When did you go on Honeymoon?

chris85

Getting married on a Friday later this year with a 2nd day celebration also on the Sat at the venue. We had hoped to fly out on the following Tuesday but flight times/prices are not working for us but the Monday is an option. However concerned this may be too hectic to get sorted for on the Sunday to fly out early the Monday.

Any thoughts? Or when did people normally fly away on Honeymoon?

Milly33

we went local but stayed around for a few days after the wedding to be with guests who had travelled and like this to get some time to put everything back in place after the wedding itself. I would opt for maybe going the following week if you could but if not then just go for it..

blackbird 49

When I got married many moons ago on a Saturday we went on honeymoon the next morning and it was a early flight, when I look back now it was ridiculous, it would of been better to to go a day or two later but that was the way things were done, maybe get suit cases ready if you go on the Monday or wait till Wednesday if it suits either way enjoy and congrats

rainbow kirby

Got married on a Saturday and went on honeymoon on the Tuesday. We were happy with that - the Sunday was a write off so we needed the Monday to get ourselves sorted for a transatlantic flight on Tuesday morning.

chris85

Thanks people. Definitely if flying on the Monday would be looking to have suitcases packed and ready to go. Part of going on MOnday could be good to get relaxing sooner away from everyone and just be us. Thankfully first part of the honeymoon is very much chill out resort where wont have to do anything.

heroics

Got married on Friday had a party on the sat as well. Relaxed on Sunday and headed off on Monday morning. It was great. We just packed most of the stuff before the wedding so no pressure on the Sunday

harr

We got married on a Saturday and went the following Thursday but did take few days in a hotel down the country to break the gap...
I would say a Monday would be fine following a Friday wedding once you had the majority of stuff packed and bags ready...don't go to wild on the Sunday and you should be fine...enjoy

00sully

I'm getting married next year and going on my honeymoon in 2 months

chris85

Yeah kind of thinking the Monday should be good. Extra time on Honeymoon is worth it I think

fits

We went early on tuesday morning after a friday wedding. Monday would have been totally fine if wedding venue was closer to home.

Arbiter of Good Taste

Got married on Saturday, party on Sunday. Flew out Monday evening. Spent Monday lodging wedding gifts in the bank, headed up back up to Dublin at lunchtime, and popped in to pick up our marriage cert on the way.

No problems at all. But wouldn't pant to have been gettin an early flight.

angeldelight

We got married on a Saturday and had a very early flight Monday morning to the US (particularly busy morning in the airport too). It was grand, we stayed in the hotel the Saturday and Sunday - had honeymoon bags packed and with us so just had to transfer one or two bits over and sent everything else home with parents

Gatica

We left for our honeymoon on Monday. It seemed like plenty of time of see everyone, get a rest and head off.
We'd have had our luggage packed and ready. Wedding on Friday and another get-together on Saturday night with a few more family and friends.

chris85

Ok all booked for the Monday. Early flight but much shorter journey time and some extra time at our first location is big seller for it. Will have bags packed for it and will be all good.

January

We got married on New Years Eve and didn't fly out until the 20th of January.

michellie

We are going the Monday night after our Friday wedding. Glad to have the Sunday and Monday "off" so to speak to spend time with our daughter before we head off.

Sunny Dayz

We got married on a Saturday and our flight was booked for early Tues morning.
The day after the wedding (Sunday) - don't expect to get anything done that day. We spent the whole day chatting and catching up with our wedding guests. We had a night out that night in the local pub.
The Monday - saying goodbye to the last few family members heading back home. We had some family members stay in our house the Sunday night to save them on hotel rates. By the time they went, it didn't really leave much time to get organised. We did have most of the packing done, mainly had to do the online check in and pack toiletries.. As we had an early morning flight on the Tues, our son was to be dropped off at his gran's that evening and we headed straight to Dublin, staying in one of the airport hotels for our flight out early next morn.


Get your honeymoon stuff done, organised and packed the week leading up to the wedding. Then all you have to do is pick up your suitcase and passport and go enjoy yourselves!


If you are going near enough straight after the wedding, make sure you have someone organised to ensure all the suppliers have been paid, the suits have been returned to the hire shop, the marriage cert is sent off for registering and everything has been collected from the hotel.


As an aside - I know a few couples who have left it a few months after the wedding before going on honeymoon - this was due to work schedules, and prices and seasonality of the location. I would also imagine it gives them a bit of time to save up after the wedding. I know that one of the couples went on a mini-moon after the wedding and had their "proper" honeymoon later that year.

chris85

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

We got married on a Saturday and our flight was booked for early Tues morning.
The day after the wedding (Sunday) - don't expect to get anything done that day. We spent the whole day chatting and catching up with our wedding guests. We had a night out that night in the local pub.
The Monday - saying goodbye to the last few family members heading back home. We had some family members stay in our house the Sunday night to save them on hotel rates. By the time they went, it didn't really leave much time to get organised. We did have most of the packing done, mainly had to do the online check in and pack toiletries.. As we had an early morning flight on the Tues, our son was to be dropped off at his gran's that evening and we headed straight to Dublin, staying in one of the airport hotels for our flight out early next morn.


Get your honeymoon stuff done, organised and packed the week leading up to the wedding. Then all you have to do is pick up your suitcase and passport and go enjoy yourselves!


If you are going near enough straight after the wedding, make sure you have someone organised to ensure all the suppliers have been paid, the suits have been returned to the hire shop, the marriage cert is sent off for registering and everything has been collected from the hotel.


As an aside - I know a few couples who have left it a few months after the wedding before going on honeymoon - this was due to work schedules, and prices and seasonality of the location. I would also imagine it gives them a bit of time to save up after the wedding. I know that one of the couples went on a mini-moon after the wedding and had their "proper" honeymoon later that year.

Yes will be enlisting help from best man and groomsman to sort out a few details post wedding. Also plan to have everything ready to pick up and go. I think will be ok.

I had thought about delaying it but we really want to get away after. Been busy year buying a house last Summer, getting engaged, planning a wedding and looking forward to a few weeks of chilling out and getting looked after.

Thanks for feedback people.

wokingvoter

Married 20 years this September
Wedding mass at 11am
Left to go on honeymoon at 4pm

lainey316

Married Friday, small casual thing on the Saturday, flew on the Tuesday and we wished we'd had another day or so - we had to come back to Dublin which made it quite rushed. That said we didn't have time to pack for the honeymoon before heading down home before the wedding, would have made all the difference

westernlass

Married six weeks ago and we are leaving in ten days for honeymoon. Delayed it to get on top of our crazy lives in the middle part