Where To Moon Part 3?

So now, we crossed off a cruise, Disney, Bora Bora, and St. Lucia. Just when I was about to give up and put our honeymoon on the back burner, I came across the perfect place.....drum roll please!

It was all inclusive, warm weather located, beach adjacent, lots of food choices, and in our budget.....we chose.....Excellence Riviera Cancun in lovely Riviera Maya, Mexico!

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I die everytime I look at the pictures! Instead of talking about it, let me show you a photo montage!

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We seriously have not heard one bad review about the resort, it seems everyone raves about it. And because they were having such an awesome sale when we booked we were able to upgrade to a room that we normally wouldn't be able to afford. And being an adult only resort makes it even better!

We were able to get an Excellence junior swim up suite, and since we upgraded to the Excellence room, not only will we have pool access right outside our door, we will also get an ocean view! Along with perks like, a private lounge, free internet access, private beach access, daily fruit in our room, and a lot of other perks! Plus, since we are going a couple days after our actual wedding we get other awesome deals like, champagne upon arrival, dinner on the beach, free spa treatment, breakfast in bed, and a special turn down service.

We are more than ecstatic to get away and just relax! Has anyone been to an Excellence Resort? Where are you going on your honeymoon?

Where To Moon Part 2?

So, when I left you, me had nixed a cruise, Disney, and Bora Bora off our potential honeymoon list.

Then, one of Kevin's co-workers recommended Sandals Resorts to us. They go every year and just rave about it. So Kev came home with this snazzy brochure and we poured over it for hours on end looking at all the destinations, food, and accommodations. We were hooked. The place we were hooked on was St. Lucia.

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I became obsessed with the Rondovals, and needed to stay in one!

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They had some sweet sales going on and we were sure we could swing it. Then, we went to a family party. We were talking to everyone about where we were pretty sure we were going to moon. His cousin then tells us that two couples she knows went to the exact resort we wanted to go to. *I thought, awesome! Justification that our place rocks!* 

But no....both these couples wished they hadn't gone. The one couple hated the food, and said that everywhere was just dirty. For the price you are paying it was not what they had hoped for. They actually were planning on leaving early if they didn't have to pay and arm and a leg to change flights.

The second couple, also thought the food was below par, and agreed with lowered expectations. They said the location was beautiful but the resort was something left to be desired. 

Sad panda!
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The last thing we want to worry about on our honeymoon (besides nothing!) is the resort itself! So sadly, St. Lucia was also gone!

We kind of stopped looking into Sandals resorts after that, since no other location was that appealing to us...we really were set on St. Lucia. I tried searching for non-Sandals resorts in St. Lucia as well, but the prices were just insane. And we would be paying over a grand each for flights! So that's when St. Lucia was really wiped from the list. 

Stayed tuned for Part 3...I swear (just like the flowers) this story has a happy ending as well!

Where to Moon?

Ahh, my favorite part! The Honeymoon! This was a surprisingly hard decision. We both had a million ideas and places running through our heads on where would be the best place to go.

We have been on a cruise already, and LOVED it!

Kevin brought up the idea of going on another one for our honeymoon. I liked the idea but wasn't crazy about it. I think if we went I would feel guilty, guilty in the respect that I don't want to do anything on our honeymoon if I don't want to. So yes, I could lounge around on deck all day, eat my face off, and gamble my life savings away, but I would feel like we wasted money and time if we didn't get everything out of the ports. Plus, we are already planning another cruise for March 2012 with anyone that wants to join. So although it would be nice, a cruise was out.

Then we both wanted to regress to our childhood. And go to Disney World!

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We both have not been since 8th grade. Side note, we did not know each other back then, and were at the park at the same time....weird. I would love to go back! And I want to see Harry Potter land so bad, you would think at the age of 26 that wouldn't be on the table, but I have no shame. But again, we both want to just relax, and I think we would be even more tired when arriving home from this trip than when we left, which would be hard to believe. So sadly, Disney was out.

Next, we thought of someplace warm and tropical, all thanks to the movie "Couple'e Retreat." Bora Bora!

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I mean, how can you resist that blue water and bungalows over the water? Gorgeous! It was perfect, it would be relaxing, we wouldn't feel bad if we didn't do anything at all, and it could be all inclusive. But there was a catch....the price! Which is a pretty main factor after you just drop a down deposit on a house for a wedding! We couldn't justify spending that much on ourselves, and paying almost half the total cost on flight tickets. So sadly, Bora Bora was out!

Stay tuned for part 2 to see where we looked next!