The Honeymoon Wedding Gift

For a young couple starting out, one of the best wedding gifts you can get is your honeymoon! For some couples this gift can come in the form of the cash with which to pay for it, but there are some other creative budget-wise ways that gifts can get you a wonderful honeymoon adventure.

Family Gifts
“So, what would you like for a wedding present?” This is the question from grandparents, aunts and uncles, family friends, and parents that can result in a honeymoon that you could not otherwise afford. Grandma’s summer home at the lake or a collection of money gifts from relatives can all go toward the honeymoon at the beach. If you let those closest to you know that what you need is a honeymoon, the offers will begin to appear.

The Unused Time-Share
For many couples who need help with their honeymoon, an unused time-share can be a gift from heaven. Parents who have a time-share condominium at the beach or the mountains can turn over that one or two week spot to their newlywed children. If the family time-share is for two weeks, the family can still use one week of it and give the second week to their son or daughter. Most time-share arrangements allow you to use an equivalent time-share condo in a different location. So, if the family time-share is in Myrtle Beach, the honeymoon could be in New England or California. The point is to go somewhere new and different. Some families even have more than one time-share, which they rent to others. What a perfect gift for you to use.

Creative In-kind Gifts
John and Ellen were just starting out after graduate school. They had no savings for a wedding trip, but they desperately needed a way to escape from the pressure of planning their wedding and the long years of study and research. Their closest friend presented them with a week vacation in his family’s home in the mountains of North Carolina. However, to get there, John and Ellen would need a car. Their parents loaned them their new sedan. Now, all they needed was a way to pay for the gas. Ellen’s aunt presented her with a gas credit card that was good for the entire week. Their friends filled their car with food supplies to feed them for their entire honeymoon, complete with a travel picnic basket with champagne, fine cheeses, pates, sausages and crackers.

Ski Lift Tickets, Passes to Disneyworld
Other gifts that can go toward a budget-wise honeymoon are tickets to entertainment centers, Broadway shows, restaurants, ski-lift passes, or a state or National Park Pass or camp site fees.

You may plan out your dream budget vacation in advance and suggest contributions to it, or you may plan your vacation around the gifts that come to you. Either way, your honeymoon is a gift and will be even more memorable and enjoyable because of that fact.