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Aloha Weddingbee readers! {Hmm… that has a nice ring to it.}

You may want to sit down for this… it is probably going to be one of my longest posts ever. When it comes to honeymoons, I have a lot to say on the subject.

Originally, Mr. Dolphin and I had grand ideas of honeymooning in Europe. You know… the whole Paris (city of love), Rome, England shebang. That idea ended rather quickly when we realized:

1. We would be staying in rather un-luxurious accommodations, since European suites were expensive and small (umm hello… shouldn’t we be pampered on our honeymoon?)
2. Taking about a million trains, planes and automobiles everywhere (no thank you)
3. The whole Euro and not speaking the language thing
4. We couldn’t possibly afford it (our 10 day adventure was turning into an $8k nightmare)

So, off to Plan B (not that type of Plan B, ladies): HAWAII

Immediately we knew we wanted to honeymoon on the island of Maui. My parents had just been there and had a fabulous time (plus they had some excellent tips for us). I quickly got on the internet looking for condos for us to rent for our 10 day love-vacation. We knew condos would be the right choice because:

1. They have a kitchen, so I can make Mr. Dolphin breakfast in the morning and sandwiches for lunch (so we can save money on eating out)
2. Ocean view for ½ the price of most resorts in Maui

Yes, I like to make lists. Have you noticed?

Most of the condos were old and went with the whole wicker-themed interiors, which is not really our style. I managed to find one condo available over at the Kihei Surfside Resort and booked it immediately. Check out our sweet Hawaiian love nest:

Awesome bamboo kitchen with granite countertops

Spacious living room with flat panel TV (for Mr. Dolphin… because I know he can’t go without his History and Discovery Channel)

Oh… and the view from our room… breathtaking! I can’t wait to relax on our porch and look out at this beautiful view with Mr. Dolphin

We booked our Honeymoon digs for $120 a night plus Hawaiian tax (agh… 12%). I have to give a BIG SHOUT OUT to my future mother-in-law and her husband for taking care of our flight for us. Our 1^st wedding gift! Hooray!

… And might I add, probably the best wedding gift ever. Our other guests have a lot to live up to (just kidding!).

Speaking of gifts, Mr. Dolphin and I have created a Honeymoon Registry over at HoneymoonWishes:

Mr. Dolphin and Miss Dolphin’s Honeymoon Registry
Yes I should probably blur our names out of this picture… but with any luck in Google, it would have been easy for y’all to find us… and I’m too lazy at the moment to ’go all Photoshop’ on this image. Just pretend you didn’t see our names.

When Mr. Dolphin and I moved in together we had 2 of everything because we each had our own apartment. Granted, some of our items could use an upgrade (plastic serving spoons, ripped towels, cat-induced holes in sheets/duvets, plates we both like, etc). But we felt that an experience was worth more to us then material objects. It was incredibly easy to set up and you can even create a wedding website through it too (although we already have an excellent wedding website Mr. Dolphin made us, what a lover face ♥).

I’m incredibly excited for our honeymoon. There are so many incredible things to experience in Maui and I can’t wait to experience them with Mr. Dolphin as his Mrs.

Where are you planning to honeymoon? Are you planning on going non-traditional with a honeymoon registry?