Honeymoon registry?

[summer_wifey]

My FH is currently on a 3 week lay-off from his job due to a slow-down in production and I am a recent college graduate who is working at a fast food joint during the week and a group home every other weekend. Neither job pays well and the hunt for my first professional job does not seem to be getting any better due to the fact that I don't have

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[dreamriver]

Another option would be to plan to take a honeymoon on or near your first anniversary. That would give you and your FH a chance to save towards that Door County cabin.

A friend of mine from college did this. Her husband dropped out of college to start work as a computer programmer two months before their wedding, and she was in her junior year of college. They decided to just spend their wedding night at a local hotel, and then spend their first married year saving towards a honeymoon. She said it actually made their first year together really special because they were working together on a "project".

Granted, neither of them had kids (first marriage for both).

Maybe you could ask a friend or family member to watch your children for a long weekend right after your wedding as a gift to you and your FH - you get some time just with the two of you, even if it is at home, and it won't cost as much as going away. Then you could save towards that first anniversary trip.

Also, doing a honeymoon a few months down the road can be more enjoyable than right after the wedding - you're not coming off a huge planning marathon!

[summer_wifey]

I actually had mentioned taking a delayed honeymoon. FH is just so set on having everything done the "traditional" way, which kind of drives me nuts. lol. I'm not necessarily the traditional type, though I'm sure the age difference has something to do with how we look at "tradition" -- he's 36 and I'm 23. This is a first marriage for both of us, but he has a 12 year old son and I have a 4 year old daughter.

You make good points about delayed honeymoon though. And maybe it would be more conventional just to have a weekend alone setting up our apartment or something. I'm fairly certain I could get my daughter's father to take her for at least a few days, and FH's son lives with his mom for the most-part anyway.

Thanks for the input. It is much appreciated.

[lizkayl]

Maybe just go for the 'weekend getaway' or something, then.