Weddingbee Blog

It’s hard to shop for swimsuits in December. A lot of retailers, online or otherwise, are still stocking heavy Fair Isle sweaters and fleece-lined jeans instead of bikinis and cover-ups. When I do find suits for sale, I also find that my blinding white skin tends to distract me from the cuteness of the pattern or style.

I did, however, have some luck finding a very important swim suit accessory on Amazon. I even picked up an extra one for Mr. Mole.

His and hers snorkeling kits

These kits are going to come in handy in February when we go on our honeymoon to… Playa del Carmen and Cozumel! The poll that I posted ended up being split 50-50 between Europe and Mexico. (Thanks for all of your votes and comments, hive!) We ended up deciding to go to Mexico now and to save Europe for our first anniversary.

We are going to be spending the first four nights of our honeymoon at Secrets Maroma Beach, an all-inclusive resort that is quite popular with the honeymooning crowd. For example, Mrs. Cheeseburger, chickybarr, and arizonabride all stayed there! According to TripAdvisor, Secrets Maroma Beach is the #2 recommended hotel in Playa del Carmen.

From the photos, I can’t say that I am surprised. The resort looks wonderful.

Images via SecretsResortsBlog / Photos by David Tuohy

Mr. Mole and I plan on spending all four days at Secrets Maroma Beach laying by the water, reading books, and drinking non-alcoholic Mango Tangos and Strawberry Daiquiris. We might even arrange to do a half-day snorkeling trip, if we can peel ourselves off the lounge chairs.

The best thing about our stay at Secrets Maroma Beach? It’s free. Remember when I mentioned that our original resort for our soon-to-be-engagement trip was oversold and we got bumped to Zoetry? That original resort was Secrets Maroma Beach. As compensation for being bumped, the resort gave us a free four-night stay to be used anytime within a year of the original booking. What better time to cash it in than on our honeymoon?

(I know that this was information that probably would have been useful for the poll! It’s like on House Hunters when the buyers make the worst choice and only tell you three months later that they added on a third floor to the previously tiny house or negotiated the high purchase price down by 20%. But we weren’t sure if the right dates would be available for our voucher, so we weren’t counting on this freebie.)

With some bonus money in our pockets, we decided to extend our trip and spend another three nights in Cozumel at the Presidente Intercontinental. It’s not an all-inclusive hotel, so we will get the opportunity to go into town and experience some local restaurants. We picked this hotel because of the amazing opportunity for snorkeling! We can just wade in with our equipment and swim to the coral reefs.

Image via ScubaDu

In the end, Mr. Mole and I planned our honeymoon together, although I know that tradition says that the groom should be responsible for the trip. Did you plan your honeymoon together, or did one of you take charge in the planning?