Unplugged Honeymoon

That is a wonderful idea. Our honeymoon will be up in the mountains where we get no signal and we're both excited about no one being able to get ahold of us

I don't think it would be rude. They should understand that you are on your honeymoon and want to not be bothered. I usually only use my phone for the camera when I'm on vacation. I don't like to be bothered and want to relax. No one has ever complained.

That's what we are planning on doing - we'll contact our families to let them know we got there & maybe send the occasional picture to let them know we are okay. He isn't big into social media & I am probably too much into it. I'll probably end up batch posting when we are back if we stay off all week. we'll see how it goes but I think it's great!

We'll be in mexico and I'm not sure how our wireless plans will work down there anyway. his sister got all huffy when I said "I'm looking forward to 5 days on the beach & no one bugging us" we both stay glued to our phones due to work - so it'll be a nice break.

You'll post a BAM before you leave though, right?!

Everyone should unplug during their honeymoon!

FH and I take one vacation a year, when we get married the money moon will likely that the place of that vacation, and we are never on your phones. Except the occasional call home to check in because we are so young.

Awww @WED18. I want to do a pro-BAM so I probably won't post it until afterward lol

We "unplug" for most of our vacations. We like to be present to enjoy the moments of being away. We may check once a day but for the most part phones are away. We do not post pics of vacations on social media. We do give family members a detailed copy of our itineraries and let local embassies know we are in country.

It's definitely not rude. You're on your HONEYMOON. Spend time with your husband, as far as I'm concerned nobody should be trying to reach you especially if they know you're on your honeymoon. Maybe tell your family and close friends to only try to contact you if it's an emergency.

We did it and it was awesome. We had the best time just hanging out and being tourists.

While I'd love to do this, for me personally it's not doable.

I had a friend that was glued to her phone, everywhere we went it was Snapchat, text, Facebook. It was beyond annoying, FH would not be happy if I did that! Lol I couldn't imagine being glued to my phone during my honeymoon!!

@HisBeauty I can understand that. Like a lot of things, unplugging might not be for everyone

@MsRiahtoMrsP, quite true. I have an 8 yr old, so I'd be anxiety ridden if I was unable to be reached in the event of an emergency. I know my parents will take amazing care of him, still as a mom, I will be reachable.

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I think that's a great idea! It's the time to celebrate being husband and wife, so you shouldn't spend it all buried in your phones. I think it's okay to still be reachable by phone in case of an emergency, but don't just always have your phones out. I plan to follow this same mentality.

We did this. We only used our phones for our maps, communicating with our guest before our DW and when we needed to look something up. We both posted a couple pics but for the most part we stayed off of them.

100% in support of this!! We are having a destination wedding in Hawaii (ceremony and a few days on Kauai and then a week on the Big Island), and when we were looking at some options on Airbnb for our stay on the Big Island, there were lots of adorable tree houses and tiny houses in the rainforest that have no wifi and I was like YES! But FH was like noooooo haha! I will be trying my best to keep him unplugged, even if for a little while

@veeismeee We are the same way. He's great about staying off the phone, but I'm always on it. I think unplugging would make the trip more memorable but it would also be a sweet gesture to show my spouse that "this time is about me and you".

I wish i could make FH to do this.

will be trying to push this one!

It's definitely hard to put the phones down, they're bright, and shiny and connect you to the whole world! FH also has a somewhat stressful job and I know he will have a hard time not checking in or solving problems from afar, but I will do what I can to make sure we get some quality time in! I think your FH will love the gesture! Get in as much quality time as you can before heading back to the real world!

@WKC My FH is the lead-by-example type. When we're out and about or having a date he will usually be off his phone and then when I realized I'm the only one super plugged into the phone, I'll stop. Maybe if you're off your phone he'll see your example and want to do the same. Also, do you have any pictures of you and FH or a favorite picture to use as an avatar? You should update your avatar so that users on here can recognize you as more than a picture of a cake.

ETA - Yes @veesimeee! Our jobs aren't too stressful, but I do start in a new position as soon as we come home. I'm a bit nervous about that. I think unplugging will ground me.

Why would this be rude? When our parents went on their honeymoons, cell phones were not even a thing! Agree with Celia that it's sad to even have this discussion. Give your parents the itinerary, including phone #s of where you will be staying, and enjoy. Our last vacation was a cruise, so FH was forced to be unplugged, and it was blissful!