Must haves for the honeymoon

[eks6426]

Ok, my wedding is now 16 days away and I am starting to make a list of things that I need to remember to pack for the honeymoon. We are going to the Grenandines in the Carribbean and will be staying on a small island with just 22 cottages so I won''t need nightclubbing clothes or anything...

So, does anyone out there have any must haves?

 

[elepri]

Sunblock, sunblock and more sunblock. You really don''t want to skimp on it and you run out fast if you use enough. It''s most likely a lot more expensive there too. Don''t forget the aftersun stuff too, even with all the sunblock I still managed to burn. Also if you''re planning to do any hiking or even walking, make sure you have comfortable shoes. Other things you might need: bandaids, tylenol, immodium, mosquito repellant. Depending on where you''re staying, taking shampoo and conditioner may be a good idea as some even luxury hotels might not supply them. Especiall, if you have highlights take conditioner with UV fliters or a hat, the sun really ruins your hair as I found out. If you''re going to a non-English speaking country, I highly recommend buying a pocket dictionary (if you don''t speak the language) as pointing and miming gets kinda frustrating when all you need is a fork.

 

[eks6426]

Thanks. I didn''t even think about bandaids. I was already worried about my very highlighted hair. I bought 2 hats but was planning on getting some deep conditioners with the UV protection. Know any good ones?

 

[windy1365]

Lots of bug spray!!

 

[ForteKitty]

Unless you''re planning on having babies right away, don''t forget your contraceptives.

 

[aljdewey]

The groom!

It''s very important to remember to bring the groom!

 

[Mara]

Your luggage!!

Don't laugh, ours got lost on the way to Tahiti for our honeymoon and I had to wear the same clothes for THREE DAYS since flights only left once a day and the 2nd day they forgot the luggage and then it took hours to get out to us on our island on the third day etc etc.

At first I was beside myself as I had no clothes except what I had on and another tank top thank god and I thought 'how is this happening on our honeymoon?!?'...we bought bathing suits asap so we at least had those and we had all my toiletries which got us by....but I had of course all sorts of new fun island clothes that I had bought for the trip. Greg didn't care since he had a bathing suit and that was all he needed!!

When the luggage finally got there (a few phone calls and a serious tantrum

later), I was totally over it. It was fun to have the new stuff finally, but at that point I was content with my bathing suit.

Moral of the story, pack a separate carry on with a change of clothes for you and hubby, and all your main toiletries, prescriptions etc. Thank god I had all of that or else it would have really been a fiasco. Some clothes were not as big of a deal as all of the 'daily' stuff that is necessary that can't be easily replaced.

Oh and in case of emergency lost luggage, I do not recommend kicking a small wooden stool with your bare foot while on the phone with the infuriating non-English speaking airline contact, so that your foot swells up and you can't walk on it for a day...like I did.

Much better on the foot (and new hubby) to just drink another pina colada.

 

[Mara]

On a serious note...in Tahiti which was very small and unassuming...we spent alot of time by the water....so my bathing suit, sunscreen, floppy hat, reading material, and flip flops were a must. Lots of casual tank tops, bathing suit tank coverups, skirt coverups, more flip flops, linen pants and tanks for dinner/evening along with lots of mosquito repellant. Bring a jean jacket or sweater or something for cool nights just in case. Lots of FILM and/or charge the digital camera and bring lots of memory. One of the biggest costs on our trip were disposable cameras, my digital ran out of memory on day 2 and we spent literally over $200 buying disposable cameras, they were TWENTY DOLLARS EACH and the underwater ones were THIRTY. Total ripoff but they knew they had you!! I bought about 9 total but it was a necessary expenditure.

Shampoo and conditioner a must, a big one, because we washed our hair ~2ce a day depending on if we swam etc.

 

[diane5006]

HI all...

One thing I lilke to make sure I take on vacation...especially if I am leaving the country...or going to a remote area is a little bag with basic medications...

I try to always have the bascis at home...and I get the little travel ones for trips...

Such as

Tylenol
Tylenol PM (especially if you are changing time zones and have trouble sleeping
Motrin/Advil/Ibuprofen or Naproxen
Immodium (anti-diarrhea
Dayquil/Nyquil like stuff or multisymptom cold tablets
Antihistamines (such as claratin/claritin D)

You can also put bandaids, and antibiotic ointment in there

I also put any prescription medications in there and pack it in my carry-on

 

[eks6426]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I am copying everything to my Excel sheet. The list of basic medicines are a great idea! And yes, contraception is a definite must. My fiance and I already have 2 kids between us and we don''t think we need more anytime soon! We are going carry-on only so hopefully I won''t have any luggage hassles---but just in case I will remember to drink more pina colada''s instead of kicking things