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Stretch Your Honeymoon Budget

Here are some tips to help you plan and stretch your honeymoon budget:

1. Visit tourist sites online and send for their free information packages. Sometimes you'll even get a video included as well. Browse through the sites to see what activities, accommodations and restaurants are available in your chosen honeymoon destination.
2. Start planning your honeymoon early. This gives you the time to research your destination - or maybe even come across a destination that you hadn't even thought of. By planning early, you can find out the costs of hotels, rental car rates, cost of activities, etc. and set money aside accordingly.
3. If possible, travel off-season. The hotel and airfare rates are always cheaper and it won't be so crowded with other tourists.
4. Consider and compare honeymoon packages. You can often find great deals that are cheaper in a package, than if you book each item separately (such as hotel, airfare, car rental and meals in one package).
5. Use a travel agent or shop online for the best airfares. And be sure to compare prices with various agents/web sites to find the best deal.
6. Arrange your car rental in advance. Also, consider booking the cheapest car (unless you insist on a luxury car). Often times, when you arrive at your destination, the car rental agency won't have any of the smaller/cheaper cars available (even though you've reserved one) and will upgrade you to a more luxurious car at the same rate as the cheap one.

By Rose Smith
Rose Smith is the author of How to Create a Beautiful Medieval Wedding and several other wedding booklets. Visit Wedding Themes and More for great ideas on theme weddings, favor ideas, budget tips, honeymoon destinations, decorations and more.