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Of course a little post-wedding vacay seems like a good idea after all the work that is done preparing for the walk down the aisle…but I was dying to know who thought of this marvelous idea of a brand new couple getting whisked away to a locale, whether local or exotic, near or far…

For bees who were even a slight bit curious, let me share.

It turns out that there are a couple different stories circulating about how the honeymoon came to be.

Some say that back in the day in Europe, for a month’s time, the newly married couple would drink a little vino, known as mead, made from fermented honey. Some even say that this would help with fertility…I guess honey used to be thought of like that. Who knew?

Later, grooms used to capture—yes, you read that right—their brides for a period of one month and take them into hiding. Even though the groom assured the family she’d be OK, sometimes her friends and fam would go out looking for her to bring home. It was the husband’s hope that within one month’s time his bride would be knocked up before the bride’s family found them.

While some girls may not worry too much about being captured by the tall drink of water on this romance read…the whole idea seems kinda scary to me!! / Image via Simon & Schuster

The honeymoon didn’t even start to be romantic in any way—so they say—until the 1500s.

Go figure! You are welcome for the mini-session, and if that ever comes up on Jeopardy you are totally set.

Well, thanks to some honey wine and captured girls, we get to party it up with our new hubbies or wives in someplace tropical, or someplace romantic, or just someplace where you can be together.

Mr. Sweet Cream and I started thinking about the honeymoon kind of early on. With a wedding in October and a strong desire to get away right away, we were limited in our options. For all you fall brides out there who don’t wanna be rocked like a hurricane, here is a shortened, edited version of what we came up with:

• Hawaii
• One of the ABC Islands
• Mexico
• Spain
• Italy
• Barbados
• Jamaica
• St. Lucia

Mr. Sweet Cream and I don’t care where we go, as long as we are together! (OK…so that is kind of a little white lie. We do care. A little.) / Image via Vintage Ad Browser

Mr. Sweets wants something “tropical.” “Cultural experience” wasn’t high on the list. Neither was cool or cold temperatures. Don’t get me wrong—we are dying to go to Antarctica one day. We also have Europe high on our bucket list.

But with a wedding being planned, it would be impossible for us to plan that kind of trip. But we did know we wanted to fly somewhere.

So we crossed off some choices, and due to cost, flight times, and hurricanes, we narrowed it down to two. We wound up picking our location…but just let me share with you where we aren’t going.

Mexico!

Specifically, Cabo San Lucas.

Mr. Sweets and I wanna walk hand in hand on the beach! / Image via Travel House UK

They had it all: sun, sand, dolphins, snorkeling, tequila tasting, race tracks, horseback riding on the beach, glass blowing, Cactus ATV tours, and a place called “Lover’s Beach.”

Mr. Sweet Cream! Tell me why we aren’t going to Cabo again?

Oh yeah, because he wanted something even more tropical. As if Cabo weren’t tropical enough, silly man! The honeymoon that could have been. Sigh.

Don’t worry. Mr. Sweets did promise me we’d go one day…just not for the ’moon.

Did your potential honeymoon locales get narrowed down because of the time of year? Are you doing something tropical? Cultural?  Local? Did you cross off a destination on your honeymoon list that could have been amazing?