Honeymoons are a great way to unwind and enjoy the beauty a future together holds. Now, it is easier than ever to celebrate your love on a green honeymoon! Eco-tourism companies, green hotels, green cruises, and local retreats have all made sustainable travel easier and more obtainable for couples everywhere. Everyone can help maintain popular travel destinations by remembering these minimal impact guidelines for reefs, trekking, and wildlife safaris.
Reefs: Keep the coral healthy
Touching the coral or stirring up the surrounding sand can permanently damage and even kill coral. The best way to avoid unintended contact is to stay in deep enough water where waves won’t make you accidentally bump the fragile coral. Avoid lathering up in sunscreen before snorkeling:
National Geographic News reports that sunscreen contributes to coral bleaching.
Leave your fish food and plastic at home
While feeding fish may create great photo opportunities, it could…
Last week, my husband (by the way, yes, I still end up grinning like an idiot when I get to say the word husband) and I got back from the adventure of our honeymoon and started settling into the early mornings and grocery lists of real life. It’s actually fun, in a different sort of way, because we’re learning what real life means with each other in a completely different way from what it meant while we were dating. And that’s an adventure all by itself. However, real life is not exactly what I’m here to talk about today. Next week, maybe. But today, I’m all about the honeymoon.
Ahh, the honeymoon. The sand, the sun, the drink with the little umbrella…and the crash course in traveling and living together. For a lot of couples, it’s a completely unprecedented experience. For others, it’s new in different ways. I’m going…
There’s a good chance if you’ve been living on your own for any amount of time you and your fiancé probably already have a toaster. And a mixer. And all of the other home items that folks usually register for. So while it doesn’t really make sense for you to register for more home goods, there’s a pretty good chance that the two of you have a dream that you would like help with.
UponOurStar is set up to do just that. Letting you register “for wishes, not stuff”, it lets you break down your wish into manageable and affordable pieces that guests can then purchase to get you one step closer to your dream; they still get the pleasure of purchasing you a specific item (paint for your new house or backpacks for your round-the-world trip) while helping you achieve a larger goal.
I’ve included a couple of sample…
Of course you want to keep things as easy and inexpensive as possible for your wedding guests, especially if they’re coming in from out of town. And hotel nights, one of the biggest expenses, can quickly add up.
Which is why Deal Base is such an excellent find. Basically, they round-up discounts from newsletters, hotel websites, reward programs, online travel agencies – all of the places a normal traveler doesn’t have ready access to – and put them in one, easy-to-search website.
All of the usual travel site tools are there – filtering deals by star rating or price, comparison windows so you can see prices from other travel sites – to make it easy for your guests to drill down to hotel that’s a good fit.
But, where Deal Base sets itself apart from traditional travel sites is with their packages. Rather than just giving you straight hotel…
And, we have a winner!
Sarah Brayer and Nathan Pickler are the lucky winners of our Dream Weekend Getaway to Devil’s Thumb Ranch, an environmentally-friendly resort and spa in the Rocky Mountains. The prize includes: the couple’s airfare, car rental, lodging for three nights, spa treatments and more; all Sarah and Nathan have to do is focus on relaxing, reconnecting and reliving their wedding day!
We caught up with Sarah to get the details of their big day and to find out how they plan to use their weekend away.
Tell us a bit about your wedding. What was your wedding style and vision?
We are pretty laid back people and we really wanted the wedding to reflect us and be a great time for our guests. Our “destination wedding” would be back in Columbus, Ohio where we met at school, and we…
Sarah and Nathan Win Dream Getaway to Devil's Thumb Ranch
Cheap Flight Deals and Packages for Your Guests
Sustainable Sightseeing: How to Tour Ecologically Sensitive Areas
Register for Wedding Wishes with Upon Our Star
Anne’s Hawaiian Honeymoon Adventure (and tips on how to make your own honeymoon great)!
