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Honeymoon at Home

MollyandDMollyandD member
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My fiancé and I will not be having a honeymoon trip right after the wedding. We just really don't want to spend that much money, he is playing a music festival the following weekend two hours away in his home city (which I'm attending too), and I have a graduate class that's only offered in summers of even years that starts two days after our wedding. Unfortunately, the trips I'd like to take just don't fit in. Any ideas for things to do at home? All I have is go out to eat and go to amusement parks.
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  • MollyandDMollyandD member
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    We do want to take a bigger trip around our 1 year anniversary. A cruise is what I'm pushing for.
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  • emmyg65emmyg65 member
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    For our honeymoon, we did travel out of town, but we didn't plan to see or do anything. We just wanted to chill out and be together. In the end, we went to restaurants, went hiking, walked a lot, and rode bikes. We could totally have done those things at home.

    Where do you live? What do you like to do? Maybe you could go on a day trip to your local big city or take a long hike or something.
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  • JennyColadaJennyColada member
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    You could take a tour of your city (I love in Los Angeles, and I've NEVER done anything like this!), you could hire a chef to come to the house and give a private lesson, you can go to a local spa for a day of pampering.

    Are you near a metro area? Might be able to get more specific recommendations if we know where "home" is.
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  • MollyandDMollyandD member
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    I live in a suburb of Oklahoma City. We could go on a hike at a park, though we've done it several times before. I bet I can find a new spot to hike though. I was thinking also of what we could do around the house for a more hotel-like feeling. Since we won't be staying away from home even on wedding night.
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  • MollyandDMollyandD member
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    We will likely go to two local amusement parks as part of our away from home fun. Maybe drive down to Tiger Safari, since I'm an animal lover or just the OKC zoo since it's much closer. I wish I didn't have a graduate class during this time, but it's only available this July. Or I will have to wait till summer of 2016.
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  • JennyColadaJennyColada member
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    What kinds of hotel stuff did you want? You can hire a cleaning service, chef, and masseur to come to your house.
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  • MollyandDMollyandD member
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    That's what I'm not sure about. And I don't mind doing stuff myself. I guess I was thinking of romantic things I could be doing. Maybe learn a new recipe and cook or order take out but serve it with candle light. I don't know. Some other cheesy suggestions welcome. If you have no suggestions, it's not like I can blame you. I'm really a bit stumped myself. Luckily I have plenty if time.
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  • MollyandDMollyandD member
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    I do have a great massage therapist, and I could get massaged. But fiancé hates other people touching him.
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  • JennyColadaJennyColada member
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    Speaking oh cheese, one of my favorite romantic dinners is wine and cheese and meat. Just snacks. But it's fun to have a variety of goodies!
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  • MollyandDMollyandD member
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    We both definitely love some cheese. We don't drink wine, but some sparkling grape juice and assorted cheese might be perfect!
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  • 00kim0000kim00 member
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    Molly&Domenic said:
    I do have a great massage therapist, and I could get massaged. But fiancé hates other people touching him.
    I also hate strangers touching me, but my fiance loves massages and I enjoy them from him. Last year, I got him a "Couples Massage Lesson". We had a 2-hour private lesson with a massage therapist who taught us how to give each other massages. You could get your massage therapist to come do something like that. That way, you both get massages, you're the only ones touching each other, and you'll learn the skills to keep doing it from then on.
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  • ktjanesmomktjanesmom member
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    Picnics are always nice!  A well stocked basket and a blanket is all you need.
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  • MollyandDMollyandD member
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    00kim00 said:
    Molly&Domenic said:
    I do have a great massage therapist, and I could get massaged. But fiancé hates other people touching him.
    I also hate strangers touching me, but my fiance loves massages and I enjoy them from him. Last year, I got him a "Couples Massage Lesson". We had a 2-hour private lesson with a massage therapist who taught us how to give each other massages. You could get your massage therapist to come do something like that. That way, you both get massages, you're the only ones touching each other, and you'll learn the skills to keep doing it from then on.

    That is a great idea. That would be a fun way of bonding and he wouldn't be uncomfortable. I love it!
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  • CMGragainCMGragain member
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    We didn't have a big honeymoon.  Our first big romantic vacation was our first cruise on our 25th wedding anniversary.  It was worth the wait!
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  • MobKazMobKaz member
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    I would consider returning home from the wedding to new and luxurious bedding.

    I would contact a local catering company or better grocery store and arrange for lots of prepared mini dishes/appetizers/fruits to snack on throughout the weekend.  I would contact a local bakery and see if its possible to purchase some oven ready fresh pastries/cinnamon rolls/bread.

    I would make sure I had a movie/stand up comedy DVD set for play, along with a great bottle of something sparkling.
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  • JennyColadaJennyColada member
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    Oh! You could rent a bounce house!!!
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  • MollyandDMollyandD member
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    I hadn't thought of contacting a bakery. What a great idea!

    And bounce house? Hell yes. I can work off all the bread I eat.
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  • RosieC18RosieC18 member
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    Well, this isn't quite staying home but we're not able to take much time off for the wedding, so we're renting a secluded cabin about 2 hours from where we live for a few nights and then heading back to work. It's not exotic, but it will be something "different" and will let us spend some time together without the distractions of family, friends etc. It's also not very expensive at all, we found it on VBRO for well under $100/night. We plan on grilling, canoeing and not much else. 
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  • 2leadsingers2leadsingers member
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    Another idea for something different in your hometown or close by is the strolling dinner. Apps at one place, entrees at another, dessert at another. Awesome if there is a kitchy, uppity, walkable downtown area with a lot of restaurants you have never been to. Or just stay home and make fondue. Lots of fondue. Eat it in front of a movie you haven't seen in years or at all, eat it naked in candlelight. 

    Pretend that you are hosting a friend from out of state and visit favorite childhood spots together with a picnic lunch. Go take pictures at all of your favorite date spots together and put together an album for your kids to look through. Visit 
    Spots in your town you haven't been before but would like to do with the future kiddos and put them in the back of the album making sure to leave room for pictures to be added in there when you do them later. 

    I found out how much fun it is to vacation in your hometown early. I had an out of state friend visit for three days and I couldn't believe how much fun we had seeing the sights, museums, made in Michigan product sampling, and seeing one of the small little festivals to be found within a two hours drive anywhere year round. It gave me a new appreciation for my hometown as well, telling stories such as "I remember when we all used to go roller skating at this parking lot", "I went on my first date at this museum", "The sunset from this park/beach/hill can't be beaten" 
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