For better or worse, richer or poorer -- Pensacola or Paris.
You've agreed to get married; now comes one of the first big tests of the union: Can you agree on a place for a honeymoon? No pressure, but wherever you choose will be a place you may return to on anniversaries, tell sweet stories about to the kids, define who you are as a couple. It is supposed to be the trip of a lifetime.
Tall order, given the circumstances. In the months preceding departure, you'll be too busy planning a wedding to make dinner reservations at that four-star restaurant. The festivities will have decimated your bank account. Plus, you'll have just endured one of the best -- and most stressful -- days of your life. You'll be happy to the point of delirium and tired to the point of exhaustion.
That reality aside, the pressure to find the fantasy spot remains, which is why we received an overwhelming number of responses when we offered to help couples plan their postnuptial vacation. Some wondered where in Mexico they could get away from the crowds. Others weighed points in Europe or wanted a classic Minnesota honeymoon at a mom-and-pop resort Up North. We chose three couples to highlight on these pages, and hope the collection of stories here will help all of those who wrote in -- and you, too -- in finding the romantic spot of honeymoon dreams.
