Do I need a travel agent for my honeymoon?

I wrote in my last blog about my honeymoon to Aruba...and how my wife and I would have never picked Aruba, if it weren't for the advice of our travel agent. Her experience allowed her to find us a place to honeymoon in August, while staying outside of the hurricane belt.

We had enough decisions to make about our wedding- and it was so nice to let someone else do the research on airfare, prices, hotels, excursions, etc... Our travel agent had other couples visit Aruba- and was able to provide insight that we would have never found if we were just booking our trip online.

Some travel agents do not charge any service fees...while others may charge a small service fee for their services. Do some research and find a travel agent that can meet your needs- and stay within your budget.

Bursch Travel is a great local travel agent, and there are a number of others in the Central Minnesota Wedding Association.

Happy planning!

The Honeymoon

I know a lot of couples struggle with what to do for their honeymoon...

• Should we take a big trip and go somewhere out of the country?
• Should we take a road trip and stay a little closer to home?
• Do we do take our honeymoon right after the wedding...or wait until later?
• Do we even need to go on a honeymoon?

I know my wife and I struggled with these questions as we thought about what we wanted to do for our honeymoon. As we were discussing this with my parents, my dad gave me a piece of wisdom that I still remember very clearly.

"You only have one chance in your life to take a honeymoon...if you wait and do it later- it's just a vacation."


My wife and I were considering a weekend trip to our family cabin near Shell Lake, WI...but after listening to others, we decided to plan a trip to Aruba for our honeymoon. I think we made the right decision.

Our wedding was in August...and we knew that we wanted to go somewhere warm. We had gone on vacations together, but we never went somewhere warm.

I called our travel agent to discuss different honeymoon options. A big reason we chose Aruba was that it is outside of the hurricane belt. This is something I would have never considered on my own...and am glad our travel agent knew her stuff!

In my next post, I will highlight a great travel agency that is a member in the Central Minnesota Wedding Association and is GREAT to work with when planning your honeymoon.