Weddingbee Blog

Today I’m going to tell you a story about just one way in which the hive has changed our wedding. But first, a basic truth about Mr. Lox and me. We have really different vacation styles. Like, really different. As in, I told him about a year ago that I really wanted to go on a cruise. In my mind, I was picturing lying by a pool, unlimited food, and fun excursions like snorkeling. Mr. Lox did not see cruises that way. He got excited and sent me links to all of these cruises to the Galapagos Islands and other very nature-heavy destinations. His cruises were on small ships with nature lectures every night. I almost cried.

Now, we have been able to work with it so far. We have found ways to take his radical vacation ideas and morph them into something I will enjoy too. For instance, when we went to San Juan Island this past summer, Mr. Lox wanted to go kayaking. I, on the other hand, have the upper-body strength of a small insect. Kayaking sounds like my idea of torture. Solution? Whale watching. We were on the water and doing something nature related. However, it wasn’t a highly physical activity, and I wasn’t bored. Compromise is good.

But if I’m 100% honest with you, I would tell you that usually vacations go a little more his way and a little less mine. And for our honeymoon, I really wanted something that would allow us to concentrate on each other in a relaxed non-action-packed environment. I also wanted to go somewhere new, and that would probably require a passport. And I was dead set on a pool and maybe some snorkeling. And for once, Mr. Lox must have decided to let me have it my way.

I was looking all-inclusive, and that to me meant Sandals. That’s when I saw Mrs. Seashell’s honeymoon recaps. I was sold! I immediately found a travel agent that dealt with the Palace Resorts properties and added booking our honeymoon to my to-do list.

Perfect, right? Except we have booked our honeymoon, and it won’t be there. But I’ll get to that in my next post.

Did your ideas about your honeymoon change over time? What influenced you?