It’s Time for a Honeymoon

IT'S TIME FOR A Honeymoon Planning your first holiday together as newlyweds is an exciting time, and that's why we asked 1250 engaged couples to share their honeymoon I dos and I don'ts with us. Just Married WHY IS IT CALLED A HONEYMOON? Many moons ago, grooms would take their brides away somewhere remote, where no one could find them. Here they stayed for one moon phase and drank a honey-based wine called mead. THUS, THE WORD HONEYMOON WAS BORN LOWCOSTHOLIDAYS' SURVEY FOUND RESPONDERS WERE. 4% 96% SAME SEX COUPLES STRAIGHT COUPLES objectophile marriage Erika Eiffel acquired her surname after "marrying" the Eiffel Tower in 2007 - Nope, this isn't a joke. HOW LONG BEFORE THE WEDDING do you book your honeymoon? 28% 21% 24% 19% 8% 0 - 3 6 - 12 3 - 6 months After the wedding Over 12 months months months Biggest deciding factors WHEN PICKING A HONEYMOON DESTINATION Good Online Dream Value Reviews Destination HONEYMOON FOR £250! erm... are you sure? HOW MUCH COUPLES SPEND ON THEIRS 3% 27% 3% Under £1000- Over £250 £1500 £3000 1/5 couples rely on wedding donations to cover their honeymoon THE BEST TIME TO BE whisked away on a honeymoon 34% 23% 15% 13% 5% А тonth A week The first Straight after Not The first later later sure year week dream honeymoon destinations WHERE UK COUPLES WOULD LOVE TO GO Asia 9% Caribbean 61% Australia 13% North America 6% |Europe 4% 33 COUNTRIES IN 2 YEARS Blogging couple, Mike and Anne Howard, from honeytrek.com, jetted off on a long honeymoon where they visited a total of 33 countries, 6 continents and 302 places! 90%6 hanegmoon Dant a beach HOW LONG COUPLES SPEND honeymooning Less than 1 week 1 week Between 1-2 weeks 2 weeks Over 2 weeks THAT'S RIGHT, COUPLES BUNGEE JUMP! Sunset Absolutely meal nothing Top HONEYMOON Couples activities bungee Romantic jump boat trip Spa Hot air treatments balloon ONE BRITISH COUPLE CYCLED 20,000 miles FOR 2 YEARS AROUND THE WORLD FOR THEIR HONEYMOON THE BIGGEST "OH NO" MOMENTS when booking a honeymoon Time off Too Trip Advisor Under work pricey rating expectation ! !! !!! !!! SHARING IS CARING LET'S GET SOCIAL f facebook.com/lowcostholidays 8* plus google.com/+lowcostholidays y twitter.com/lowcostholidays P pinterest.com/lowcostholidays U instagram.com/lowcostholidays +M Created by: www.addmustard.com Elite Island Resorts lowcost holidays CARIBBEAN Erika Eiffel http://tinyurl.com/26mz68a Couple visits 33 countires British cycling couple http://tinyurl.com/kgbóvdh http://tinyurl.com/ox7ge9c