Thanks for the suggestions.  Now, not only am I a skeptic, I'm also a hypochondriac!  LOL….

But seriously, I've put some thought into what I may have eaten or drank that was unsusual and haven't come up with anything. Since it was the first day of our honeymoon and we were taking pictures of everything, I know exactly what I ate.  Nothing unusual.  Additionally,  I've never experienced an allergic reaction before, so I know I'm not particularly susceptible to them (neither are my sisters, parents, or grandparents – all allergy free.)  At the inn where we had lunch, I had corn chowder and a few bites of my husband's chicken pot pie.  Since that was the last meal I ate before noticing the bruising, it was the most suspect. It's possible that there was something in the meal that I reacted to, but it would have had to have been a very unusual ingredient.

The website, wrongdiagnosis.com, was alarming!  There were a few diagnosis that might explain bruising of the type that I experienced.  Most of them would place me near death, unfortunately. And nothing sounded exactly like the very ordinary appearing bruising that I saw. (Most diagnosis included descriptions of much smaller purplish marks, marks covered with dry or flaking skin, elevations, or something much more long term.)

One diagnosis that did seem possible was anemia, though.  I don't really meet the criteria, but it could cause easy bruising… I've been observant in the last few days and don't notice any unexplained bruising, normally. My cuts also heal with reasonable speed and no excessive bleeding.  However, it's possible that I was experiencing some type of mild/temporary anemia right before the wedding. I wasn't starving myself or anything, but it's possible that I was missing a few meals as the last minute preparations were taking place.  It still doesn't explain what I might have been bumping so frequently, though.

To answer a few other specific questions you asked: I wasn't on medication of any kind.  -and- the bruising was scattered.  Some of the circles were close together, in a cluster, some were more distant.  Completeley irregular in pattern.  Scattered would be the most appropriate word.

"Kind of makes me think about the weird happenings at the Black Mausoleum/Covenanters Prison in Edinburgh.  Only it's not just bruising that shows up, but a lot of weird scratches, redness etc.  Almost makes me feel that there is some kind of energy source there that is inadvertently zapping people."

I've never heard of this before, Oubliette.  I had no redness or scratching.  In fact, I wasn't even sure if my 'experience' was similar to any other supernatural/paranormal stories that are out there.  It was only the flashes of light on the battlefield and the similarity to paint ball bruising (along with the ghost tour!) that even put us in that mindset.  It was weird and it makes an interesting story…. but can "ghosts" bruise people?

Has anyone heard of bruising actually related to a paranormal event/haunted battlefield/or whatever?

http://www.ghoststudy.com/ghost_story_carolyn.html

http://gateway.bigforumpro.com/haunted-locations-f25/gettysburgoct-29th1999-t262.htm

I did as you suggested and googled "ghost bruise gettysburg".  The links above were the first two hits that I got.  It sounds like other people have experienced unexplained bruising while or after walking the battlefields.  These experiences, however, are much more dramatic and more painful than mine!

Deep down, I feel that I must have somehow bumped something repeatedly.  I can't imagine what it could be – I've thought about it extensively.  But what other possiblity is there?

I could speculate that there is some type of 'energy' remaining at Gettysburg and that the quantum particles within the air still vibrate with the memory of whizzing bullets, leaving people injured as a result.  But if this were true, wouldn't people be getting hit with phantom baseballs at old stadiums?

One of the articles above refers to a 'tear' in space-time (or a curtain lifting or some similar concept) and a confederate soldier 'shooting' at her from the other side.  How could this be demonstrated, though?  It's certainly not a simple answer.  If I'm to accept that, I might as well go really wild and surmise that there is some type of unknown element within the ground of Gettysburg (possibly deposited by aliens and aggravated by the great battle) that breaks blood vessels in the skin of certain individuals leading to bruising…

Although I am not completely satisfied with the notion that I was bouncing off a wall or something without noticing, it's much more plausible than anything else.  It would be exciting to have a genuine ghost story, but I don't suppose that this meets the criteria.  At least I have a good story to share at parties when everyone start talking about psychic dreams, haunted houses, and conversations with their dead grandmother.  Told with a properly mysterious tone, this story leaves people wondering!

Thanks for all of the insights and suggestions that everyone has shared!  If you have any other thoughts, I would be very happy to read them!

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This may sound like an overly simple explanation (and I hope I don't get banned from the boards for this), but  1) you were on your honey moon  2) most honeymooning couples are very "amorous" on their honeymoons. 

In essence, during a passionate encounter, is it possible that your husband left bruises from grabbing you firmly on the thighs, hips and waist?  Just a suggestion (and a wink ).