5 Ways to Save on a Honeymoon By A WHITE-SAND BEACH, a suite with its own private Infinity pool and five-star dinners are what perfect honeymoons are made of. But in the current economy, as airfares get costlier and the U.S. dollar weakens against the euro, booking your fantasy honeymoon may be just that — a fantasy. The average wedding costs $27,882, according to wedding planning web site TheKnot.com, and that doesn't even include the honeymoon. Add in current economic factors, including skyrocketing gas prices, grocery and travel costs, and affording that ideal honeymoon seems almost inconceivable. "Planning a great honeymoon is still possible," says Richard Markel, director of the Association for Wedding Professionals International. "It takes time and research and a bit of flexibility on where you want to go." Here are...
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