Honeymoons: Not for the Faint of Heart
15 Apr 2010
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After all the intense preparation and emotions which go with arranging a wedding and finally getting through the event, you are now able to take a break and be together without being the center of a whirlwind and attention. The time from the gift of an engagement ring to the exchange of wedding rings is a trying and stressful time. The honeymoon is considered the reward for withstanding the trails and tribulations of a wedding; once you’ve married and gone through the ceremony, you will under that though is is “Your Special Day”, in practice it is anything but!
The word “honeymoon” is derived from the Vikings and their practice of the newlyweds retreating to a cave or hut and remaining, undisturbed, for the one lunar cycle, or about one calendar month. The premise was that after the extended “vacation” the newlyweds would be expecting a child and given the energy levels required, honey formed a staple part of their diet – hence, “honeymoon”.
Now honeymoons are not without incident, some humorous and some not so funny, but nevertheless it is the matrimonial start of your life together and you’ll have to deal with it, as with everything else in your lives from now on – together!
After an enormous wedding that kept them on their feet all day, one couple honeymooned in Las Vegas. The wedding went without a hitch, but because they were both so very busy they didn’t get a chance to eat anything at the reception and so it came to pass, that the very first meal they had as a married couple was in a KFC just off the strip.
Another couple finally made it from the wedding reception and were on the way to the airport. Nothing to worry about, they were there in good time and all ready for a spot of relaxation after the intense activity of the day until it came time to go through security. It was only then that the groom realized that he didn’t have his passport – from now on his wife knows better than to trust him with this kind of stuff!
One 82 year old lady recalled her wedding night 61 years previously. It was a different age and there was to be no “hanky panky” before marriage, so it was with some trepidation that she finally went to bed alone with her husband. As her new husband stepped from the bathroom, she burst into uncontrollable giggles at the sight of the Pooh Bear and Friend PJs his mother had packed for him. Something he had to grow out of very rapidly thereafter!
Lastly, and sadly, the bride recalls the arrival of a messenger during the wedding reception. Her husband was in the military and the country was at war; the messenger was not bearing good news – the groom was given 24 hours to report to base on the other side of the country.
In World War 2, this was common enough for thousands of newlyweds but in 2003 these newlyweds found that it still happens. She remembers how they spent the night on the road back to Fort Benning, Georgia and the first year of their marriage was spent apart. Today, they have three children and she recalls it was the most intimate night she had ever had with her husband because all they did was hold hands and talk through the miles.
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