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Honeymoon Helper – Great Locations Nearby

As budgets get tighter, where do you cut back? In some cases, many of your purchases have already been made – the dress, the location. So maybe it’s time to take a second look at your honeymoon if it’s still in the planning stages.

Most of us have wonderful places either within our state or surrounding states that could make a wonderful, romantic setting. In Texas, we have many gems (the hill country, the Davis Mountains, Jefferson – pictured here), but even better is the diversity of the states around us – the mountains of Colorado and New Mexico, the history of Louisiana, the lakes and cabins in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Maybe it’s not as exotic or sexy, but let’s be honest, the honeymoon is as much about connecting with each other then going to far away places. My honeymoon consisted of 4 days at a friend’s home in Sante Fe, another 3 days at a friend’s condo in Creste Butte, Colorado, camping (3 days max for my husband’s benefit) and the final night at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs before returning. We drove! But the memories have lasted us 30 years, especially the one where we took the motorcycle over the Loveland pass not thinking about how cold it would be on the return. No coats … I was one frozen bride!

The Dallas Morning News wrote a great piece on “18 romantic getaways in Texas and neighboring states.” We think it’s worth a read.

2 Comments on “Honeymoon Helper – Great Locations Nearby”

• Laura April 23rd, 2009 6:36 pm

  Great post, but we want to get out of the Heat, maybe Colorado~

• Jeannine Lee April 24th, 2009 9:31 am

  Colorado has soooo many awesome places for a honeymoon. Depending on the time of year and what your interests are there are so many possibilities. Durango, Colorado Springs, Creste Butte, Georgetown, Estes Park … and the list goes on. Find a bed and breakfast or a cabin retreat, just make sure it has a fireplace to snuggle by especially if it’s after September that you’re going.

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