stackyFACTSWeddings became so exhausting that society had to invent a smaller vacation just to recover from the party. A minimoon is a highly abbreviated, localized trip taken immediately after the ceremony. It acts as a necessary buffer zone before the couple has to go back to work to pay off the massive debt they just accrued.
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