Fly, sail, or blast away
By Never teh BrideScrew the silver. Poo-poo the pots and pans. And say so long to sheets. The Big Day Travel reminds us that “part of the honeymoon is the most romantic, memorable gift you could ever give.” Whether or not that’s true doesn’t take away from the fact that almost everyone likes taking a fantastic holiday.
But those airmiles and tours are expensive, which is why The Big Day lets gift-givers purchase a fraction of the airfare or a single outing. Alicia and Daniel, who no doubt enjoyed having this much control over their wedding gifts, said,
“People like to put together little package gifts; like dinner and a bottle of wine. Or a room and a bottle of champagne. Adding little gift plumpers for $20 lets people put more thought and personality into the gift - so don’t hesitate to include the small, quirky stuff!”
If you’d rather not leave your honeymoon to chance, however, why not charter yourself a private yacht? Yes, that’s right, I said private yacht. Ed Hamilton & Co. will hook you up with a boat, a crew, a loose itinerary, and, of course, cocktails. Before you embark, the nice people at Ed’s will send you a booklet in which you can record your food and drink preferences. These are then used to create a custom menu for you and your new spouse.
But let’s not forget that space is now an option. If you and your lawful honey have about half a year and $40 mil to spare, you can celebrate your nuptials on a Soyuz spacecraft that takes you to the International Space Station. Um, provided you are healthy enough to pass a number of taxing physical tests and intellectually flexible enough to learn Russian.
When the happy couple does get up to the ISS, the question of privacy will arise. Since they will have been transported by the Russians, it will be up to our friends at Moscow’s mission control to provide the necessary private space. The Soyuz capsule and its service module are probably too small, but given what generations of teenagers have been able to accomplish in the back seats of cars this may not be out of the question. If the decision is made to use a space station module careful preparations will have to be made. It will be interesting to hear how the ISS partnership will plan for this.
December 15th, 2006 at 4:20 pm
(begin deadpan) And to think my beloved and I just drove up to Canada. (end deadpan)
December 16th, 2006 at 9:47 pm
To think some poor suckers pay for their honeymoons themselves.
December 17th, 2006 at 1:19 am
Until I immersed myself in the weird world of weddings, clever girl, I was under the impression that most people paid for their own honeymoons. Or put off a trip until they could afford it.
Now I know better. Apparently, it’s quite acceptable nowadays to beg fir a trip on the internet or to subtley ask loved ones to foot the bill. I’m not saying it’s entirely right or entirely wrong. Rather, it just is.
Is odd, that is. ZING!
December 17th, 2006 at 1:27 am
I’m with you, NtB…I always thought people either paid themselves or waited until they had the cash. I can’t put my figure on exactly why I find honeymoon registries so distasteful, but I really do.
Plus, I’d like to be able to remember the gift giver as I look at things people give us for our wedding. You know, like when someone tells me in 5 years “hey, that’s a really beautiful vase,” I think it’s nice to be able to say “ah, that was a wedding present from my favorite aunt and uncle” or whathaveyou. You kind of lose that when their gift was an extra bottle of champagne after dinner on day 5, you know?
December 17th, 2006 at 5:44 pm
I totally agree fannypie. its perfectly acceptable to simply NOT have a fancy honeymoon if you can’t afford it I think. I’ve heard of future in-laws paying for a honeymoon instead of contributing to the wedding cost, and if you went down that road you could have a much simpler wedding IF the honeymoon was really that important to you.
December 17th, 2006 at 8:57 pm
When it comes down to it, IMO, you can take a trip anytime. Sure, a honeymoon can be symbolically important, but it’s not like it was when my grandparents were married and the honeymoon represented the last good outting the bride and groom were going to be able to have in a long while.