{"id":51876,"date":"2018-03-21T05:04:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T18:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/articles\/honeymoon-cost\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T21:49:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T10:49:20","slug":"honeymoon-cost","status":"publish","type":"au-article","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/honeymoon-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"How much does a honeymoon cost?"},"content":{"rendered":"
A honeymoon is an integral part of the wedding, even though it’s actually not technically part of the big day at all! Most couples choose to go on a loved-up holiday because… travelling is an amazing\u00a0experience, and what a great way to adventure the world, with your new spouse and still riding on that wedding high.<\/p>\n
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Keen to find our hot off the press data about honeymoons and the average honeymoon cost in Australia? Firstly, before we reveal the most recent data for Australian couples, what even is a honeymoon?<\/p>\n
A honeymoon is typically a holiday shared between the married couple alone shortly after their wedding day. It usually takes place in a romantic or exotic location. They typically range between a\u00a0week and a month in duration, with an average honeymoon cost of\u00a0$5,000-$10,000.<\/p>\n
The honeymoon traditionally has literary roots, and actually meant a month of sweet time with your new spouse. The “honey” comes from the sweetness, and the “moon” because one month passes with each “new moon”.<\/p>\n
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However, many couples are now choosing to wait a few days or even weeks before taking their honeymoon. The honeymoon is still a very common tradition even with modern couples, with a mere 5% choosing to not have a honeymoon.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, mini-moons<\/a> and buddy-moons are on the rise. A buddy-moon is when a group of friends travel with you and you spend time together instead of being secluded as is honeymoon tradition.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to our couples, as part of our national wedding survey (the biggest of it’s kind in Australia), 42% of newlywed couples choose to take their honeymoon immediately following their wedding. That means that most of you are choosing to celebrate your new marriage in the best kind of way, a well deserved, stress-free vacation away in paradise.<\/p>\n In addition, a huge 70% of newlywed couples in Australia decide to take a honeymoon, 24% of couples are not sure, leaving on 5% of people that decide a honeymoon isn’t a priority for them at the moment.<\/p>\n Still, 17% of couples are choosing to take their wedding more than six weeks after their wedding day, potentially due to modern couples usually leading very busy lives and\u00a0preferring to focus on their career or family before slotting in time for their honeymoon, which is 100% understandable!<\/p>\nWhen are honeymooners taking their holiday?<\/h3>\n