| One of the most fun parts about wedding planning is | | | | parties, and parades. Carnival would be the ideal |
| deciding where to go on your honeymoon. The most | | | | choice for a hedonistic newlywed trip. Be sure to bring |
| popular destinations are romantic beaches, like Hawaii | | | | your bridal jewelry with you - you will definitely want |
| or Mexico. Although these places certainly have a lot | | | | something fabulous to wear to the balls. Swarovski |
| to offer, some couples prefer to do something a little | | | | crystal bridal jewelry would make the perfect |
| more unique for their honeymoon. | | | | glamorous statement. |
| You can be as creative as you want in making your | | | | At the opposite end of the spectrum are volunteer |
| honeymoon plans; there is no right or wrong way to do | | | | honeymoons. Particularly popular with couples who are |
| it, as long as you and your new spouse will be | | | | having "green" weddings, it is a chance to balance out |
| spending time together. For an affordable idea, a | | | | the frivolity of a wedding by doing something good for |
| camping trip to a national park is a great idea. Explore | | | | the Earth and its' inhabitants. Choosing to spend your |
| the beauty of nature and dine under the night sky, all | | | | honeymoon doing something charitable doesn't mean |
| for a very reasonable fee. There is a wonderful | | | | that it will be all drudgery and no fun. For instance, one |
| variety in our nation's park system, from the majesty | | | | idea is to spend a week working on an organic farm...in |
| of Oregon's Crater Lake to the adventure of hiking the | | | | France. Another is to volunteer at an elephant and |
| Appalachian Trail. Camping is a great bonding | | | | rhino preserve in Zimbabwe. So not only does a |
| experience for an outdoorsy couple. | | | | service oriented honeymoon afford the newlyweds an |
| If camping is not your thing, consider planning your | | | | opportunity to spend their time doing something |
| honeymoon around a great festival. For fall brides, | | | | meaningful, but they also get to see some incredible |
| there are great choices like Oktoberfest, which actually | | | | locations. (And there is nothing that says you couldn't |
| starts in late September. The world's largest public | | | | spend a romantic weekend in Paris after you work on |
| festival, Oktoberfest began as a celebration of the | | | | the organic farm!) |
| marriage of Crown Prince and his Princess in 1810. | | | | The honeymoon is the first time that the bride and |
| That makes it a perfect choice for a European | | | | groom get to spend alone together after the stress of |
| honeymoon, not to mention a lot of fun! | | | | wedding planning. Conventional honeymoon |
| For couples being married in the early part of the year, | | | | destinations are popular for a reason, of course, but it |
| the spectacle of Carnival in Brazil would make an | | | | is also fun to choose a more creative place to go. A |
| unforgettable honeymoon destination. The dates | | | | unique and romantic honeymoon will be the first of |
| change each year, depending on Easter; for the next | | | | many wonderful memories created during your |
| few years Carnival will be in February, but sometimes | | | | marriage. |
| it occurs in March. It is a wild time, with costumes, | | | | |