This sounds a lot like my honeymoon back in 2003. We managed to hit all of the Atlantic provinces, although New Brunswick was just for an afternoon en route to PEI.
In short - beautiful places, great people, seafood, history, etc. Do not skip Newfoundland. It really is the most "different" province I have visited, yet is still familiarly Canadian. We only spent a few days in St. John's and did a side trip up to Trinity (which is beautiful). NL is massive though - the scale is completely different than the rest of the Atlantic provinces.
Our honeymoon basically consisted of a drive around the south shore of NS and back up the Fundy side including Digby Neck (stopping each night at a different B&B), across the bridge to PEI for a couple of days, ferry back to Halifax, flight to St. John's, and then back home from there. I think that we spent about 12 days or so in total.
My big regrets are not seeing the West side of NL, and not going to Cape Breton. And also that hockey puck-sized Digby scallop that, in hindsight, might have been a tad undercooked and led to a day or two of... gastrointestinal delight. We also did a fair amount of driving (particularly through NS) and while it was nice to see a lot of places, you may want to opt for a slower pace. Depends on your style of holiday.
I'd highly recommend the East coast and Newfoundland for a honeymoon. Absolutely. My wife and I are thinking of trying to get out there again in the next few years, this time with our son, which will change the itinerary considerably!
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