Looking for a little advice from people who have traveled! FI and I were not even talking honeymoon right after wedding because we thought we were going to have to do a family Christmas trip right before it. Now we are not doing that anymore and he's opened the floor for discussion. We like to travel, both have passports, and are open to any and all ideas. We don't have a budget yet but are very fortunate that our budget is super flexible and the amount of time we can take depends on the perfect idea. Ideally we would like a combination of relaxation and sightseeing or adventure, FI can only do so much laying on the beach but does enjoy it for a day or two. We would like somewhere we haven't been before and he has only said he has no interest in Russia for unknown reasons. Places we have been:
Dominican Republic: 7 day all inclusive with golf, we did have fun but he was over it by the end
Mexico (Cabo and Cancun): We have both done Mexico 4 times and don't really want to do it again for the honeymoon
Hawaii: Awesome fun, would consider a different Island (we were on Maui)
Alaska: Winter wedding, might not want a redo of this but the adventure part was fun
I have also done Singapore, Taiwan, UK, Bermuda and would happily go back to any but I think somewhere new for both of us would be fun.
Wedding is in January 2016 and he can't do summer vacations so we have to do it in the winter.
Re: Honeymoon Ideas..
Here is a totally different and unusual suggestion: Galapagos Islands. My wife and I visited them while we were dating and it's like no other place on earth. We did a cruise around the islands. Each day we visited a different one of the islands. Did snorkeling, hiking, etc. It was spectacular and I'm not sure I've ever found a place that matches it (though believe it or not Yellowstone is pretty damn impressive). It's on the equator so there is no issue with temperature/winter.
If you're up for a long trip (say two weeks) you can combine the Galapagos Islands with another stop or two in South America. We hit up Buenos Aires, Rio and Iguazu Falls on the same trip.
Guiding you to a champagne honeymoon on a beer budget!