Carisa & Jose Manuel

Welcome Family and Friends

After almost 10 years together, we've finally decided to make it official! If you know us, you know we’re far from conventional. That’s why we’re skipping the "Big Fat Greek Wedding" and heading out on a Big Fat Greek Honeymoon instead: an epic voyage in the Greek Isles aboard Virgin Voyages’ Resilient Lady! Your love, support, and friendship mean everything to us, but if you’d like to help us celebrate this major milestone, we invite you to be part of our love story through this Honeyfund. Every contribution, big or small, will help us create memories we’ll cherish for the rest of our lives, from raising a glass under the famous Mykonos sunset to exploring the streets of Santorini hand-in-hand. Thank you for always cheering us on in love and in life. We can’t wait to share our first adventure with you as husband and wife! Here’s to love, laughter, and happily ever after! Opa! Love, Carisa & José

Honeymoon

Our Big Fat Greek Honeymoon!

We're setting sail on Virgin Voyages' Greek Island Glow, a 7-night round-trip sailing from Athens to the most idyllic Greek Isles in the Med, like Santorini, Rhodes, and Bodrum, Turkey, with an overnight stay in Mykonos!

Wishlist

Help us create our dream wedding and honeymoon experience with any amount of donation!

• Round-Trip Airfare

  Round-trip airfare to Athens on, you guessed it, Virgin Atlantic! If you know Carisa, you are not surprised at all that she’s keeping our honeymoon “on brand.”

• First Class Upgrade

  Upgrade our honeymoon flights to Virgin Atlantic's “Upper Class," which includes extra-large seats, fully flat beds, a glass of bubbly when we board, and a 4-course fine dining experience!

• Greek Island Glow

  7-night round-trip sailing from Athens to the Greek Isles, with an overnight stay in Mykonos! $4,762 scores us a Sea Terrace cabin with a private balcony and an iconic Virgin Voyages hammock!

• Cabin Upgrade

  Upgrade us to an XL Sea Terrace cabin with 30% more space and a luxurious bathroom with separate chambers for the rain shower and toilet. Essential for keeping the romance alive in tight quarters!

• Roses for our Cabin

  Fill our cabin with dozens of red roses. We promise to stop and smell them throughout our voyage…and who knows, they might even help with the toilet situation! Cruise people get it.

• Sail Away Champagne

  Kick off our honeymoon in style with embarkation day bubbles! A bottle of Moët & Chandon Impérial Brut Champagne will be waiting for us in our cabin so we can "christen" our honeymoon digs.

• Chocolate Courier

  Give us a taste of the sweet life before we set sail with Lily O’Brien’s premium chocolates delivered straight to our cabin. Chocolates and champagne? How romantic is that?

• Unlimited Spa Pass

  Help us unwind with spa passes for Resilient Lady's Redemption Spa. Steam rooms, saunas, and scrubs, oh my! The perfect way to sail away from the stress and start fresh as newlyweds.

• Couples Massage

  Help us melt into married life with a 100-minute couples massage at the Redemption Spa, because honestly, is it even a honeymoon without one? Service includes a Couples Revival Bathing Ritual!

• Bar Tab

  Whether it’s champagne at sail-away, cocktails under the Santorini sunset, or an ouzo bender in Mykonos, your gift will keep the good vibes flowing. Here’s to love, laughter, and happily ever after!

• Shore Excursions

  From curated tours to cooking demos to catamaran cruises, help us explore the shores on our Big Fat Greek Voyage. Every port is an adventure and every experience a memory to last a lifetime.

• Hotel Nights in Athens

  Before we head home, help us enjoy three post-voyage nights at The Niche Hotel in Athens. Rooftop Acropolis views, luxe rooms, and marble baths...it's the perfect ending to our Grecian honeymoon.

Gift Any Amount

Contribute to our Virgin Voyage!

Want to celebrate with us but not sure what to choose? A gift of any amount will help make our Big Fat Greek dreams come true!

Say Hello

• Soooo happy for both of you. José- welcome to the big extended family!!! Now just take the long way back and go through Reno.

  Susan Ramos

• Mazel tov and felicidades, so happy for you two! Have the best trip and happiest life!

  Erica and John

• Carisa & Jose well wishes on your wedding! Enjoy your honeymoon in Greece!

  Olimpia Romero

• Mazal tov! Here's to decades more together! Enjoy y muchísimos besos y abrazos.

  Regina & Laura Tuchman

• Whining you two many years of years of happiness with eternal love. Congratulations! Rafael y Mercy Robayna

  Rafael Robayna

• I don’t know when you’ll be going to Greece but it’s one of my favorites ❤️. Enjoy it and I wish both of you lots of happy times together for a very long time. Abrazos 🥰🥳

  Vania Salgar

Our Journey

Updates