Honeymoon!

So, I think the most exciting part of planning the wedding other than the thought of marrying Jer, was planning our honeymoon. Jer and I had the best time looking at locations and thinking about where we wanted to spend our first few weeks as a married couple.

We knew we wanted to be somewhere warm and sunny - but we were concerned with hurricane season in the Bahamas/Florida (didn't really want to go to Florida in Sept anyway - WAYY too hot). So luckily for us my mom is an amazing travel agent and a honeymoon specialist and was able to help us out!

We decided on (drum roll please).... Hawaii!!! We'll be spending 7 nights on Maui - specifically in Ka'anapali at the Westin. My dad's cousin is generously giving us his timeshare for the week. The resort looks amazing - every room is guaranteed an ocean view. Plus they stock up the fridge with whatever snacks, drinks, etc that you'll need for the week. A few pics below:

Needless to say, we're super excited about staying in Maui. We have already booked a few excursions, such as the Road to Hana and the Old Lahaina Luau (I've heard it's the best on the island). I'm also super pumped to get some shave ice.

After our time in Maui we will go to Oahu for 4 nights and stay at the Royal Hawaiian. We were debating between Kauai and Oahu, but went for Oahu because we wanted to see some of the night life that Hawaii had to offer. While we are in Oahu we will be visiting Pearl Harbor because it is something that I've always wanted to see. We also plan on going to Duke's because we're HUGE Jimmy Buffett fans and love the song "Duke's on Sunday." If you haven't heard it - download it now because it is amazing.

Pics of the Royal Hawaiian:

Just looking at these pics makes me want to jump on a plane right now... (it's 27 degrees currently in Chicago, puke).