Open Question: Is a $13,000 honeymoon financially irresponsible for a new college graduate who has no debt?

30/08/11

This is a question for the future. My girlfriend and I really want to honeymoon in Sandals St. Lucia in the “Millionaire Suites”. An all inclusive package with airfare is close to $13,000 though. When we get married in two years, I’ll be a new college graduate out of school for a few months. I have the money. So, should we take our dream honeymoon while we have the chance? We also live with her parents to save money for our future home. We live in a seperate part of the house and do not pay bills, rent, etc at her parent’s request. They also are paying for our wedding. I know you guys are going to say “save it and put it towards a down payment on a house”, but we were planning on doing that anyway for two or three years. With two full time graduate salaries that will be $100,000 in savings if not more! Should we take this opportunity to live in complete luxury for only a week of our lives or take out $6,500 for a honeymoon and put the other $6,500 towards something more future oriented?

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