Looking forward to the honeymoon is often what gets couples through the stress of wedding planning. However the honeymoon can be stressful, too. Check out our ten signs that the post-wedding vacation isn’t going exactly as planned.

10.) Her mom and dad just showed up.

9.) You thought your travel agent booked you tickets to Key West, Florida. You ended up with tickets to Key West, Iowa.

8.) She just changed into her swimsuit. Her legs are harrier than yours.

7.) While helping her unpack, you notice a book in her luggage titled “How to Drug Your New Husband, Rob Him Blind and Leave Him For Dead in the Mexican Desert.”

6.) The “romantic serenade” that the resort advertised is actually just a monkey playing a banjo.

5.) Your cruise director: Gilbert Gottfried

4.) The first thing she did upon arrival was tweet “FML”

3.) Every time she calls the hot Italian maintenance man to the room, she makes you leave to go get her food.

2.) You saved yourselves for marriage… but now she’s telling you she wants to wait for the 5-year anniversary.

1.) You’re already divorced.

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Do you have anything to add to this list? What else would make for a disastrous honeymoon? Let us know in the comments.

Sick of the same old wedding bands and DJ’s? Today, our friend Drew Stoga from GigMasters.com drops by with a few options to consider when looking for your wedding entertainment – if you want to opt for something out of the ordinary.

1. Elvis

In 2010, 222 couples booked Elvis Impersonators for their weddings through GigMasters! The King is very much alive and well.

2. Marilyn Monroe

Amazingly, Marilyn is a very popular pick for weddings – both receptions AND ceremonies.

3. Santa

Maybe a little bit cheesy but if you are having a winter wedding, Santa can keep the kids entertained.

4. The Three Waiters

This trio is not (yet) a GigMasters performer, but we love them anyway.

5. Ben Franklin

Yes, we have actually booked Ben Franklin impersonators for weddings…seriously.

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Would you consider hiring one of these entertainers? Do you have other ideas for out-of-the-ordinary wedding entertainment? Let us know in the comment section below.

Have you been trying to determine whether your fiance’s parents like you? Below are 10 sure-fire signs that they DO NOT.

Look familiar?

10.) At family gatherings, your place setting is always at the kiddie table.

9.) When she introduced you to her parents for the first time, they laughed and said “good one!”

8.) For the past two years, your fiance’s mom has routinely called you by an ex-boyfriend’s name. When you tell her that’s not your name, she says “I know.”

7.) They’ve been openly talking about “minimizing” your presence at the wedding reception.

6.) Their engagement gift to you: arsenic.

5.) None of their requested wedding photographs include you.

4.) When the topic of children comes up, her parents assure you that they’ve already got a sperm donor in mind.

3.) You find a receipt on her father’s desk for a roll of duct tape, a box of extra large garbage bags and a shovel.

2.) They paid for the honeymoon tickets, but yours was only one way.

1.) They refer to you as “the situation.”

I was talking with my buddy Dave from Temple of Groom the other day about his upcoming wedding. He seemed exhausted and mentioned how stressful the last few months of wedding planning had been for him and his fiance. This is not a huge surprise as most of you know how much of a drain the last few months before the wedding can be. He made the comment that the stress was going to drive him to alcoholism or worse. I thought he was kidding and then I saw that crazy look in his eye. This dude was serious!

The conversation got me to thinking. Can you rank wedding planning stress levels through which vice the stress is driving you to? In national security terms, what would a code red be?

Here’s my attempt along with a few tips on coping with stress:

Code Can I get a Light?

Sample stress – The venue we want for the reception was just booked yesterday.

Stress can cause former smokers to pick up the habit again. And once you pick that up it’s quite hard to drop it. If you feel like this could be you, do yourself a favor and pick up one of those fancy electronic cigarettes.

Code Man v. Food

Sample stress – You’ve found the one date that works for you, your bride and your families when you discover that your best friend has scheduled his wedding for the same day.

Food is comforting. Hence the phrase ‘comfort food.’ However, high stress levels can often drive you to binge on unhealthy foods – and we don’t need Morgan Spurlock here to remind us that fast food is killing us one Value Meal at a time. One suggestion is to schedule a once-per-week date night with your fiance where you cook a homemade, healthy meal that’s not going to pile on the pounds before the big day.

Code Scotch

Sample stress – Three months out from the wedding, your honeymoon resort informs you that due to a computer error, your reservation has been canceled and you’re now on a “waiting list” for a room.

I love scotch. Scotchy Scotch. Scotch. Here it goes, down into my belly. Whether it’s scotch, or the liquor of your choice, a nice, stiff drink can taste so good after a hard day at work. But I don’t have to be a rocket scientist to tell you that one of the leading causes of alcoholism is stress. I actually do recommend drinking in moderation while planning the wedding (it’ll help you be more creative), just don’t let booze be a crutch that gets you through the process.

Code Double Down

Sample stress – The Best Man hasn’t been measured for his tux yet and the cut-off date just passed yesterday. It’s 50/50 whether he’ll be able to find an alternate tux elsewhere.

I just returned from a trip to Vegas and as always saw some sad characters at the blackjack table. I always ask myself what could be driving these people to gamble their life away. Is it that hard to turn and face your problems head on?  When planning a wedding, always keep in mind that this is the happiest time of your life. Stress is part of it, but you can’t let it beat you. Face it, accept it and move on. So what if your Best Man’s tux is going to be a shade darker than yours… it could be A LOT worse. You could be the guy at the blackjack table.

Code Green

Sample stress – Your caterer informs you three days before the wedding that they’re going out of business. You won’t be getting your deposit back.

Yes, I’ve actually heard of couples toking it up to cope with the stresses of wedding planning. I myself don’t partake in the giggle smoke, but from what I understand it can be quite relaxing. However, I just can’t quite wrap my mine around experimenting with it while planning your wedding – that’s what college was for.

Code Gibson

Sample stress – You wake up on the wedding day to discover a note from your bride telling you she’s run away with her ex.

I’m not going to comment much on what specifically comes after ‘Code Gibson.’ I’ll just say that I hope you’ve got a good lawyer.

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Disclosure – With two weeks before the wedding, Temple of Groom Dave is not an alcoholic or drug addict, nor is he broke from gambling away his life savings…. yet.

What code are you on? Have you turned from an occasional drinker into a binge drinker? Have you become a full fledged drug addict? Let us know in the comments section below.

It should be pretty easy to tell if she’s happy with the engagement ring. Tears of joy are generally a good sign. The ten things listed below are not!

10.) She “accidentally” cuts off her finger so she doesn’t have to wear it.

9.) She only wears it while doing yard work or working with heavy-duty machinery.

8.) The first words out of her mouth are: “I haven’t been this disappointed since I first saw you without pants on.”

7.) After putting on the ring, the first thing she does is remove all of the drain covers in the house.

6.) She is actively trying to talk you out of getting it insured.

5.) At this very moment, she’s down at the pawn shop trying to trade it in for a used VCR.

4.) She keeps saying that she doesn’t remember “crap” being one of the 4 C’s?

3.) She tells you that unless you exchange it for a new one, she’s going to give new meaning to the term “blood diamond.”

2.) You tell her that you’ve also purchased the matching wedding band and she jumps out the window.

1.) As she’s showing it off to her family, you overhear her say: “I know it’s small and ugly, but my next husband will make up for it.”