Parents on your honeymoon? This surprising trend is gaining popularity with newlyweds
Some couples are ditching the private getaway and bringing parents or in-laws along for the ride—by choice.
According to tradition, honeymoons are an opportunity for newlyweds to celebrate their recent marriage by spending some quality time together away from the (ever more hectic) real world. However, a new trend is threatening to completely transform the concept as we know it.
“The White Lotus” sparks honeymoon debate
Judging by one Reddit forum, it seems an increasing number of couples are taking their parents, parents-in-law and even other family members along for the ride, which many others might describe as their idea of hell…
The whole conversation was sparked by HBO black comedy drama series “The White Lotus,” in which main character Shane Patton, played by Jake Lacy, and his wife Rachel (Alexandra Daddario) are unexpectedly joined on their honeymoon by his mother.
Think that’s weird? Apparently, it’s not that unusual…
Parents, parents-in-law, grandparents and brothers invited on honeymoons
“I had a neighbor whose Mother-in-Law and Father-in-Law went on their honeymoon with them,” explained one user. “They felt they could because they gifted the couple their honeymoon to Hawaii. Such a strange, odd family.”
“My neighbors took their grandparents along on their honeymoon,” was one response to the above comment.
“My sister-in-law and her husband tagged along on my wife’s and my honeymoon - I was NOT ok with it and it got our marriage off to a rough start,” shared another. “We did get over it and are still happily married. Not the biggest fan of the sister-in-law though. And she’s been married and divorced multiple times since. And we did not join her on a single honeymoon.”
Meanwhile, another newlywed used his honeymoon to strengthen his bond with an immediate family member, although it wasn’t his wife: “I was 5 months pregnant on my honeymoon so we only went to the coast for a few days, but my husband invited his brother so they could go fishing.”
Vegas honeymoon...with mother-in-law in adjoining room
Even getting married in Las Vegas might not be enough for alone time with your new spouse, according to this Reddit user: “My first wedding was in Vegas and I kid you not, at the hotel my MIL was somehow assigned not only the room next door, but an adjoining room - as in there was direct access from one room to the other.”
But is having your mother-in-law tag along on your honeymoon really all that bad? Not according to one person: “Honestly, as long as the parents/in-laws are invited and the newlyweds have a separate bedroom, I don’t really see the problem.”
While the idea of inviting in-laws or extended family on a honeymoon might sound unthinkable to some, others see it as a chance to deepen bonds and make lasting memories—not just with their new spouses, but with other loved ones too, however unconventional that may be.
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