Would You Let Your Friends Crash Your Honeymoon?

Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda recently went on a honeymoon to Koh Samui, but unlike the traditional post-wedding private vacation, the couple invited their friends to join them. ‘Buddymoons’ are becoming a growing trend, with more couples choosing to celebrate their honeymoons with friends, turning an intimate getaway into a collective celebration. Because why should the party stop with the wedding?

What is ‘Buddymoon’?

A ‘buddymoon’ is a modern post-wedding trend where newlyweds travel with a group of close friends or family members, rather than a couples-only honeymoon. It is a group vacation that extends the wedding celebration, allowing the couple to unwind and share the joy of their new status with their chosen ‘inner circle’. 

Planning a wedding is stressful. You hardly get to spend quality time with your inner circle. Hence, a buddymoon is a great choice for a social celebration of love and shared experiences. Also, it’s more cost-efficient as renting larger luxury properties for only two people doesn’t really make sense. 

This trend is breaking away from traditional, isolated honeymoons and forming a better connection among the families. While a traditional honeymoon focuses on exclusive privacy and intimate reconnection for the newly married couple, a buddymoon shifts the dynamic toward shared joy and group bonding with friends or family. 

Would You Choose A Buddymoon?

Buddymoons are a relatively new concept, but it has caught the attention of many. Here is an overview after speaking to some:

Pritha Mondal, a student, feels, “It depends on how open you are with your family because if you’re super close, that just adds to the fun and they know when to give you space alone, but if they don’t respect your personal time over team time, that’s a problem.”

Meanwhile, Sreyosi Ghosh, another student, stated, “Post-wedding honeymoon is the time which is sacred to you and your partner, and you get to know each other better as husband and wife. I don’t think it’s killing romance, but then I also don’t feel it’s refining it; it’s very subjective in my opinion.”

Buddymoons are shifting traditional intimacy to shared experiences. It is not just a group trip; it is a blend of individualism and collectivism. It boosts friendship alongside relationships, making love social and inclusive.

Some may feel this is killing or diluting romance, while some might feel romance and friendship both are evolving. Hence, it varies from couple to couple and is a personal choice whether they want intimacy or inclusivity.

Views expressed by the author are their own.