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"  There is likely no erotic experience more looked forward to than honeymoon sex. But while you embark on this post-wedding vacay with a serious emotional high, the honeymoon itself isn&amp;#039;t necessarily a guaranteed Festival of Orgasms\u2026and that&amp;#039;s totally okay. To get the deets on what to expect, and how to make your honeymoon hot, we put some questions to a trio of seasoned sexperts.  Q. What&amp;#039;s the biggest myth about post-wedding sex? There&amp;#039;s a good chance you won&amp;#039;t have sex on your wedding night. Mind blown? Sex therapist Laurie J. Watson, author of Wanting Sex Again, How to Rediscover Your Desire and Heal a Sexless Marriage, says: &amp;quot;This night holds powerful expectations for most couples, but even a young bride and groom can be unprepared for the exhaustion that can hit them after ceremony, cake and Champagne.&amp;quot; If you end up falling asleep in each other&amp;#039;s arms, rather than doing the deed post-reception, it&amp;#039;s really no big deal. Look forward to the blissful morning sex to come! Q: How can you maximize your honeymoon for hot sex? If you really want to have a lot of lovin,&amp;#039; don&amp;#039;t try to keep up with the Joneses in terms of who had the coolest, most exotic, most exciting honeymoon, Watson advises. &amp;quot;A huge ceremony followed by a big vacation with sight-seeing at breakneck pace only predicts a tired couple coming back to busy lives, extra debt, and a photo-log without the relaxation,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;To kick-off an exciting sex life, take a week laying on a beach, lifting your heads only to drink little umbrella drinks, make love in the morning and then again with sun-kissed, coconut-smelling skin.&amp;quot; Q: Can sex really be &amp;quot;better&amp;quot; on your honeymoon? Sexpert Emily Morse, coauthor of Hot Sex: Over 200 Things You Can Try Tonight, says that honeymoon sex has the potential to be some of the hottest you&amp;#039;ve experienced yet. Pre-wedding, your sex life may have taken a nosedive\u2014all of that planning stress can take it&amp;#039;s toll\u2014and then you just went through a super emotional ceremony, bonding you and your guy even closer, which can rev your sex drive to new heights. &amp;quot;Now that you&amp;#039;re away from it all it&amp;#039;s time to really get it on,&amp;quot; she says. Q: What are some of the common expectations couples have about honeymoon sex\u2014and how accurate are they in reality?  While sex might be hotter after you&amp;#039;ve just been bonded in holy matrimony, you might not have as much of it as you think. &amp;quot;Dispel all expectations that the honeymoon is supposed to be a 24/7 romance-fest where you&amp;#039;ll be making slow, sensual love on a bed of rose petals the entire trip,&amp;quot; Morse says. Certified sex expert Nikki Ransom-Alfred adds that, unlike what you might see in the movies, in real life, couples are usually so exhausted from the wedding that they aren&amp;#039;t able to have that constant wild, animalistic sex that everyone thinks they&amp;#039;re supposed to have.  Q: So how can couples make honeymoon sex memorable without overhyping it? &amp;quot;Don&amp;#039;t compare your honeymoon sex to what you may see on television and movies,&amp;quot; Ransom-Alfred advises. &amp;quot;You don&amp;#039;t want to go into your honeymoon with unrealistic expectations or anxieties\u2014you want things to be relaxed and natural and to just enjoy taking this extremely beautiful step with each other and not worrying about living up to any hype.&amp;quot; Morse says you should give each other permission to just relax on your honeymoon and make the time away a &amp;quot;pressure-free zone&amp;quot; when it comes to sex. &amp;quot;Only do what makes you both feel good. Hopefully that will include warm baths, long walks, cat naps and lots of foreplay,&amp;quot; she says.  Q. What can couples do to make honeymoon sex memorable?  Our experts say, to hell with customs, and don&amp;#039;t be shy about packing a vibrator, or even somebondage tape, to have some fun props on hand in case you wanna spice things up. Watson also has two sexy suggestions while you&amp;#039;re enjoying your vaycay: &amp;quot;Order strawberries and Champagne before dinner and make love tipsy before going out, or show off your exhibitionism on the dance floor and grind on each other, then go back to the hotel room and rip your clothes off. (Hot.) Q. What should first-timers be aware of when it comes to honeymoon sex? If you&amp;#039;re going to be having sex for the first time on your honeymoon, take it slowly, says Watson, &amp;quot;Good sex requires lots of knowledge about each other&amp;#039;s arousal patterns, a good anatomy map, her self-acquaintance with her body&amp;#039;s responsiveness, shared expectations, freedom from inhibition, low anxiety, and practice, practice, practice\u2014things rather hard to come by for inexperienced lovers,&amp;quot; she says. So, drink a little Champagne first, use some lube, and remember that there&amp;#039;s going to be a learning curve here. No one gets it right the first time.  Q. When women pick out lingerie for their honeymoons, what should they look for?  Ransom-Alfred says don&amp;#039;t be afraid to think outside the box when it comes to sexy honeymoon attire. &amp;quot;Pick out  lingerie with garter belts with the suspenders and stockings or maybe a crotchless body stocking,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;Really crotchless anything should be brought on your honeymoon.&amp;quot; She also suggests asking your fianc\u00E9 to choose some of his favorite items, and then you can surprise him with the one you like best during your honeymoon.  Q: What&amp;#039;s this &amp;quot;honeymoonitis&amp;quot; we&amp;#039;ve heard about? Honeymoonitis (a.k.a. bladder infections from frequent sex) can totally derail honeymoon sex, Watson says. She suggests taking cranberry extract pills daily to prevent the condition from cropping up before or during your trip (ask your doctor about what dosage is right for you). She also notes that just because you&amp;#039;re on your honeymoon, that doesn&amp;#039;t mean you&amp;#039;re immune to bodily disasters, like Montezuma&amp;#039;s revenge or yeast infections, not to mention thing like birth control failures or sexual dysfunction, which can all sabotage the most erotic of honeymoon plans. &amp;quot;Unfortunately, fate doesn&amp;#039;t recognize this as a sacred week, she says. &amp;quot;Every honeymoon will have at least one thing go awry. Sex is a lifelong work-in-progress with ups and downs, challenges and successes.&amp;quot;  Want more from Natasha? Follow her onTwitter @NatashaNBurton. Photo: Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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