I know this isn't a relationship advice site, but that's the route I'm going to take anyway.

In my experience, family trips and serious photography do not mix — and I think it's at least double-true for honeymoons. This isn't an anti-spouse or anti-family concept; in fact, it's probably even stronger if you're both into photography. While some rare photographers may both photograph their experiences and be of them, for the large part, photography is an activity of observation, and almost by necessity an activity which puts you at some remove.

I have a photographer friend who won't shoot weddings anymore, because he wants to be a part of such celebrations, not an outsider. This is like that, except even more because it's your own celebratory time.

When you're on a vacation — especially your honeymoon — you should appreciate the experiences you are having, not focus on the recording of them. Even if photography is a passion and something which you are able to experience in the moment, that participation is a very different thing from enjoying your trip. New places should be adventures, not potential photographs; people you meet, new friends, not new subjects; new experiences, actual experiences right then, not possible captures for future reflection.

Taking amazing landscape photographs requires significant time and effort — preparation, scouting, watching the weather, following the light learning the location, deciding on what to say and how to say it. If you want to travel for the sake of photography, that's awesome. I'd suggest, though, that it's best separated from the vacation trips. If you want to make great landscape photographs and don't have the budget for remote locations, that's okay: concentrate on what you are able to return to again and again. Ansel Adams spent years at Yosemite; those famous photographs aren't from a trip there, but from spending his life's energy on knowing the place.

I'm not saying you shouldn't bring home some nice snapshots as memories of your trip. There's nothing wrong with snapshots — despite the sneers one might picture on hearing that term, they are after all the primary purpose of most photography. But I suggest putting your DSLR away for this trip. Don't bring more lenses, and especially don't bring a big, bulky zoom. If you've got a nice compact camera, bring that, and if you don't, borrow or rent one. (You can rent a Canon G12 for a week for less than $50.) A high-end compact will let you get high quality images if a moment comes up, and as a bonus, you'll be more comfortable handing it to a fellow tourist to take an occasional photo of you and your new spouse together.

You'll be able to bring home including some memorable landscape shots, which won't rival those from National Geographic, but which you'll be happy to look at in years to come. More importantly, you'll be able to leave the camera in your pocket, and concentrate on bringing home memories of an experience that won't repeat.