Hmm. What honeymoon locale was Carrie scouting this weekend?

Hello, brides!

Just wanted to pop in and say hi, and that tomorrow, we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled blogging—I’ve only just returned from a trip from an extremely fabulous location where I was reporting on what it’s like to honeymoon there. You know, for you. For our upcoming spring/summer 2012 issue, of course.

Pretty, right? Wondering where I was? You’ll have to wait until December to find out, but I promise it’ll be worth the wait!

See you back here tomorrow.

The Morning Star Beach Club

So, while we realize that chatting about honeymooning in tropical locales when the outside temps here in Philly are, like, well, I don’t even know what — not the kind of temps that make you fantasize about being somewhere else hot, let’s just say — might not seem to make perfect sense, here’s our other reasoning: It’s Monday. And what better to do on a Monday, especially a Monday when you are sitting at your desk, than fantasize about being on a beach somewhere?

Exactly. So, we’re here to help. Since we know you’re sneaking honeymoon research into your days, anyway, here are a few fab deals that have crossed our desks recently, that we thought we’d share. So book away! You can thank us later.

At the Morning Star Beach Club on St. Thomas, you’ll get some fun extras if you book a minimum of four nights (at $199 per night) for travel between now and September 30, 2011. In addition to a personal concierge who can set up everything from kayaking, hiking, scuba and snorkel tours to jaunts to nearby St. John and St. Croix, you’ll get a $200 credit to use towards food and beverage at the resort’s on-the-beach restaurants, as well as a complimentary in-room iPod Shuffle to use during your stay, and a $25 iTunes gift card.
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Cotton Tree, Grand Cayman

You know, it’s weird, but even though the honeymoon is arguably one of the most blissful parts of getting married — besides, you know, becoming one with your soul mate, and all that jazz — we very often hear from brides — friends, family, coworkers, readers — that planning and booking your post-nuptial trip is a task that often gets dropped to the bottom of the wedding to-do list. Somewhat understandable, seeing as you really can’t keep putting off things like finalizing your menu with your caterer, unless you want some really angry guests — but you don’t want be scrambling to book what will potentially be the most relaxing, luxurious and romantic trip of your life, either, do you?

So, this post — if the sunny, lovely outside hasn’t already made you think of it these past few days! — is here to knock you out of your afternoon office doldrums: start researching! To aid in this task, we thought we’d share a few sweet package deals that have recently come across our desk, all at places we’d be happy to be, like, now. Happy planning!
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