We decided to postpone the honeymoon since I knew I'd be starting a new job (or unemployed) the week after the wedding. So the last two months I've been researching and researching. Early on I narrowed our search to the Caribbean and Mexico because I didn't want to deal with the jet lag that comes with Hawaii or Asia when we will only have one day to recuperate. The next factor I used in narrowing down destinations was input I received from many friends. Neither Lucas or I have been to this part of the world and needed some first hand experiences to go off. The other two factors were that I wanted to honeymoon in the fall (too excited to put it off any longer) and we were going to use my parents' timeshare. All of that gave us a manageable amount of destinations to consider including St. Martin, St. Kitt's, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the Riviera Maya in Mexico.
Today we booked a week of bliss at the El Dorado Royale in the Riviera Maya, Mexico! This place is legit. Who doesn't want to live it up at an all-inclusive, adult-only tropical oasis? We might even squeeze in some culture and sightseeing while there...