The Knot Honeymoon Travel Advice

7 Month Timeline Task

Let's get started Enter your honeymoon departure date in the pink box to generate task due dat

7 months before Set a budget

7 months before Explore honeymoon destinations
7 months before List honeymoon style options (all-inclusive, adventure, multi-destination,
7 months before Find a travel specialist for expert tips and booking assistance
7 months before Start costing out your trip
7 months before Create a honeymoon fund/registry
7 months before Add your honeymoon registry details to your wedding website
7 months before Research hotels and check room availability

6 months before Book your honeymoon airline tickets

6 months before Book accommodations
6 months before Sign up for a foreign-language class or download a language app
6 months before Ask your travel agent or visit the CDC Travelers' Health Site re vaccines
6 months before Make reservations for very popular restaurants or activities
6 months before Add travel experiences to your honeymoon registry

6 months before Reserve a rental car

4 months before Obtain your passports and visas, if necessary
4 months before Consider travel insurance
4 months before Secure travel insurance
4 months before Buy luggage or add to your gift registry
4 months before Buy a good camera
4 months before Research and book honeymoon tours, theater tickets, restaurant, other a
4 months before Get certified to scuba dive or begin lessons for any other activity
4 months before Add more travel experiences to your honeymoon registry to give guests

2 months before Make a honeymoon packing list

2 months before Make a honeymoon shopping list
2 months before Make kennel reservations
2 months before Make house sitting arrangements

1 month before Exchange about $100 into local currency

1 month before Reconfirm all reservations
2 weeks before Finish shopping for the honeymoon
2 weeks before Pick up airline tickets and all applicable vouchers from your travel agent
2 weeks before Make a honeymoon playlist
2 weeks before Finalize shot list

1 week before Arrange to have mail held at the post office or have a neighbor pick it u
1 week before Stop newspaper delivery
1 week before Make 2-3 sets of photocopies of your passport, credit cards, insurance,
1 week before Download any helpful travel, budget or guide apps
1 week before Put a hold on gift deliveries
1 week before Set out clothes to pack and buy what you need.
1 week before Double-up on essentials like medications
1 week before Touch base with your house, pet or babysitter to confirm plans
1 week before Call your cell phone carrier to get an international travel plan

3 days before Reconfirm overseas flights

3 days before Order champagne to be waiting for you in your hotel room ;)
3 days before Buy or download any books and magazines for the trip
3 days before Confirm and sync all important contacts on the devices you're traveling with
3 days before Make arrangements for your rides to and from the airport
3 days before Leave a copy of your itinerary & a set of house keys in case of an emergency
3 days before Check weather forecasts for your destination (it may affect your packing list a b
3 days before Change your voicemail and set an email away message at work
3 days before Prepare your house or apartment for your departure

1 day before Reconfirm flights

1 day before Make sure your luggage is labeled both on the outside and inside
1 day before Relax and set your alarm
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Sep 30, 2025 0 How & When to Plan Your Honeymoon

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Mar 4, 2025 0 Best Honeymoon Destinations
Mar 4, 2025 0 The Knot Honeymoon Travel Advice
Mar 4, 2025 0 Travel Specialists
Mar 11, 2025 0 How to Use Credit Card Points
Mar 11, 2025 0 The Knot Gift Registry
Mar 11, 2025 0 Free Wedding Website
Mar 11, 2025 0 How to Book Your Flights and Hotel

Apr 3, 2025 0 Best International Airlines

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Apr 23, 2025 0 How to Register for Experience Gifts

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Jun 22, 2025 0 The Best Luggage for Your Registry
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Aug 5, 2025 0 See Honeymoon Packing Checkist Tab

Aug 5, 2025 0 Where to Buy Honeymoon Outfits
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Sep 17, 2025 0 Honeymoon Playlist Songs
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 Notes & Tips

ur Honeymoon

Where do you want to go? What do you want to do?

Research locations online, talk to a travel agent and poll friends for ideas.
Find a travel agent who specializes in your destination, activity (maybe sightseeing, hiking or diving) or mode of transportation
If the price tag on your ideal trip is out of your range, brainstorm ways to save money. Investigate what your frequent-flyer poin
The Knot Honeymoon Funds, allowing your guests to gift money toward your travels.

Book your honeymoon tickets, get seat assignments, order special in-flight meals and check luggage allowances, especially if

Ask your travel agent or visit the CDC Travelers' Health Site to check whether certain vaccinations are recommended or requir

erience Gifts

Consider signing up for travel insurance if one of the following applies: one of you has health issues; you're concerned about y
Research travel insurance coverage offered by your credit cards, travel agent or an independent agency; secure additional cov

g Checkist Tab

Exchange about $100 (or at least enough to get you to your hotel from the airport) into small bills in the currency of the country
Pick up airline tickets and all applicable vouchers from your travel agent. Read all materials carefully to make sure the informat

Make two to three sets of photocopies of your passport, credit cards, insurance, wills—basically any paperwork people would n
Guides by Lonely Planet, Chefs Feed, Mint or Tripcase
Ask stores where you've registered to hold orders so gifts don't pile up on your doorstep, or ask a relative to collect

Make sure you have extras of everything you can't live without: migraine tablets, allergy pills, asthma inhaler, glasses or contac
Reconfirm when they'll be coming over, hand over the keys, give them a copy of the vet's and/or pediatrician's number and you

Confirm and sync all important contacts in your phone and any other devices you're traveling with (in case something happens

Prepare your house or apartment for your departure—eat or dispose of perishable food, water plants, set timers and security a

Make sure your luggage (carry-on and checked) is labeled both on the outside and inside with your name, hotel address and p
mode of transportation (like a cruise specialist)
our frequent-flyer point balance can buy you

owances, especially if you're carting skis or scuba gear. If you hope to cash in frequent-flyer miles for a trip or upgrade, purchase or transfe

ecommended or required before visiting your destination. (Some programs need to start months in advance of your trip.)

u're concerned about your safety; or the weather threatens to wreak havoc on your honeymoon (hurricane season, for example).
; secure additional coverage for your specific concerns if necessary.

currency of the country you'll be visiting. There is usually an exchange counter or ATM at the airport, but it can be nice to have cash in hand
make sure the information is correct. If not, your travel agent can correct it.

erwork people would need if your wallet were stolen or something happened to you (better safe than sorry). Give one set each to a parent a

k a relative to collect packages.

aler, glasses or contacts and so on. Carry all medications in their original prescription bottles to avoid questions at customs.
cian's number and your contact info.

se something happens to your phone). Go a step further and keep a notebook with handwritten contacts, just in case. Transfer the addresse

t timers and security alarms, and turn off recurring clock alarms.

e, hotel address and phone number.

rip or upgrade, purchase or transfer points (if necessary) and make your ticket request from the airline as soon as possible.

nce of your trip.)

e season, for example).

it can be nice to have cash in hand (it will also help you get used to the exchange rate).
ry). Give one set each to a parent and/or a relative or friend, pack one set in your luggage and leave one set in your safe at home.

estions at customs.

just in case. Transfer the addresses of friends to whom you'll want to send postcards plus important phone numbers (babysitter, doctor) in
as possible.
your safe at home.

mbers (babysitter, doctor) into a little travel-sized notebook or journal.

 The Knot Honeymoon Travel Specialists

% budget Your budget Enter your

$6,800 budget
Honeymoon Budget Spreadshe allocation breakdown
breakdown cost
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Total Budget $6,800

Transportation 20.00% $1,360 $0

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Accomodations 20.00% $1,360 $0

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Food & Beverage 22.00% $1,496 $0 $1,280.00

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Enter number of days:
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Excursions & Activities 22.00% $1,496 $0

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Travel Insurance 5.00% $340 $0 $0.00

Luggage 2.00% $136 $0 $0.00

Honeymoon Attire 2.00% $136 $0

Partner 1 $0.00
Partner 2 $0.00
Souvenirs and Gifts 2.00% $136 $0
Souvenirs $0.00
Gifts $0.00

Other Misc/Tips 5.00% $340 $0 $0.00

TOTAL 100.00% $6,800 $0 $1,280

HONEYMOON FUND CONTRIBUTION $0

CREDIT CARD POINTS/REWARDS $0

OTHER FUNDING SOURCES $0

NET AMOUNT $1,280

% Budget Breakdown is an estimate; adjust as you see fit.

Average honeymoon cost in 2022 was $5,800*; Adjusted by +$1000 to allow for luggage, attire and gifts.
*Source: The Knot 2022 Honeymoon Study
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Items & Where to Pack Them Status

Honeymoon Essentials for Your Carry-On

Passport FALSE
Visa Information FALSE
Currency FALSE
ATM & Credit Cards FALSE
Identification Cards FALSE
Pen or Stylus FALSE
Travel Journal or iPad FALSE
Electronic Devices (Phone, Laptop, Kindle) FALSE
Charging Devices FALSE
Eye Mask FALSE
Travel Pillow FALSE
Headphones FALSE
Headphone Converter FALSE
Universal Adapter/Converter FALSE
Entertainment (Shows, Movies, Podcasts and Book FALSE
Snacks FALSE
Breath Mints or Gum FALSE
Water Bottle FALSE
Extra Tote FALSE

Clothing and Accessories for Transit

Wedding and Engagement Rings FALSE
Sleek Carry-On or Backpack FALSE
Sunglasses FALSE
Hat FALSE
Compression Socks FALSE
Slides for Plane FALSE
Sneakers FALSE
Eyewear FALSE
Sweater FALSE
Pants FALSE
Comfy Loungewear FALSE
Small Crossbody or Belt Bag FALSE

Toiletries to Pack
Makeup Bag FALSE
Sunscreen FALSE
Lip Balm FALSE
Hair Brush FALSE
Hand Sanitizer FALSE
Sanitizing Wipes FALSE
Face Wipes FALSE
Face Cleansing Powder FALSE
Deodorant FALSE
Hand Cream or Lotion FALSE
Sheet Masks FALSE
Hydrating Face Cream FALSE
Tissues FALSE
Prescription Medicine FALSE
Vitamins FALSE
Wellness Items FALSE
Travel Size Toothpaste and Brush FALSE
Mini Fragrance FALSE

Must-Haves to Check In Your Luggage

Suitcase FALSE
Packing Cubes FALSE
AirTag or Tracking Device FALSE
Converter FALSE
Books FALSE
Jewelry Organizer FALSE
Vanity Case FALSE
Laundry Bag FALSE
Laundry Sheets FALSE
Extra Bag FALSE
Beauty Items FALSE
Makeup Case FALSE
SPF FALSE
Mosquito Repellent Wipes FALSE

Clothes and Outfits to Consider FALSE

Resortwear FALSE
Ski Gear FALSE
Swimwear FALSE
Dress Sandals and Shoes FALSE
Resort Tote or Bag FALSE
Lingerie FALSE
Evening Bag FALSE
Activewear FALSE
Sneaker FALSE
The Knot Travel Editor's Expert Packing Tips

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