When Lavender Dude and I were deciding where to have our honeymoon, we definitely knew that we wanted to go somewhere with a beach, pool, and sun.  We both had done a lot of the Caribbean islands, so we started looking on the Pacific side of Mexico.  After talking to both of our parents, we decided on a beautiful location in Mazatlan.  I had heard of Mazatlan from my grandmother who used to travel there a lot when the city center was very up and coming. The theater district there was actually a hot spot, as was the shopping and restaurants. Unfortunately since then (which had to have been about 30 or so years ago) the city center has lost a lot of it’s excitement. But that didn’t stop us from going.  We stayed at the Emerald Bay, Pueblo Bonito – and the part I loved the most was the way they had made the hotel look like a mix between ancient Italy (where we got engaged) and ancient Greece (Lavender Dude is Greek).  There was a pool just for adults, which for us was very important – only because I wanted peace and serenity, and the hotel was actually about 15 minutes from the city center – so it was secluded enough that we felt like we are on our own island.

However, I’m not only sharing where we had our honeymoon to give you an idea of where to go, I wanted to share because I think it’s really important to know just how exhausted you’re going to be after your wedding.  I had not anticipated it, so when we were looking at activities around the area, I couldn’t wait to sign up for them – horseback riding, sailing, waterfalls, you name it and I was excited about it.

Then we arrived at the hotel, and all I wanted to do was find a chair and a pool.  Everyone said I was going to be tired, but I didn’t expect to want to literally sleep the entire time we were in Mazatlan. So it was very important that we went somewhere where I could basically do just that. When Lavender Dude and I arrived, we put on our bathing suits, ordered a Margarita, and enjoyed a lot of R&R for the 7 days we were there. I could not imagine if we had planned a honeymoon to travel Europe or do any crazy activity.

So, when you’re planning your honeymoon definitely think about how tired you’re going to be.  Your body definitely is flying high for your entire wedding weekend, and however many months of planning, and then all of the sudden it just crashes. If you’re out in the middle of Europe with a back pack on – you might regret it when you realize you really just want to be sleeping.

If you’ve started booking your honeymoon, where are you going?