10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Planned A Destination Wedding - Page 5

5. Choose A Wedding Dress That’s Easy To Travel With 

One of the first mistakes I made but don’t regret is buying a wedding dress that wasn’t meant for traveling. Brides should select a dress that won’t cause them too much of a headache and expense to travel with. I bought my Nicole + Felicia dress five months before selecting my venue, not thinking about the travel aspect. I got a rude awakening during my dress fitting when I was told I had to purchase a seat on the plane for my dress.

My dress was so large it couldn’t fit in the cabin overhead or flight crew closet, so I paid $160 for a window seat, and yes, my dress took up the space of the entire seat, even spilling over into mine. My husband was not too happy to walk around the airport with such a large and heavy dress. Although he shed tears seeing me walk down the aisle in my gown, he recommends other brides not to put their husbands through the pain he had to endure with my dress.