Weddingbee

I got engaged in Turks & Caicos and it was absolutely beautiful & romantic. It’s a short flight from the east coast. Many other Caribbean islands are good options for honeymoon at various price points. if you’re not looking for a beach/resort type honeymoon, i’d recommend Montreal or Vancouver - while not “domestic,” it’s Canada and depending where you’re located, both can offer a lot. ie - certainly a nice drive to montreal from New York and can go outside of Montreal and have even more to see like Quebec City. If Vancouver, you could even combine it with Seattle and Whistler which is beautiful in both summer and winter. Just some ideas, hope that helps!

How about Catalina Island?

Depends on if you want a beachy HM or a mountain/forest HM and what time of the year.

I love any part of Colorado in the Rocky Mountains. Lake Tahoe is also great in Winter or Summer. There are lots of great places in FL- Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Sarasota, Tampa, Destin.

How about Savannah? or the Smoky Mountains? Upstate NY? Chicago? I had a fab time on the Alaska Cruise a few years ago, but probably not the best (most romantic) for a HM (lots of *older* folks).

you need a us passport to go to american territories like pr i think?

The Ahwahnee in Yosemite is amazing … or, as Mrs. Bee suggested … maybe someplace on the Calif. coast like Big Sur/Carmel/Monterey?

Emily, would you be able to visit the Florida Keys? THIS island is up there with any other honeymoon location!
http://www.littlepalmisland.com/

There’s also ski/snowboarding vacations in the Mountains (I love snow sports)! Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world (clean as well as dirty).

aaaannndd… there’s always NEW YORK CITY!!! i *love* ny! =o)

i’m from the midwest, and i would prefer going somewhere mountainous… i was recently watching a documentary on travels through oregon and it was GORGEOUS! i’ve heard portland is a great travel destination, and the weather is mild year-round, so you wouldn’t have to worry too much about it being too cold in october.

We’re doing Santa Fe for our honeymoon this October. We will spend 2 nights at a tree house cabin on the Rio Grande just 25 miles south of Taos, and then 4 nights in Santa Fe. I am so psyched about the food and cultural sights. Did I mention the food? I seriously have a list of over 20 restaurants I would like to try. So many restaurants, so little meal times.

the montage resort in laguna beach and santa barbara are also very popular celebrity honeymoon destinations.

You can go to Puerto Rico. It’s considered US territory. Some international students opted to go there for sp

I’d also recommend Hawaii, Key West, LA/San Diego, or Napa Valley.

I would go to NOLA!!!!!! It is my favorite city in the US. The food is incredible and the people are great. I know it isn’t the same after Katrina but my gf just came back from a visit and says that the charm is still there

sonama, napa, san diego, santa barbara… those are GREAT domestic wedding locations

I live in Portland, Oregon- thanks for the compliment

I think we’re going to the San Juan Islands in Washington State, then spend a few days in Seattle. It’s beautiful out here & I hate flying so why go some where else?

Thank you all for posting your responses!!! You don’t know how bummed I am that we cannot go to Brazil or India or someplace magical and faraway.

So with that said and recognizing that we are going to have to just do w/ ‘America, the beautiful’ - we were thinking about possibly Maine but are concerned about the weather possibly being too cold. We were also considering Sonoma but heard mixed reviews and just that it was really pricey.

Does anyone know anyone who has had a ’spanking’ domestic holiday (other than Hawaii?)

Thanks again and much love to the Queen Bee for posting this on my behalf.