Honeymoon Recap

It's a little late but, hey, better late than never! Colton and I left Sunday morning following the wedding for our honeymoon in Montego Bay, Jamaica. We stayed at the Iberostar Grande Rose Hall outside Montego Bay.

The trip started off a little rough with my swollen eye from the previous night and we both felt sick to our stomachs boarding the flight. We made it to Jamaica by 2 p.m. and we arrived at our resort shortly after. The resort was GORGEOUS! Clean, nicely decorated, beautiful beaches, clear green water, and the friendliest people you could meet. We had a great time.

Our first night there we came home to a bubble bath with rose petals and candles that was drawn for us by our butler. It was romantic. The second night was my birthday and we arrived to the same thing in addition to decorations for my birthday in our room. Colton surprised me with a couples massage for my birthday and the staff even sang to me at dinner that evening.

We spent our days lounging on the beach, soaking in the sun, swimming in the ocean, and drinking pina coladas (oh wait...that was me!). Colton enjoyed the Red Stripe more than my pina coladas. We would take breaks up at the infinity pool when we tired of being in the direct sun. We ate lazy lunches at the Port Maria restaurant right on the beach overlooking the ocean.

Every night for dinner we went to one of the restaurants on the resort. The food was actually good. We even had a special romantic dinner served to us on a private patio. Very nice. We attended a few shows in the evenings and would relax on our balcony before bed every night.

For the adventurous, we tried ziplining and loved it. I am so afraid of heights but I really enjoyed it. We went up into the jungle on the mountain side and ziplined down the side. We got some great views of the coast. We also went to the Luminous Lagoon, which is home to these microorganisms that glow when you move in the water. Colton braved the waters and swam but I kept to the boat and took photos. I got a few of him with the water glowing around him. It's one of six places in the world where this occurs.

We had a great time and did not want to leave. We definitely hope to get back there one day. It was the perfect spot to celebrate our love and committment to one another. It was paradise!