Honeymoontastic!

Winner of most "obvious title "award goes to OK!

OK! has learned that Britney Spears is telling friends she’s ready to marry her boyfriend Jason Trawick. And all it took was her boys’ blessing to convince her to move ahead with plans for her third wedding in five years.

There is a great article on the UK Sunday Times website subtitled:
The one thing you don’t want on a honeymoon is other honeymooners. So, skip the stilted villa and make a romantic escape of your own

But what caught my eye was the great quote:

"Wedding chat. You either love it, or you’re a man. Which is why, if ever you want to see the very acme of badly concealed despair, you should look at the face of a brand-new groom as the breakfast-buffet small talk reveals an awful truth – that he’s just forked out a king’s ransom to spend his honeymoon surrounded by honeymooners. "

“Oh, my dear Lord,” the blank eyes and wobbling grin seem to cry out. “I’ve just survived 12 weeks of pretending to care about table decorations and canapé trays; now I have to spend the next fortnight reliving every detail with a charming couple from Tunbridge Wells. Come sunset, I’m over the fence.”

Now that's a well observed statement ;-)

OK - yes I am jealous and no this isn't going to be very balanced ;-)

How come Wayne Rooney and Coleen McLoughlin (or Filthy Rich and Catflap as they shall now be known) have been offered big Dick Branson's Necker island for free on their honeymoon?   If anyone could afford the £23k a night price it would be them yet they are being offered the 74 acre island for free......grumble.....grumble.

Singapore Airlines have purchased 19 new A380 "Super Jumbos" with honeymoon suites included!

Twelve private “suites” created by the French yacht designer Jean-Jacques Coste grace the front half of the plane’s lower deck. Designed to maximize privacy, these partitioned nooks are each fitted with fully adjustable leather seats and a separate bed that folds out with a full-sized mattress, draped in crisp cream-colored linens designed by Givenchy.

To see more photos have a look here!

Many more people are getting married later in life or getting married for the second time which ultimately leads to children being part of the wedding plans...but what about the honeymoon?

This article over at iVillage gives you some ideas on how to mix children and honeymoons.

It strikes me that if you are a shy and retiring couple, the last thing you want is Sir Richard of Branson marrying you on one of his planes at 30 thousand feet!  However that's what happened to Coco & Papdogonas on a flight as part of a PR stunt to launch a new Virgin America route to Las Vegas.

The wedding couple at first was apprehensive about the idea of a public relations send-off but warmed to the idea.

"Neither of us are public type of people," said Coco Jones, 39, who lives in San Francisco with her 40-year-old husband, Papadogonas. "We talked about it, and it was just such a turnkey for us."

Virgin America launch party

OK so we all know that it's the groom's job to organise the honeymoon so how apt is this book title?

Thanks to Amazon you now have something to guide "hubby to be" in the right direction when it comes to planning YOUR perfect honeymoon.

We often talk about honeymoons on luxury islands and exotic beaches but what options are there if you are disabled?

This article on the London Times website highlights where you can go and who to talk to if you need a disabled friendly honeymoon.