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This weekend, we knocked another huge thing off of our to do list…booking our honeymoon! We were looking for a location that fit our top requirements:

1. Warm weather: Since it is currently 20-something degrees in New York, we are jonesing for some sun. And it will still be pretty chilly in New York when our March wedding rolls around, so a honeymoon in a cooler location just doesn’t sound like that much fun. A warm locale is a must.
2. Amazing scuba diving: King Hippo and I got certified to dive right before we got engaged, and we loved it! We definitely wanted a honeymoon where we could have an awesome diving experience. This also meant we would be looking for a beach location. Diving during the day then relaxing beachside in the late afternoon? Sign me up.
3. Not a huge college Spring Break destination: Since our March wedding date is smack in the middle of some schools’ spring break, we definitely didn’t want to have to compete with college craziness. Vacationing families would be OK, but anyplace where MTV could possibly film was off of our list.
4. Relatively easy to get to from New York: We decided to fly from New York to Dallas for the wedding and then come back to New York before leaving for the honeymoon two days later. That way, we wouldn’t have to worry about packing for both the wedding and honeymoon at the same time and would give us a couple of days post-wedding to relax and regroup. We will be vacationing for 7 days, so we don’t want to spend a ton of time getting to our destination, and extra long flights or multiple transfers were less desirable.

So… what did we choose?

Well, let’s start with where we almost chose.

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We had pretty much narrowed it down to Belize, as it is well known as a diving destination and fits our other requirements. We even have friends who honeymooned in Belize and couldn’t say enough great things about it. In fact, we’ve been saying we were going to Belize for our honeymoon for months now. But when we sat down to book it, we realized (or rather, King Hippo realized) that it’s not really our ideal honeymoon spot. As King Hippo said, “A vacation? Absolutely! Our honeymoon? I’m not so sure.”

When we were originally discussing Belize, we were thinking scuba diving, but also touring ruins, hiking and zip lining through the jungle, which sounds so awesome. But then King Hippo reminded me of a few things: (1) I’m not really an outdoorsy person. (2) I’ve been saying I wanted a relaxing honeymoon since the beginning, yet we were discussing all sorts of non-relaxing activities. (3) Mosquitoes. They love me. Belize is a jungle. Enough said.

We expanded our search a little bit and decided on another location that meets all of our requirements while being a little less Indiana Jones and a little more luxurious. We are both super excited and can’t wait! I promise I’ll reveal our vacation location next with tons of pictures of the amazing resort we’ve booked. It is awesome. Stay tuned!

Did you change your ideas about your perfect honeymoon during the planning process?