The 7 most expensive honeymoon destinations in the world

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Okay, so we put a lot of time, thought, and money into our travel plans.

After all, as we infamously say, You can’t return a bad vacation. It’s true!

And no time does this ring more true than when your honeymoon is on the line — you really don’t want to mess that up.

There are a couple reasons you want this vacation to go off without a hitch: one being it’s your first trip as a married couple, but perhaps the most important being you spend quite a lot of cash on this getaway.

According to about.com, honeymooners dish out an average of three times more on their post-wedding trips than other traveling couples, and the honeymoon accounts for a whopping 14 percent of the wedding budget.

And while honeymooners may statistically spend more than average across the board, the way they honeymoon varies drastically.

Some stick to the classics, others go off the beaten path.Some save, and some splurge. Today, we’re addressing the latter.

Here are the seven most expensive honeymoon destinations in the world — shockingly, Paris does not make the list (although it’s not far off). And just for fun, we’ve picked out a splurge stay and a save stay for some, so even if you’re jetting off to a glam locale, you can find a budget-friendly (or friendlier) hotel.