9 Honeymoon Travel Tips

Essential travel tips from Jessica Good, owner of Passport Boutique in Boston’s Harvard Square…

Remember this isn’t like another vacation – it’s your honeymoon. You will have the memories (and photos!) from this trip for the rest of your life so you’ll want it to be great.

Organize it
Pack small items like swimwear and lingerie in their own bags. That way you won’t have to search through your luggage to find them when you want them.

Play it safe
Make a copy of all important documents like passports, licenses and itineraries and keep them organized in a document holder. If your real ID is ever lost or stolen it is much easier to recover with a copy.

Give thanks
When you arrive at your destination send something back home to the people who helped you the most at your wedding. Going to Hawaii? Ship your sister a lei as a thank you for being the best maid of honor. As a small gesture send brief but thankful postcards to parents and close friends – they will really appreciate it.

Don’t lose it
Bring a carry-on bag that will hold enough essentials in case your luggage is lost. You don’t want to arrive in Bora Bora and while your bikini arrives in London

Get the rest of Jessica's honeymoon travel tips at Elegala.com!

Deck Your Derriere with Stylish Bridal Lingerie

Round out your honeymoon trousseau with sweet little underthings. Elegala.com's Unveiled Wedding Blog has a new post on the luxurious line from couture lingerie brand, Spoylt. (Famously style-privy celebs like Jessica Simpson and Eva Longoria are fans). Designed by women for women, Spoylt’s decadent delicates, handcrafted from carefully selected and dyed fabrics, strike a balance between demure and daring. After all, you deserve to spoil yourself when it comes to your bridal lingerie.

Read more about luxury honeymoon and bridal lingerie

Luggage Forwarding Services Make Honeymoon Travel Worry Free

Schlepping overstuffed suitcases as sweat stains threaten the freshness of your fabulous, if impractical, day-one honeymoon ensemble, or worse – stewing in yesterday’s travel clothing while awaiting your bag that errantly made a detour to Yemen - is hardly a romantic way to spend your first hours as newlyweds. Instead, enlist a luggage forwarding service, and enjoy the worry-free honeymoon travel that comes with knowing your bags await upon your arrival. Whether its skis, a set of golf clubs, or shoes – lots and lots of shoes - they’ll collect it all from your home while you jet off to your honeymoon or wedding destination, and voila, your luggage is waiting for you in your room. And there you’ll relax with a tasty beverage in hand, smirking slightly as you think of those fellow honeymooners still stuck at baggage claim – wishing they were as savvy as you.

Apparently, it's easier than you think. This post on luggage forwarding services from the Unveiled Wedding Blog explains how the services works and provides links a number of reputable luggage forwarding companies.

Best places to Honeymoon - By Destination or By Season

When it comes to planning your honeymoon travel, choosing an exact location can be as easy as saying “I Do.” Use this guide to determine the optimal weather conditions for your honeymoon - by month or by location.

Best Weather by Month
Planning on departing for your honeymoon immediately following your wedding? Use our Weather by Month guide below to determine which honeymoon destinations are most desirable during a given time of year…

Best Weather by Honeymoon Desination
Got a specific destination in mind, and wondering when the best time to visit that region may be? Use our Weather by Destination guide below to help steer you in the right direction…

Win an Early Honeymoon at The Governeror's Club

Stressed-out brides - this post is for you. On one hand, you have an ever expanding to-do list and nagging mother-in-law. On the other, a chance to win a one night stay and complimentary breakfast at the super lux Governor's Club guest room at the Madison Concourse Hotel. Clearly this one’s a no brainer.

You can enter to win at Elegala.com's Wedding Giveaways submission form. The winner will be selected in October 2008.

You can also get a jump start on planning your honeymoon vacation at this complete honeymoon travel guide.

How to Honeymoon for Less

It’s hard to imagine spending another dime after the nightmare of expenses involved in planning the wedding of your dreams, let alone forking over thousands for a luxury honeymoon vacation. But after months of tireless planning, you will need to get away and spend some alone-time with your new hubby. A honeymoon can be as costly as a month-long excursion across Europe or as cost-efficient as a weekend away at your local B&B. With this list of ways to save on honeymoon travel, you can escape without sacrificing your ultimate goal: relaxation and reconnection.

If your looking for even more tips and advice on planning your post-wedding vaca, this complete honeymoon travel guide will help you plan your trip.

Honeymoon Packing Checklist

Packing for your honeymoon is less of a chore when you know what to bring with you, and what to leave at home. There is a fine line between too much and too little when it comes to gathering your belongings: too much and you'll be plagued by an unmanageable load; too little and you'll find yourself buying what you didn't bring.

With flowers and tulle still on your mind, you may want to use this honeymoon packing checklist to get you through the seemingly endless piles of questionable belongings.