home improvements

would anyone choose home improvements over a honeymoon?

I wouldn't - you can make home improvements anytime, and this is the holiday of a lifetime really. Although, if there was something that really needed doing then maybe I'd re-assess.

If it meant you couldn't move in until after the work was done, such as a leaking roof or wood worm then I think it's a priority. It's important to move into your marital home soon after marrying rather than going on holday, which you can do anytime.

I'd say go on the honeymoon and enjoy it then learn some DIY and get your house sorted yourself and save a lot of money 

But, Vincent, this still costs a lot of money! All the materials you'd need add up quickly!

Exactly, and the DIY books you might have to buy too! With things like this, you have to weigh up cost of someone else doing against the stress of you doing it! Sometimes it's just better to pay for convenience.

I'd do as much as I can myself, but my skills are pretty limited in the housing department! I'd love to make changes to our house, but I'd much rather an amazing honeymoon!

I think I'd only go for home improvements over a honeymoon if they were absolutely essential and I had nowhere to live if I didn't do them!

you know what? i agree. a honeymoon can only happen once, and you'd never want to look back in regret, or hold it against your new husband/wife!

but then I suppose you could have your 'honeymoon' in your newly converted/renovated/decorated home!?

You could do half half. Cut your honeymoon short and fill the rest of the time doing DIY. If the DIY has to be done, then you don't want to have to go to work, clean etc and do DIY in the first few months of being marries. The stress of all that extar work could be bad for your relationship