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"Honeymoons are supposed to be the most insanely romantic and relaxing vacations ever, and they ultimately are, but my honeymoon had a very rocky start. You won&amp;#39;t believe what happened...\nPinterestFacebookNot the most flattering shot, but I took photos of my ginormous mosquito bites (check out the big red welts on my chin and cheekbone) because I didn&amp;#39;t think anyone would believe me. This shot doesn&amp;#39;t really do the mosquito justice (he was a hungry little sucker), but it gives you an idea.\nDrew and I had planned a trip to the Paris, Venice, Florence and Rome, and to start off the trip, we made a reservation at a chateau in the Loire Valley. The Chateau (a 16th century castle) was truly was a fairytale honeymoon spot&amp;#8212;until I unloaded our bags, and I heard a buzzing in my ear. I saw a teeny tiny mosquito flying around the room. I slightly freaked out (okay, borderline panicked) because I&amp;#39;m more allergic than the average person to mosquitoes. I get huge welts that last for days. Drew told me not to worry and the chateau owner told me I was crazy because it&amp;#39;s too cold to have mosquitoes in November. Well, that night, I slept in sweatpants, sweatshirt, socks and a face mask (how romantic...a far cry from sexy lingerie) to avoid getting any bites. Unfortunately, when I looked in the mirror the next morning, I had four gigantic red bumps on my face: on my chin, my forehead, my cheekbone and at the side of my lip. I looked like an (itchy) monster. I was about to cry, so I woke Drew up, and when he took one look at me, he kissed me on the cheek and checked us out a day early. I knew at that moment, he was the perfect husband.\nWe checked in to our hotel in Paris, and our room wouldn&amp;#39;t be ready until the following day, so they had to put us in the area of the hotel which was under construction. I didn&amp;#39;t mind. I was just happy to get out of the mosquito castle. When I was washing up in the bathroom, I saw a mouse scurry by my foot out of the corner of my eye. After screaming and slamming the door, I called down to the concierge who apologized profusely and moved us to the Presidential suite in the other tower with gorgeous views of the Eiffel Tower, Louvre and the Tuileries Gardens. Traumatizing, yes, but the end result was amazing.\nThe rest of our honeymoon was drama (and rodent) free, and I had an incredible time. One of my favorite parts of the entire trip was the water taxi ride from the Venice airport to the hotel right off the Grand Canal...such an amazing city.\nPinterestFacebookOn the water taxi. By the time we got to Venice, my face was (almost) mosquito bite free\nWhen I got home and told all my friends what happened to us, they surprisingly had stories that could top mine. My friend was in Costa Rica during the big earthquake in January, and another girl I know had to go to the hospital for an epinephrine shot because she was allergic to a rare mold found underneath her hut in Bora Bora.\nSo, what&amp;#39;s the craziest honeymoon or vacation story you&amp;#39;ve ever heard? Have you ever been on vacation with your guy? And what&amp;#39;s the most romantic place you&amp;#39;ve ever been?\nP.S. Where do you want to go on your honeymoon? Wedding do or don&amp;#39;t: Registering for a honeymoon. And what clothing would you wear on your honeymoon?\nMore Ways to Get Glamour\nYou could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com!\nSign up for Glamour.com&amp;#39;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters!\nAdd Glamour to your iGoogle homepage.\nFollow Glamour on Twitter."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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