Your Honeymoon Planning Tips

Listed below are some useful tips to help in making your honeymoon a most enjoyable and memorable experience.

Begin early and share the planning.

To ensure that you both enjoy the honeymoon, make all the decisions together.

Use your maiden name.

Unless you’re taking a delayed honeymoon, you won’t have time to change the name on your passport and driver’s license. Use your maiden name on visas, airline tickets, etc., so they match as it appears on your official documents.

Make sure you request a double bed room in the hotel.
You may laugh, but it's important when reserving hotels or booking a cruise.

Make sure you avoid an early departure the morning after your wedding.
If you're planning an evening reception, you can be sure you're not going to bed early on your wedding night. A later flight may save you from walking groggily through the airport.

Don't be stingy on your accommodation.
Maybe on other trips, but not a honeymoon. Splurge on whatever accommodations you choose. No matter what type of holiday package you choose, you will spend an enormous amount of time in your room or cabin. Make it special — make it unforgettable.

The ambience of your accommodation could be the single most important aspect of your honeymoon trip as most of the couples tend to spend maximum time there. Even if you think you won't spend much time in your room, you'll be sorry if your accommodation is not special.

Set a tentative honeymoon budget
Talk about your expectations and priorities from the very beginning and decide what you might splurge on and where you might cut corners. This will help avoid any possible money hassles en route.

Both of you should be involved in planning.
After all, this honeymoon is for both of you. If one of you does all the work, he/she'll feel guilty if things don't go perfectly. If you don't take part in the planning, you'll probably end up dissatisfied.

Don't ignore cost-saving travel packages.
Talk to a travel agent. Many packages will allow you to have all the frills you want...and save you money.

Plan to spend some time away from each other doing separate things
You'll both be happier if you plan one or two separate activities on your honeymoon....and think how much fun you'll have sharing your experiences with each other.

Don't keep quiet about being honeymooners.

Don't rely too much on friends and family.
Ask for recommendations from friends and family, but don't let yourselves be overly influenced. Do your own thing. It's your honeymoon after all.

Be as specific as you can when booking your trip.

Outline your needs and interests to the Travel Agent. Ask for the airline seats, cruise ship cabins and/or type of room you want. Learn how you will be getting to your hotel from the airport. Specify the time of day you would like to leave.

Get information on what there is to see and do before you go.

Browse the Internet and call the local Tourist Board for brochures and information on the most romantic restaurants, the most exciting things to see and do, etc.

Make a rough plan and allow yourselves time for some planned and unplanned things

Make time for yourselves. Pad your honeymoon schedule with generous amounts of free time. A rushed and overly organized honeymoon might feel too much like your wedding. Instead, plan a few enjoyable activities and leave lots of opportunities to just enjoy each other's company.

A typical plan might include:

Leisurely breakfast in bed

Sight seeing tours

Late afternoon nap

Evening free

Spa Treatments

Helicopter excursion

Find out how far away your hotel is from downtown. Read about your destination in a guidebook.

You'll end up having a gorgeous sun rise breakfast at one of the most romantic islands, finding the perfect hideaway beach, starting off with just the right store on your shopping spree; dining in the most beautiful restaurants and dancing in a place with a knockout view!

The Hideaway Villas and The Tortoise "Honeymoon" Suites at Cerf Island Resort Seychelles are perfect for your honeymoon