Work from this ultimate honeymoon checklist to tick off all the travel essentials that you need for your holiday and make packing for your honeymoon so much easier…
No matter which of the best honeymoon destinations you’ve chosen, it’s likely you’ll need most (if not all!) of the essentials – we’re talking passports, travel insurance documents and adaptors – they might be the more boring things, but it’s key to not forget the basics…
Honeymoon Essentials
What to pack in your hand luggage:
- Passports
- Your ID/ driving licence
- Mobile phones and chargers
- Essential bank cards and credit cards
- Cash in the currency of the country you’re headed to
- Printed VISA and travel insurance info (just in case)
- Small bag to keep all of your documents (which can double up as a day bag)
- Lip balm and hand cream
- Hair brush and hair bands
- Mini first-aid kit (with any prescriptive medication)
- Book/kindle
- Playing cards
- Comfy socks for the flight
- Small blanket for the flight
- Sunglasses for when you land at the other end (no matter the weather, it has got to be done)
- Neck pillow and eye mask (optional but a flight life-saver!)
Honeymoon Toiletries
- Mini first-aid kit
- Prescription medications (in the original bottles)
- Hand sanitiser
- Sunblock
- Insect repellent
- Sun cream
- After sun lotion
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Floss
- Deodorant
- Makeup remover
- Skincare products (bring only the essentials – it’s not the time for 100-step facial routine)
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Soap/ body wash
- Razors and shaving cream
- Hairstyling products
- Hair ties and hair slides
- Hairbrush or comb
- Lip balm
- Tweezers
- Cotton buds
- Nail file
- Feminine hygiene products
- Glasses, contact lenses, lens solution, contacts case (and always bring extra lenses!)
- Birth control and condoms
Honeymoon Shopping
What’s the best part of honeymoon packing? Shopping for honeymoon outfits and ‘just married’ accessories, of course! We’ve scoured the web for the best honeymoon essentials which you absolutely have to buy!
Honeymoon Checklist Timeline:
Three months before your wedding:
- Make sure your passports are valid. If the bride is changing her name and travelling in her married name, contact the passport office to do this at least three months in advance
- Decide on a basic itinerary
- Book your flights and make sure you know when you will be receiving them
- Book at least your first few days’ accommodation
- Book your car hire and transfers, and make sure you have up‐to‐date drivers’ licenses
- Look into all the necessary vaccinations and have them as soon as possible
- Investigate insurance policies
Three weeks before your wedding:
- Your itinerary should now be finalised, some activities pre‐booked and hotels confirmed in writing
- Order your currency, including plenty of travellers’ cheques and foreign currency if necessary
- Collect all the necessary paperwork ‐ tickets, passports, addresses and phone numbers of hotels, driver’s licences and insurance details ‐ and file it together in a safe place
- Ask a member of your wedding party to collect your wedding clothes from the hotel and store or return them to hire shops
- Begin to plan your packing and start buying things you need ‐‐ don’t leave it until the night before your wedding
- Make arrangements for someone to look after your wedding presents ‐‐ honeymooning newlyweds are often prime targets for break‐ins
- Relax! If you’ve followed these steps, it’s all under control…
