Our Hawaii Honeymoon

We decided to go on our honeymoon a few months after our wedding so we would have something to look forward to. We went to Oahu and stayed in the Waikiki area. This was my first time visiting Hawaii and it was breathtaking!

We were able to get a direct flight from Minneapolis to Honolulu. We arrived later in the evening so our first day consisted of traveling, dinner and heading to bed! Our first full day consisted of spa services at the Moana Lani Spa, a fun beach photoshoot, and a wonderful dinner at Hoku’s. Did you know that you can book activities through Marriott? When we were in the process of planning our trip I was on my Marriott Bonvoy app and saw activities that I could book through them. This is how we found our photographer Michelle Jost. We had a great time and she took beautiful photos!

Our second full day we spent driving around the island. If you ever plan a trip to any of Hawaiian Islands I highly recommend renting a car. You can drive around Oahu in about 2 hours. We went to the Dole Pineapple Plantation and had the best Dole Whip ever! We then made our way up to the North Shore for lunch and to watch the waves. We then made our way back to our hotel for the Kalakaua Ave Street festival happening right outside our hotel. We stayed at the Moana Surfrider Hotel. It was wonderful and we will post a full review later!

Shirt // Pants // Sandals

This was one of my favorite outfits of our entire trip! Use my Sarah Flint code SARAHFLINT-CCRACHEL3 for 15% off!

Our third full day consisted of Lai making class courtesy of the hotel, time on the beach, afternoon tea at the Veranda and shopping on Kalakaua Ave. I have never been to high tea before. It was such a wonderful experience with amazing food and tea!

On our last full day we spent the majority of the day at Pearl Harbor. This is a must see for anyone visiting Hawaii. We started our visit of by visiting the Arizona Memorial. Tickets do need to be reserved beforehand. Tickets are $1 to reserve online. There is a standby line for guests who did not reserve tickets. This was an incredible experience- you could feel all the emotions at the memorial. We then explored the two museums at the visitor center. The visitor center is free of charge so a great activity for anyone! We then went to the Battleship Missouri and Aviation Museum. For these activities we had to catch a shuttle bus to Ford Island. Ford Island is an active military base so photos were not allowed until we arrived to our destination. The Battleship Missouri was such a cool experience as we were able to walk through an entire battleship and see where the surrender documents were signed for WWII!

The last Day in Hawaii was spent having a nice breakfast and enjoying the beach. We spent the morning dreaming and planning our next trip back! Our flight took off at around 5:45 Hawaiian time, so unfortunately we had an overnight flight, which was not the highlight of the trip haha.