From NJ to the UK: A honeymoon...or something like it!

The day after our wedding was quite fun! My parents and the rest of the American bunch all stayed until Sunday. So on Saturday evening my in-laws threw a bbq here at the house. It was quite a turn out and everyone had a great time! The next day it was sad to see everyone go back home to America, but it is what it is. Time has already flown by and fingers crossed I'll have a job soon enough that way I can afford to go back home this upcoming Summer.

After the wedding due to visa restrictions and an upcoming visa renewal we opted not to have a honeymoon. We plan to go away abroad somewhere nice in the future to make up for it. However, on the Sunday after the wedding we searched for places to go for a romantic getaway for 2 days (better than nothing). We weren't looking for anything spectacular so we randomly found this B&B in Melksham, England (Whaddon Grove House) which was nice since we've never been in that area of the country before. We thought it looked great, sounded secluded (which is what we wanted), so we went ahead and booked it. We set out on Monday morning and it took a few hours to get there. When we arrived it was raining and the B&B wasn't packed with guests maybe two other couples and that was all.

I loved the room, and the owners were very friendly. After we settled in and relaxed we decided to go out for some dinner. The B&B recommended a couple of places but we had a wander around in the nearby village and ate at this pub which was really delicious. Afterwards we got some goodies, went back to our room, and pigged out for the night. We only stayed 1 night, which was fine because in the morning when we checked out we left early to do some sight-seeing before heading home. We found ourselves in Lacock, Wiltshire. Pretty much a small village but so picturesque and we went to see Lacock Abbey. I'll provide a link if anyone would like to know more about it (I did learn loads but I suck at explaining it): History of Lacock Abbey
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves that day! The Abbey was absolutely beautiful and the weather was warm. Also, for you Harry Potter fans, they filmed a couple of scenes here which I thought was interesting.

Here are some of the photos we took from our unofficial honeymoon getaway!