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kris01 Posted: Jul 07, 2007 06:05 PM

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approx $,3,500
we are going to Disney for 5 nights/6 days
park tickets 3 days
Grand Flordian hotel
airfare
etc - all the works

tricia3381 Posted: Jul 07, 2007 06:52 PM

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around $4,500 for 10 nights total. 5 nights at couples negril and 5 nights at couples swept away.

2Be1 Posted: Jul 07, 2007 07:01 PM

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We are going on a cruise to the Caribbean (balcony cabin) and then spending a few days in Miami. With airfare, cruise, shore excursions, car rental, etc we are spending about $3500 (we are on a budget).

BunnyBride Posted: Jul 07, 2007 07:03 PM

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We spent 2 weeks in Bangkok and Khao Lak, Thailand. We booked everything ourselves online.
Total came to about 10K.

ETA: This total included hotel, airfare, excursions, eating, shopping, ect

firesign75 Posted: Jul 08, 2007 08:20 AM

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Royal Caribbean Cruise to Portugal, Spain, and Canary Islands 10 days with overnight stay in London. $6000.00 w airfare.

JessMxPx88 Posted: Jul 08, 2007 08:24 AM

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$4500 for 5 nights in miami and a 7 day cruise on Carniva leaving out of miami, includign airfare. (12 days total)

Sept07Bride Posted: Jul 08, 2007 08:29 AM

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We spent 7K for 14 days in italy, just hotels. We had sky miles for our flights. but we figure with food and shopping when everything is said and done to have spent close to 9k.

aimes1313 Posted: Jul 08, 2007 08:50 AM

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We're going to Couples Swept Away, 7 nights 8 days, for about $3,000.

LaurenSchatz Posted: Jul 08, 2007 09:46 AM

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Posted by firesign75

Royal Caribbean Cruise to Portugal, Spain, and Canary Islands 10 days with overnight stay in London. $6000.00 w airfare.

That sounds awesome!!!!

FH and I are going to the Canary Islands for 10 days (Tenerife and Lanzarote) and then to Madrid for 2. I cant wait to hear about your honeymoon when you get back - right before I leave!

Nice hotels and coach airfare from NY to Madrid and to and from the islands, car rentals on both islands, insurance - about $7K

Food and entertainment will probably bring us to $10K

Shorty McBride Posted: Jul 08, 2007 10:56 AM

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$3500 for 8 days/7 nights in Rome, Siena, and Florence ITALY. (Including hotels, air, limos from hotels to airport, train from Rome to Florence and Florence to Siena, and $100 a day allotment for lunch/dinner). We're staying in great hotels and they all offered free upgrades when I called and told them I was planning our HM.

(insurance included)

I booked it 100% myself using internet resources

SeptBride70 Posted: Jul 08, 2007 11:00 AM

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about $9,000

after tax and everything-- all said and done.

san diego and hawaii for something like 18 days

SylvieB Posted: Jul 08, 2007 01:09 PM

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It really depends on where your going. Hawaii and the French Polynesian HM's that alot of brides are going on now are going to be more expensive than the caribbean or something like that. We really wanted to do Hawaii but we only had a week and it wasn't worth it to spend so much for such a little amount of time. I'd rather wait until we can spend more time there. But we decided on:
Western Caribbean cruise , balcony room, one night in Miami- about $2500 . Our AMEX points paid for our airfare!!

SylvieB Posted: Jul 08, 2007 01:11 PM

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Posted by MrsDaniRella

san diego and hawaii for something like 18 days

Holy Crap!! 18 days!! I'm so jealous!!!!

soon2BMrsDee Posted: Jul 08, 2007 02:09 PM

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We are spending a weekend in New Orleans and then doing a seven night cruise for under 3 - that includes hotel, airfare and cruise...
You shouldn't hate asking those questions - they're important... you want to make sure you're not getting 'hosed'.

PapayaChic Posted: Jul 08, 2007 02:18 PM

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$8800
tahiti moorea and bora bora

flight and garden bungalow in moorea, overwater bungalow in bora bora

insurance for both of us included

diva7531 Posted: Jul 08, 2007 02:23 PM

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$7000 for 12 days: 7-day cruise to so carribean and 5 day at all inclusive in Aruba (with airfare). We did a ton of research online but ended up using Liberty Travel in Commack because we got a deal. Also when working w/ a travel agent they use their connections to get you an upgrade. (what my GF who is a travel agent told me, but she only does cruises )

znycgirl Posted: Jul 08, 2007 04:17 PM

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Less than $2000 for 1st class flight for 2 to Cabo.
The place=free (THANKS TO FBIL & FSIL for their timeshare!)
We will (of course) pay lots for food.

You don't have to do a super pricey vacation...there are a ton of places that you can go & live like a King & Queen. Just do your research...with the impending doom (the PRICE of the wedding), we wanted something inexpensive & where able to arrange it...we're jealous of European HMs...but will do it when we have some $$.

Mexico is less $$$, so is Puerto Rico (and both are really beautiful). It all comes to staying at nice suite in less $$ hotel. I love cruises and when you think that so much is included: it comes out to be quite the deal. All the prices above seem pretty good.

Good luck & have fun.

EGreene79 Posted: Jul 08, 2007 05:08 PM

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Posted by Kara and Todd

We're planning our own trip to Italy.

I estimate the whole trip will cost at least $8k.

About the same here. Flight was about $2,000 for both, hotels for 11 nights are about $4,000 , car for 7 days is around $400 ... and that's not even counting food and sight seeing. I guess it's the only time we'll really splurge on a trip like this.