Wedding Planner - Choosing your Honeymoon!

Today's guest post is by the lovely Zoe Rogers of Designer Travel who gives us some top tips on choosing your perfect honeymoon. This post should really come with some kind of warning as I have just spent over two hours looking into The Cove, Atlantis resort and trying to justify a trip (in my dreams lol!) Readers of this post may suffer severe 'Honeymoon Envy' - Hope you enjoy! ...

Hello I am Zoe and I am part of a fantastic team at Designer Travel I have been specialising in Honeymoons for longer than I can remember and have sent Brides and Grooms away to many far flung destinations. With that in mind I have compiled so useful information to help you choose your Dream Honeymoon...

Here are a few top tips for you when you’re choosing and booking your honeymoon:

Honeymoon Top Tips

Book as early as possible to ensure your favourite destination and hotel are available. These days discounts and rewards are offered to those who book early not late. Holidays are available to book 11 months before the month you want to travel, so get those enquiries in and ready and book as soon as you can. (Especially is you’re getting married at peak times like July/Aug, Easter, Christmas and New Year).

Seychelles

Weather- not all destinations have all year round weather and the month you’re getting married may not be the best time to visit a chosen destination. If you have your heart set on a destination you may need to plan your wedding round it

Hawaiian Sunset

Special Honeymoon Offers – There are lots of hotels that offer complimentary upgrades and extra special offers to make your honeymoon unforgettable- so don’t forget to tell the agent it’s your honeymoon and ask what offers are available. This could be anything from free room upgrades, to a complimentary romantic candlelit dinner on the beach.

Africa Safari

Budget- This will vary greatly for your own personal honeymoon, but on average Brides & Grooms to be are spending around £4500 on their dream honeymoon. With that in mind a good travel agent will work with your wish list and your budget to find the very best honeymoon they can for the price you want to pay and providing options to help you choose. You don’t have to spend a fortune have an unforgettable honeymoon.

Carlisle Bay Beach - Antigua

Bridal Registry Services- Some travel agents can provide an excellent alternative to the traditional gift list. Guests can contribute towards your first holiday as Husband and Wife. Designer Travel can offer this service for FREE.

The Cove, Atlantis - The Bahamas

Passport name change- If you’re going to change your passport into your married name make sure all your booking and documents are in the same name. Make sure you have plenty of time to send the documents off and be returned. If you are going to be visiting or travelling through the USA there are new ESTA regulations that need to be complete and if you are travelling within a week of getting married it may be a good idea to travel in your maiden name.

Sandpiper Hotel - Barbados

Honeymoon Hot Spots

Here are my top ten destinations to honeymoon:

Maldives

Caribbean

Mauritius

Thailand

Africa

Bali

Sri Lanka

Mexico

North America

Cyprus

Burj Al Arab - Dubai 

Why have one honeymoon when you can have 2 or 3....

More recently I have noticed that more and more brides and grooms are wanting to experience more than just a week by the beach combining it with and exciting or cultural sector within their honeymoon itinerary. Tailor made honeymoons are really on the rise and by booking savvy you can get an amazing itinerary for a fantastic price. So if you get bored staying in one place too long then you really need to look at a multi centre honeymoon here are a few of my best:

Maldives and Sri Lanka and or Dubai

Dubai and Mauritius

Vegas and Mexico

Miami and Grenada

Bangkok and Koh Samui

Malaysia and Cambodia

USA and Hawaii or Caribbean.

The options are endless don’t be afraid to ask........

Tel: 01942 522221  Mob: 07877 233065

Email:  zoe@designertravel.co.uk

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