Weddingbee Blog

(Now that our save the dates are out and my brain is slowly re-forming from the mush-pile it was, we can get back to some regular posts. Who’s excited?!)

The other day, I had a revelation.

I was going through my usual lunch routine of stalking blogs, checking websites (yeah, Daily Puppy! Who’s with me?), etc. while munching on my salad and green beans. (What, does no one else spend their lunchtime doing that?) Nothing out of the ordinary. But, this time was different. Because I realized that one of my regular, everyday sites could be enormously useful in wedding planning! And by wedding planning, I mean honeymoon planning.

Intrigued? You should be.

Awhile ago, I joined a site called Gilt that offers designer products for lower prices. I’ve gotten Deborah Lippman nail polish through Gilt. I’ve gotten my Iittala dishware (which I am obsessed with) through Gilt. I got more Iittala dishware thorough Gilt. (I told you. It’s an obsession. I can’t stop.) I’ve gotten Citizens of Humanity jeans through Gilt. You get the idea. Anyway, yes, Gilt is awesome. They even had a wedding week at some point last year—dresses, bridesmaids’ dresses, accessories, etc. Super cool. But, it’s Gilt’s travel site that I’m talking about.

Jetsetter. It even sounds swanky and fabulous.

Now, I have never actually used Jetsetter. We don’t have too much spare money at the moment (yay, student loans!), and oftentimes the hotels aren’t discounted enough for us to take advantage of the fares for random trips. But, I love checking the site to see what deals they have—looking at all of the gorgeous, tropical locales and all of the fun properties that would be perfect for weekend getaways. So, I check it daily just to see what’s new and if there are any insane deals.

And, I realized today that this would be the perfect tool for honeymoon planning! How did I not think of this before? Seriously, you can get some really great deals there as long as you’re constantly checking. I was trawling through the site and saw an amazing deal for a hotel in Thailand. AH-mazing deal. I almost booked it right there, but since we still haven’t decided when we can do a honeymoon, that would have been unwise. Just a little. But THAT’S how good the deal was! And it made me become slightly obsessed with going to Thailand. As you can tell, I become fixated on things.

On Jetsetter, you can find places like this:

{Image from Jetsetter}

French Polynesia? Yes, please. Over-water bungalows are the coolest.

And Colombia? Yes, please again. OK, maybe slightly unsafe. But this hotel room looks sweet; I’m totally digging the exposed brick.

{Image from Jetsetter}

You can also find great deals for nice hotels in NYC, Charlotte, Maine—closer locations if you don’t want to go too far for your honeymoon, or if you’re taking a minimoon.

{Image from Jetsetter}

Seriously, if you’re planning your honeymoon or thinking of planning your honeymoon in the near future, I suggest you sign up ASAP to get their deals emailed to you. They have new deals almost daily, so there are tons and tons of options! And if you’re not planning a honeymoon? Well, you should just sign up anyway.

{Image from Jetsetter}

Do you have any sweet honeymoon or travel finds? Any sites or resources that you had been using prior to planning that unexpectedly came in handy?