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Five
Ideas for a More Romantic Honeymoon
By Jerry
Windley-Daoust
Candles, rose
petals, satin, succulent foods, perfume you’re probably already
familiar with all of these time-honored ingredients for creating a
romantic mood on your honeymoon.
But candles, rose petals, and other
sensual ingredients only go so far. The real key to creating a romantic
honeymoon is to spend time celebrating your relationship and your new
life together as a married couple. After all, romance is more about the
heart than the body.
That doesn’t
mean you should put the candles away, but start setting the mood early
by reveling in your relationship. Here are five ideas to get you
started.
1. Explore
uncharted territory
Intimacy is a key ingredient for creating a romantic mood. In its most
basic sense, intimacy is about revealing our interior selves to another
person the part of ourselves that we normally hide from others. When we
do this, we honor the other person as someone we cherish and trust.
Since it’s often difficult to start sharing in this way, a game or
book of questions can help. The classic game of relationship questions
is the Ungame, while the classic questions book is (appropriately
enough) The Book of Questions by Gregory Stock. Each of these products
contains hundreds of questions on topics ranging from ethics (What would
you do if . . . ?) to feelings and ideas. These are just two of many
similar products that you can use in almost any setting even in the car
or airplane on the way to your honeymoon destination.
2. Combine
Your Photo Albums
Buy your first photo album together, if you don't get one at your
wedding. Bring out your photo albums and choose the best photos of each
other from your dating days to put in your new album it's a great way to
relive old memories.
3. Write a
Dream Letter
Write letters to each other about your dreams for your marriage. What do
you hope your marriage will look like in ten, twenty, or thirty years?
Exchange the letters on the first day of your marriage, and then save
them to read on your wedding anniversary.
4. Leave
Memory Notes Everywhere
Nothing creates a romantic mood better than remembering your best
moments together as a couple. Purchase some small notepaper or post-it
notes and spend some time digging up your favorite memories of your
spouse. How did you meet? How did your first kiss come about? What is
the goofiest thing he or she ever did? When was your spouse there for
you when you needed him or her the most? Then spend some time thinking
of the memories you’d most like to share with your spouse over the
course of your marriage. Write these all down on the note paper, and
hide them all over the place at your honeymoon destination (on the
pillow, in the luggage, in the rental car, etc.).
5. Share
the Love
The funny thing about love is you get more by giving it away. That's as
true for newlyweds as for anyone else, so find ways to share your love
with others. Start by committing random acts of kindness both toward
each other and complete strangers. Visit the Random Acts of Kindness
Foundation web page for inspiration (http://www.actsofkindness.org/).
One of our favorite stories there is about a young woman who was caught
in the rain when a complete stranger gave her his own umbrella. When she
asked how she would return it to him, he just smiled and walked away.
Creating great memories like that adds a magical twist to your
honeymoon.
Jerry
Windley-Daoust profiles honeymoon
spots at the Creative
Honeymoon Ideas website.
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