As soon as you know you will be getting married

- Agree on your honeymoon budget.

- Begin to daydream out loud with each other about honeymoon destinations.

- List ideas for possible destinations; gather brochures, consult a travel agent, and search guidebooks, magazines, and the             Internet.

- Read a guidebook and study your destination in detail.

- Set up your honeymoon registry. (click this link)

- Set up a honeymoon file, including a special place for writing down confirmation numbers, dates, and toll-free telephone numbers.

- Book airline and/or cruise tickets; get assigned seats, order special meals, and arrange for any specific requests.

- Make hotel reservations. Log the confirmation number in your honeymoon file.

- Consider travel insurance.

- Spread the word about your honeymoon registry - urge guests to give early to better help you plan!

3- 6 Months Before

- If you are traveling abroad, consider learning some of the language.

- Also, if traveling abroad, contact the CDC Travelers Health Site for information on possible needed vaccines/ medical clearances.

- Apply for a passport, or renew the one you have if it's due to expire within six months of travel time.

- Reserve a rental car (add it to your honeymoon registry.) Log the confirmation number in your honeymoon file.

- Finalize all other reservations. Log confirmation numbers.

2-3 Months Before

- Start making packing lists.

- Buy a camera and luggage if you do not already have these.

- Confirm that names are the same on all essential documents and tickets. (Even if you are changing your names upon marriage,       use your old names on honeymoon travel documents to avoid possible confusion - you may also choose to use your new and

   maiden name. Example - Mary Smith-Turner)

- Make arrangements for pets.

1 Month Before

- Reconfirm all reservations.

- Contact hotel concierges to remind them that you are honeymooners and request suggestions for special tours or events.

- Make packing & shopping lists

- Hire a house-sitter, or assign a friend to home maintenance chores.

2 Weeks Before

- Gather tickets, boarding passes, and all essential documents in a secure binder (verify that all information is correct.)

- Get from $50 to $100 in local currency if you're going abroad.

- Check airline carry-on requirements.

1 Week Before

- Give your house key, itinerary, and telephone numbers to those who should have them.

- Stop newspaper delivery, and arrange to have your mail picked up (or arrange for your mail to be held at the post office.)

- Arrange any necessary transportation for getting from the wedding to the hotel or airport (add a limo ride to your honeymoon    

   registry!)    

2-3 Days Before

- Reconfirm overseas flight reservations.

- Clean out the refrigerator, empty the garbage, set light timers, mow the lawn, and remove the extra house key from under the

  mat.

- Buy magazines, books, gum, Dramamine, etc.

- Start packing for real. Pack a carry-on bag, too.

- Make copies of important documents that you might need if your wallet was to be lost/ stolen (just in case.)

- Change the message on your answering machine and office voicemail and set up an automatic email reply at work and home.

- Check weather reports for your destination.

- Leave an itinerary and spare keys with a trusted relative (just in case.)

The Day Before

- Reconfirm domestic flights.

- Relax, and enjoy this time in your life!

Also view our Honeymoon Tips & Advice!