Are you feeling rushed to start your honeymoon right after the wedding? Not so fast! A delayed honeymoon to Hawaii is worth the wait…and just as romantic. Keep reading to find out why a delayed honeymoon might be the best way to start your married adventure!

What is a delayed honeymoon?

A delayed honeymoon is when you don’t start your honeymoon right after the wedding. It could be as little as a week afterwards, or you could wait a year or two. There isn’t a right or wrong timeframe, and couples have many reasons for delaying this milestone trip.

Hollywood usually portrays honeymoons as beginning immediately following the wedding reception. You change clothes, toss your bouquet and depart for the airport in a cloud of rice and well-wishes. However, as romantic as that seems, there are definitely cons to doing it that way. In the past, a lot of honeymoons did begin as soon as the wedding was over, and this had a lot to do with social norms at the time. Couples usually had a relatively chaste courtship before the wedding, and honeymoons kicked off the fun and signified the bride and groom’s new life together. These days, most honeymoons are mostly seen as a fun and romantic vacation. When approached this way, a delayed honeymoon, especially to Hawaii,  may be a more practical option.

Pros & Cons of a Delayed Honeymoon to Hawaii

Since we specialize in all-inclusive Hawaii vacations, this article is specific to Hawaii honeymoons. However, many of these pros & cons apply well to other destinations too.

Pros:

• Financial Savings

If your wedding date coincides with peak travel season in Hawaii, you can save money be delaying your travel. June and July, popular wedding months, are some of the most pricey times for Hawaii travel. Instead, travel during the low season – January, February, October November and December (excluding major holidays that fall occur during these months).

Additionally, depending on the cost of your wedding, you may want wait and save up for your Hawaiian honeymoon. By doing this, you can avoid starting off your new life together in the red. Also, you may want to splurge on your honeymoon more than you’d be able to do if you were paying for the wedding and honeymoon costs simultaneously.

• Weather

If you get married during a month when more rainfall typically occurs in Hawaii, you could consider delaying your honeymoon to Hawaii until a drier season, such as the summer months.

• Work or School Commitments

Often people have delayed their honeymoon to Hawaii because of work or school commitments. For example, if you plan on taking a lot of time off for the wedding, you may have to wait until additional vacation hours are accrued.

• Time with friends and family

A delayed honeymoon to Hawaii gives you more time to spend with your friends and family who may have traveled from out of town to celebrate with you. Instead of jetting off the next day, hang around and savor the time with your loved ones.

• Recoup after the wedding

This is the #1 reason we recommend a delayed honeymoon to Hawaii! Weddings, although immensely joyful, are also stressful. Give yourself some time, whether it be a few days or a few months, to rest and reflect before starting such a special trip.

Cons:

The only “con” to delaying your honeymoon, in our opinion, is breaking with the cultural norm of departing for your honeymoon after the wedding. Our advice for that is to book a local hotel for a couple of nights, and honeymoon there.

The good news is that our Hawaii all-inclusive vacations can be booked up to three years in advance, with as little as a $225 per person deposit required! This allows you to book your honeymoon and pay on it as you can. Contact us today for more info.