. We booked a trip to Maui for $2,900 that included airfare, hotel, and a rental car. We are yet to pay for dining and activities so we will definitely end up paying more!
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  • Futuremrs
    Dedicated May 2019
    Futuremrs ·
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    I think we will be around that!
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  • Ana
    Dedicated October 2019
    Ana ·
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    We haven't discussed honeymoon options yet hopefully under!

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  • Maria
    Super October 2019
    Maria ·
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    We have a similar plan just haven't booked anything yet!

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  • Christy
    Just Said Yes June 2019
    Christy ·
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    Over! We are going to be in Hawaii (Honolulu) for 8 nights for the wedding festivities then flying to Lanai for 5 nights. We splurged on the staying at The Four Seasons there. I used my Amex Platinum card so there are a ton of perks with it. I highly recommend getting one.

    Then we will take a second honeymoon a month later to England and Italy. England is really to see family (my fiancé is from there), then he and I fly alone to Italy! Yay! We are staying in Rome and then going to The Amalfi Coast. We really tried to get great hotels/travel at good rates using miles and the Amex Platinum for room upgrades, etc... We try to stay frugal but we love nice accommodations.

    We decided, since it is our second marriage, that taking this time out of our busy busy lives was really important and its really the only time we could justify all this travel/expense.

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  • Jacque
    Dedicated July 2019
    Jacque ·
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    Ohh way under.. we purchased an all inclusive package for 5days 4nights to Oahu Hawaii for $300 & flights to Hawaii just became super cheap from LAX
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  • Kendra
    Devoted September 2019
    Kendra ·
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    Under! We are spending around $3k on our honeymoon.
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  • Sarah Eliza
    Dedicated May 2022
    Sarah Eliza ·
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    Ours is over
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  • Ashley
    Beginner October 2019
    Ashley ·
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    Over all of it except party because we heve exactly 10 and also on age. He will be 33 and I will only be 29! And under on honeymoon budget
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  • Jess
    Super September 2019
    Jess ·
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    Way under! We are doing a 4 night cruise to the Bahamas! Between the cruise, flights, transporation, and hotel (were going down the day before the cruise leaves) the total was only $1800ish!

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  • Hannah
    Dedicated July 2019
    Hannah ·
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    We will be over. Tickets to Thailand next December are going to be ~$5k and our hotels for the three weeks were ~$1,500. We have not booked any excursions yet. We are looking to get certified in diving while we are there. So we will probably be upwards of $8k.
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  • Pattie
    Expert June 2020
    Pattie ·
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    Over! We want to be gone for 2-3 weeks in New Zealand. So flights alone are about that budget
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