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Here's a simple timeline to help plan your honeymoon:
At least six months in advance:
- Set a budget and a spending limit for your expenses.
- Decide upon a destination option. Talk to a travel agent, friends, family and scout the net for ideas.
- Book airline tickets and get your confirmation number.
- Reserve hotels and room type (non-smoking, beachfront, suite, etc.).
- Book a rental car (if you need one) and get a confirmation number.
- If you're going overseas, consider taking language classes or buying instructional CDs.
Four months in advance:
- Get passports and any required visas if you are going out of the country.
- Finalize your reservations.
- Keep your plane tickets and other reservation information organized as it comes in.
Two months ahead:
- Prepare a shopping list of everything you need for the trip (sunscreen, film, clothes, etc.)
- If necessary, get vaccinations (if you are going out of the country).
- Talk to your doctor about a prescription for motion sickness medicines if you are prone to the malady. If you are flying or sailing for the first time, it is best to be prepared.
- Make house/pet/plant-sitting arrangements for while you're gone.
One month:
Confirm all reservations.
- If you have special meal requirements, speak with the airline.
- Book dinners, massages, tours, theater tickets or other activities that need reservations through your concierge, travel agent or tour operator.
- Be sure to refill prescriptions or medications you'll need.
Two weeks:
- Get your tickets, vouchers, passes, etc. from your travel agent.
- Purchase traveler's checks and keep a safe copy of the numbers (not in the same place where the checks are stored) in case they are lost or stolen.
One week:
- Make arrangements for your mail to be held or have someone get it while you're gone.
- Cancel newspaper delivery for the length of your trip.
- Request stores where you're registered to temporarily stop delivering gifts or ask someone to collect them.
- Start packing.
- Get your addresses organized so you can write thank-you notes on the plane.
Three days before:
- Reconfirm any overseas flights.
- Purchase and pack books and magazines.
- Arrange for transportation to and from the airport.
- Prepare an itinerary for friends and relatives in the event of an emergency.
- Keep an eye on the weather reports for your destination.
Two days before:
- Reconfirm domestic flights.
- Make sure your house is in order before you leave (take out the trash, adjust the thermostat, set timers on lights, etc.).
- Finish packing. This is not something you want to save till the last minute.
- Be sure to leave plenty of room for gifts and other things that you’ll bring back form your honeymoon.
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