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What Should I Pack For My Honeymoon?
This is one of the most common questions I receive from newlyweds; the trips have been planned, the tickets purchased, the guests thanked - now, what do we pack?
Obviously, if you are taking a cruise around Italy and Greece, your pack job will be a little different than if you were road tripping across Canada. Having said that, we will assume you are taking a relaxing trip somewhere warm - this could laying on a beach on Thailand, or a cruise through Mexico; the advice below will cover any of these scenarios:
Remember the sun. The last thing you want to do is ruin your honeymoon with a bad sunburn on your first day out (trust me, this happens ALL the time). Make sure you pack plenty of sunscreen, protective sunglasses and a large brimmed hat.
Leave the expensive stuff at home. Too many people on their honeymoon think they must pack the world with them, then find it a bigger hassle to drag their luggage around with them. The same goes for purses; not only do you weigh yourself down, you make yourself a target for pickpockets.
Forget the carryon. There was a time when airline security was somewhat of a certainty; nowadays, you never know. I have had a plastic tire wrench, one jar of peanut butter, and a bottle of wine confiscated by airport security, and these items are not returned to you. Next time you fly, check all your luggage with the exception of books - there is no reason to risk losing anything valuable.
When you pack for your honeymoon, place dryer sheets in between your clothes, not only will they add a nice fragrance to your clothes, they also prevent wrinkles.
Here's a tip: if you want to pack for your honeymoon in advance, you can always put your summer clothes in a suitcase at the end of summer, so that when your honeymoon comes around in fall/spring, you're already half packed. This works better for people who live in colder climates who are planning a honeymoon to a warmer climate.
At the end of the day, however, it's not so much a questions of "What should I pack for my honeymoon?" but rather "How can I have best the best time on my honeymoon?" In other words, don't let the packing become a worry. After all, you survived the wedding, didn't you?
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