Must-pack Travel Essentials For Your Dream Honeymoon

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Written By Akeshi Akinseye

Your Honeymoon Checklist!

It can be a bit tricky to know what to pack for your honeymoon so we have made a list of everything you need to pack for your honeymoon vacation so you are not going from store to store looking for items you need.

The Essentials

  • Airline tickets or e-ticket confirmation

  • Passports/visas/driver's license

  • Credit cards (take only those you'll need)

  • Hotel/Flight reservation confirmations

  • Traveler's checks

  • Two sets of photocopies of all of the above, plus a photocopy of related medical and/ trip

  • Insurance coverage and prescriptions (carry one set with you, leave one in the hotel room)

  • Phone numbers for your doctor, house/dog sitter, and credit card companies (in case your cards

  • are lost or stolen)

  • Prescription medicine

  • Travel locks

  • Camera

  • Tripod

Handy Extras

  • Pair of jeans or sweatpants (for cold airports and the plane)

  • Light jacket or pullover (take one that can be tied around the waist or stuffed in a backpack)

  • Sundress

  • Little black dress

  • Cardigan (for chilly restaurants)

  • Play shirts (T-shirts, tank tops, short-sleeve button-downs)

  • Swimsuits (bikini for the beach, one-piece for water sports)

  • Swimsuit cover-up

  • Pair of walking shoes/sandals

  • Pair of evening shoes/sandals

  • Evening purse

  • Extra socks and underwear

  • Accessories

  • Insect repellent

  • Sunscreen and lip balm

  • Sunglasses

  • Sun hat or baseball cap

  • Aloe vera

  • Band-Aids

  • Aspirin

  • Antacid

  • Antihistamine

  • Diarrhea medicine

  • Motion sickness medicine

  • Tote bag for beach or pool (also good for carrying souvenirs home)

  • Electrical converter/adapter

  • Bathroom Basics

  • Travel-size toothpaste

  • Toothbrushes

  • Deodorant

  • Hand Sanitizers

  • Cosmetics

  • Make-up remover

  • Cotton balls and swabs

  • Comb/brush

  • Hair gel/spray

  • Nail file/clippers

  • Shaving cream

  • Razors

  • Hair accessories

  • Extra pair of glasses/contacts

  • Sewing kit

  • Shout Wipes (instant stain-treater towelettes)

  • Anti-bacterial liquid or lotion

  • Visine

Leave Behind With Family or Friends

  • Your itinerary

  • Hotel phone numbers

  • Photocopies of your passport, credit cards, and traveler's check receipts

Akeshi Akinseye

Akeshi Akinseye is the founder and CEO of Kesh Events and is the leading expert in the wedding and event industry on all things celebrations.

She is widely regarded as One of the best Wedding planners in America by Brides, Top 5 wedding vendors in the world by WEDLUXE, top wedding planner in Chicago by PartySlate and more. 

Her insights and work have been featured in national publications like Brides, PartySlate, Modern Luxury Weddings, Inside Weddings, Yahoo, ESPN, New York Times etc and she appears regularly in media outlets like ABC, The Tribune and more.

She is the author of the best-selling book, “The Art of Floral And Event Design” and founder and editor of celebrations and lifestyle magazine, The Art of Celebrating. Her creativity, keen eye, attention to detail and knack for perfection is what her clients love about her. She brings the art of creativity and personalization to every single event making her the best at what she does. Akeshi honors the individual styles of her clients and she continually strives to make every experience one to remember.

http://www.akeshiakinseye.com
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