My fiance and I disagree on honeymoon destinations. What should I do?

Go to Greece. It’s got a beautiful island you can relax on and it’s also close to other countries if you wanted to travel around for a bit.

We’re either going to Greece (I have a friend that’s from there) or Spain…we’re not sure yet but we’ve got time to decide.

It is traditional for the groom to plan and pay for the honeymoon. Sure a trip to Europe may be stressful but only getting through the airport and customs. I love to travel but hate airline regulations. Once you get there you will have plenty of time to kick back, stroll around the towns, see the museums, take naps, enjoy a leisurely lunch with a good bottle of wine….

You should each write a top ten list of Honeymoon destinations. Afterwards compare and check for matches or similarities. If there is no similarities out of 10…uh oh… There should be though, and that is where you should go.

go where you want and if your still married in five years or whenever you can afford a vacation let him pick his hearts desire. Just how much does he love you? Or better question how much does he want to have a good honeymoon.

Why not go somewhere with both of these things? Like the Tuscany coast in Italy. You can relax by the beach as well as doing short trips to places like Florence and Pisa to see the sites.
Or go to Paris for a week or two and then do a stopover somewhere beachy on the way home so you both get a bit of what you want.

He should make sure his bride is happy and let you have your way

What about taking a European cruise? You get the benefit of seeing multiple cities/countries, but stay in the same “hotel” and only unpack once. My sis and her hubby did it for their honeymoon, and would do it again in a heartbeat. You have the days where you’re in port and you can do the touristy things, but then there are days at sea where you can lounge in a deck chair with a good novel, sipping your beverage of choice. All meals on board the ship are included, usually alcohol isn’t though. To me, that sounds like a good compromise.

Whatever you guys do, you need to both be in agreement. Marriage is all about compromise, you’ll have to do it every day in a successful marriage. You might as well start out doing it right.

Good luck!

How about somewhere along the Mediterranean coast line? Someone else mentioned Greece, that’s a great option. The Mediterranean coast will give you that beach option along with so much history, beauty, and amazing food!!

He’s not the island type, but you can still have a relaxing vacation going to England or France. Just plan in that stuff.

I have the same issues. I am not the island or beach type (I can sit on a beach all of 10 minutes and I’ve had enough). I’m more the forest/mountain type. He has gone to the beach for virtually every vacation in his adult life. We compromised on a resort honeymoon for 6 days and then 3 days near a beach. So long as he doesn’t complain if I bring my knitting, it should work out fine.

My boyfriend and I backpacked Europe last summer for four months … I wouldn’t suggest England for a honeymoon but with France I think you could get the best of both worlds.

Start in the south of France (Nice, St. Tropez, Cannes, etc) relaxing at the beaches for a week and then head to Paris for a second week. Paris can definitely be done at a leisurely pace … have a picnic underneath the Eiffel Tower, hang out in the Jardin du Luxembourg or on the grounds at Versailles. We spent hours with a picnic and book just enjoying being in Paris. And it’s definitely romantic!

First off congrats…..

you could easily compromise by going to both destinations….instead of spending a whole week or how ever long at one place/ split it up….3 n half days at your place and 3 n a half at his… i hope this has helped.

Good heavens if there is no compromise now before the wedding what will your life be like after it ?
Let him decide he is paying for it after all, just be glad and proud to be his Mrs and go where he wants, there are always holidays for places you want to see anyway.
I live in England and cant find anything romantic about the place and I have been to Paris many times and it does nothing for me, but my sister went to Paris for her honeymoon and loved it.
Be happy whatever you do, life is so short just make the most of the time you have with each other.

I would compromise by splitting the time into two. Say you are going for two weeks, spend one week in a beachy vacation area (Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Croatia all have some BEAUTIFUL beaches), and then next week doing the sightseeing of the country.

I had the same predicament with my fiance, because I want my honeymoon to be relaxing and us not doing anything, and he wanted to take advantage of all the vacation time we are getting. So we split up the vacation time accordingly.

I like the idea of a mixed vacation, somewhere that has a beach, and some sites to see nearby. I think lolling about on the beach is ok, but I would be bored soon. I would need something to do after a day or two.
It is only my opinion of what I would want, but I would take Europe. There are people who would kill to get there, it sounds like a dream honeymoon to me. We never know what life will bring, I would take Europe now before the kids start coming along. If you wait, you might never get there. When you have kids, then do the beach vacation.
Gee, even England has spas and beaches.
And to me, sightseeing is relaxing. No, I would not do a formal tour, that would be stressful, going when and where you are told to go, with a group of people does not sound relaxing or honeymoon to me.

I hope you don’t find this to cheesy. But in Vegas you get a touch of europe, with lots of things to do. I’ve been there many times, and find stuff to do every time I go.

Good luck.

If your FH isn’t the ‘island type’, is there anywhere that you could think of that you could relax that he would like?
Or is this really a conflict about lounging around versus sightseeing on your honeymoon? THATS a whole other issue than just the destination.

My fiance is in no way the beach-type. I drag him once a year otherwise I always go with a relative of mine to the beach. I’m also a sightseer type and he enjoys going along but will never plan it out so I always have to do the planning.

We visited Key West, which is beautiful sunny & beachy but there is also a lot of history and sightseeing available there, too.

For our honeymoon I am trying to convince my fiance to go to Arizona so we could see the Grand Canyon, Sedona, and other such stuff. Its not the beach, but it is beautiful and I just know he would enjoy it.