You’ve spent months (or longer!) planning the big day: picking out flowers, setting the menu, chipping away at that seating chart – a never-ending list of wedding to-do’s – and finally you’ve made it to the altar and can kick back and look forward to what comes next… the honeymoon! Your first trip as a married couple should be everything you’ve ever dreamed of, but what if everything you’ve ever dreamed of won’t fit with the budget? There’s no doubt that a wedding is going to leave you feeling a little light in the pocket, but should you really have to compromise on your honeymoon? No way! And we’ll prove it. Read on for our take on alternative destinations that will cost less than the pricier first picks you may already have in mind!
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![Got Italy on the brain? luxury honeymoon, Italy](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Got Italy on the brain?
![Instead, check out Croatia affordable honeymoon, Croatia](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Instead, check out Croatia
![Got Bhutan on the brain? luxury honeymoon, Bhutan](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Got Bhutan on the brain?
![Instead, check out Nepal affordable honeymoon, Nepal](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Instead, check out Nepal
![Got Batswana on the brain? luxury honeymoon, Batswana](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Got Batswana on the brain?
![Instead, check out Namibia affordable honeymoon, Namibia](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Instead, check out Namibia
![Got the Galápagos Islands on the brain? luxury honeymoon, Galápagos](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Got the Galápagos Islands on the brain?
![Instead, check out Mainland Ecuador affordable honeymoon, Ecuador](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Instead, check out Mainland Ecuador
![Got the Maldives on the brain? luxury honeymoon, Maldives](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Got the Maldives on the brain?
![Instead, check out the Andaman Islands affordable honeymoon, ndaman Islands](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)