On wedding travel

It’s no joke I tell you. As I look at the year ahead, I see no less than 4 weddings I’ll have to travel to.  Averaging at a wedding a quarter, that adds up to quite a few days of leave. Not to mention a fair amount spent on travel.

I love attending friends’ weddings. I’m a sucker for romance and weddings to begin with. Not to mention fashion, make up, the general dressing up number. Perfect candidate for wedding attendance I tell you!

But this year is going to end with me going bankrupt over the travel, not to mention really tired with all the flying. So in empathy with everyone travelling to all kinds of weddings in the coming year – here are a few tips on wedding travel that I intend to follow in my wedding jet-setting!

1. Plan early: no matter how last minute, disorganized or delightfully spontaneous you are, PLAN. Air fares usually go UP not down at the last minute, so chances are you won’t land a good deal closer to the date.

2   2.  Get a hang of the ceremonies and timings: avoid the last minute surprises, ask the bride/groom to tell exactly whats happening, when, what kind of thing it is, and figure out what you’re attending.

3.  Give buffer time: don’t rush from the airport to the wedding (or a pre wedding ceremony). The romance of it works only in the movies, in reality, you’ll just be stressed, and probably late.  

4. (the ones for the first ceremony on top etc.). Also, pack the essentials of towels and nightclothes and other peripherals in a separate compartment/bag if possible, or at least separate the two sides of the bag. 

5 .Lists!: This may seem ‘too organized’ (ha! Is that even possible? Really?? J ) but make a quick list of the clothes, the underclothes, specific make up and jewellery that you’ll need to carry. It’s upsetting to have left that ‘perfect’ pair of earrings behind. Seriously. 

  

      6. Get some sleep: yes work has been crazy in those days before you left, and once there you’ll be up all night catching up with friends, but seriously try and find time for your beauty sleep too. Its no fun to attend the ceremonies yawning.  

Bonus clothes tip: uncrushable farbric if possible, cotton’s the worst; and make sure you can get ready without too much fuss with the clothing. You won’t necessarily have all the luxury of time and space to get dressed up like a princess. That’s for the bride. 

Oh and of course, try not to outshine the bride ;) #justsaying