We’re seeing more and more couples book a photographer to capture professional images on their honeymoon and we are absolutely loving it! Whether you hire your wedding photographer to join you on part of your honeymoon adventure or you hire a local photographer, it’s never a bad idea to capture memories of your first trip as a married couple. They will be keepsakes you will cherish forever. If you’re looking for that sign to book a honeymoon photographer, let this blog post inspire your “yes”!
Honeymoonin’ with Chloe and Stephen
Photographer: Lauren Pippin Photo
Why did you hire a photographer for your honeymoon?
We actually didn’t! Randomly enough, we met our photographer, Lauren Pippin in line at the Denver airport. We continued our conversation on instagram once she saw our wedding sneak peeks photos posted from wedding ceremony photographer, Macy Frances. She asked if we wanted to join her for a honeymoon photoshoot around Paris and the Eiffel Tower. 12 hours later, we were skipping around the 7e arrondissement and snapping pictures with Lauren and her husband. It was SO much fun and so spontaneous; the pictures came out insanely good!! I do encourage all couples to get honeymoon photos though, we are so happy we did it and now we have them forever!
Tell us about your honeymoon!
We went into our honeymoon without planning too much. We knew we wanted to relax, explore and eat amazing food! We explored a new neighborhood every day and visited our favorites numerous times. We added some museums to our agenda, partnered with some nice dinners and lunches. We did need reservations in advance on some nights for the more popular restaurants, though. Honestly, that was all we had planned! We wanted to keep the days open ended so we could stroll and shop and to pop into cafes anytime we wanted for an afternoon pick me up. It was so nice to not feel pressure on timing or have to run out of the hotel room to keep to an itinerary, especially after the wedding. We could relax, sleep in and go at our pace. We lucked out with gorgeous weather so most afternoons we were found outside street side at a cafe, in the Tuileries Garden by our hotel, or sitting along the Seine. It was amazing.
Did you leave immediately after your wedding? Delayed honeymoon?
We left the day after our wedding in the evening which gave us time to meet back up with friends, recap and recover for a little bit. It was a great decision!
Why Paris?
Why not! It’s the city of love, with absolutely gorgeous architecture and amazing food and lots of things to do. You can’t go wrong! The city is full of history and with truly so much to explore. It’s so easy to fill an entire week’s itinerary with things to do. The lifestyle and pace there is so easy to get sucked into, the fashion is iconic and exploring all the different neighborhoods and city squares was our favorite thing to do.
What hotels did you stay at? Which were your favorite and why!
We stayed at the Hotel Regina in a suite with Eiffel Tower views all week. It was truly a splurge and honestly so worth it. We felt so taken care of, safe and very pampered. Highly recommend as it is very central to everything.
Top 3 activities you did on your honeymoon!
Top 3 places you ate!
Tip for future couples planning their honeymoon
My biggest advice with planning your honeymoon is go somewhere where YOU want to go to. I feel like a honeymoon is such a hyped up type of vacation where you need to go somewhere crazy exotic thats super expensive in the middle of the jungle for 3 weeks and make it like a “once in a lifetime” trip. So untrue! Don’t feel pressure and do what the couple wants! Go somewhere you’ve already been, go to a new city in the US, do an adventure, visit a beach, visit 1 place, visit 10, but don’t feel pressure to put so much thought into something extravagant. You are planning a wedding and adding a fully planned vacation on top of that is so overwhelming. Plus, you will have a lifetime of “bucket list” trips ahead of you! This trip should be about relaxing with your new spouse and making special memories together.
Any packing tips? Must-have items to pack on your honeymoon!
For more packing tips, check out this blog post on what to pack for your honeymoon.
Travel tips?