Your honeymoon is a much-needed vacation together after all your pre-wedding stress. It’s a time when you two can enjoy each other, relax, or maybe try a new adventure. Wherever you may want to go—whether it’s skiing in the mountains, cruising through the inside passage of Alaska, or relaxing on a beach—here are five simple but important tips to follow.

1. Decide where to go. Start by visualizing yourself enjoying your honeymoon, and be able to describe it in three words, such as warm, sunny beach; crisp, mountain air; or winetasting and vineyard tour. Your words can help narrow down your desired destination options. With each of you coming up with three words, this will tell you if you have the same style of honeymoon in mind or if you’ll have to blend your ideas together.

2. Discuss a budget. This is sometimes hard to decide if you have not traveled much, so don’t be afraid to ask your travel agent what is a typical budget for the type of honeymoon you want. From there you can discuss together what budget you are comfortable with spending.

3. Use a travel agent. They are experts who know the destinations and resorts. Travel agents are there to help you, so ask questions. With their knowledge, they will help you plan your vacation of a lifetime by finding the right destination, advising just the perfect resort, or planning that amazing excursion the two of you have always wanted to experience.

4. Allow enough time to plan. This can be very important because you may need time to arrange for passports or visa’s and to make sure your license is up-to-date. You may even have to discuss how long you want to be gone and plan for your work vacation time. But planning early will help prevent pre-wedding stress—there are already many other items on you wedding to-do list.

5. Have Fun. Do not forget that this is an exciting time of your life, so have fun planning. This will be one of the most important vacations the two of you will ever take as a married couple, so make it memorable.