'I Do' - Honeymoon! :)

Chris and I are pumped about our honeymoon- we are pumped about everything wedding related, but especially our honeymoon.

Both of us took 2 weeks off of work to get married and honeymoon.  I don't think we've ever had 2 entire weeks off in our life- we are not going to know what to do with ourselves.  Going back to work after all is said and done will be difficult, for sure.  When we got engaged we immediately started talking about honeymoon ideas.  We threw around everything from Hawaii to Jamaica to Mexico.  We both agreed right away that we did not want to break the bank to go on a honeymoon.  In this economy i don't think anyone has money just sitting around to spend on a lavish trip.  Our rule was we did NOT want to accumulate debt just to honeymoon.  A lot of people have asked if we are going to stay in Florida for our honeymoon since we are getting married there.  The answer is yes and no! :) 

We will be getting married on Wednesday- so we will kick off our honeymoon that night.  Our first stop on our honeymoon will be at Conch Key Cottages in Florida.  We will stay there and honeymoon Wednesday - Saturday. 

(Image from here)

The house we are staying in is called 'The Baby Conch'- it is the smallest house they have. :)  It is located right across from the beach!

It is TINY- but after all we will be on our honeymoon, what more do we really need? Inside that tiny little thing is a queen bed, a half kitchen, and a small bathroom.  It has a private fenced in yard, a jacuzzi, and a kayak for us to use during our stay.  The backyard also has a picnic table and a grill.   

**The picture really makes it look tiny - it is really tiny- however i cannot find pictures to show the inside.  The Conch key website shows the houses/inside as a slide show so I'm not able to put any on here.  If you click on the Conch Key link above you can see more about the Baby Conch (or Private Garden Cottage).

 

We will then fly back with our families on Saturday and continue our honeymoon the entire next week!  For the second part of our honeymoon we will be heading to Carolina Beach!  My parents have a beautiful condo on the sound and are very graciously letting us stay there for part of our honeymoon.

I'm sure days there will be spent by the pool and on the dock fishing.  We will probably make some plans to venture into Wilmington for nice meals and maybe a couples massage! :)

We are very much looking forward to having a relaxing 2 weeks vacation to kick off our new life as Mr. and Mrs. Collins!