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" \n As we hit spring, wedding season is just picking up. And for a lot of soon-to-be-hitched people, the honeymoon looms as an even bigger treat than the wedding itself: kicking back in total pleasure mode on a soft sand beach, taking a cruise, or exploring an Old World city. Which is why it sucks that the economy is forcing a lot of couples to forgo, or at least postpone, their dream vacation. But a new trend in taking so-called mini-moons \u2014 shorter, cheaper versions of the real thing \u2014 is a cool way to tide you over til you&amp;#039;ve saved enough cash to go all-out. Here, three ideas for planning your own. Remember, Paris/Tahiti/Nepal will still be there a few years from now!  1. Get a Fancy Hotel Deal You don&amp;#039;t have to physically leave town to feel like you&amp;#039;re &amp;quot;away.&amp;quot; Lots of hotels have get-away packages for couples, and staying somewhere new (where you don&amp;#039;t even have to make the bed) feels luxurious and allows you both to kick back and feel pampered \u2014 and far away from everyday concerns. So find a nice spot in your town or the closest city and see what they offer. And remember, you can go nicer than you normally would since you don&amp;#039;t have to buy airfare. Lots of Renaissance Hotels offer great options. For example, The Renaissance Nashville has a &amp;quot;Romance in the City&amp;quot; package that includes champagne, strawberries, breakfast for two, and a huge bed for as low as $179 a night.  2. Jet Somewhere Close Have your heart set on leaving town? Take a long weekend and go somewhere super-cheap. Genevieve Shaw Brown, Travelocity.com&amp;#039;s senior editor has a few tips. First, bundle your flight and hotel together. Booking a vacation package saves an average of $315 as compared to booking the exact same trip elements separately. Then, go somewhere relatively close that offers inexpensive deals. From the Northeast try Bermuda. Southeasterners can often find great deals to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. And Brown insists that West Coast dwellers should be able to find amazing deals to Mexico any time of the year.  3. Discover Where You Live If your budget is really tight, you can stay home and still do something that feels special. Most people don&amp;#039;t realize the amazing things their own city has to offer. Download a city guide application on your iPhone or BlackBerry (we like Buzzd for BlackBerry). It&amp;#039;ll help you find things you and your hubby have never done \u2014 museums you haven&amp;#039;t seen, a monument you never went to, a regional theater group putting on a play, etc. At the end of the day, go to a new restaurant. Doing stuff neither of you has done makes your time feel special, and you end up bonding over what you see the same way you would on a traditional vacation. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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