Islington Council

Your Honeymoon - Our Top Tips

• Your honeymoon is the launch pad for the rest of your married life; choosing the right location is just as important as the wedding service and reception venue. Wherever you decide to spend your honeymoon the location should be decided jointly between the two of you.

• Once a budget has been decided upon, stick to it. The consequences of a "live now pay later" approach can be very stressful on a marriage.

• Ensure that your passports and visas are up to date. If you decide to travel in your married name be sure to have your passport details changed at least two months in advance. If there is not sufficient time for the passport office to make the changes, the bride should take the marriage certificate and her old passport to prove her identity.

• Remember to include the cost of going away and holiday clothes into the wedding budget, they can amount to quite a lot of money once you “hit the shops.”

• Check with your travel agent whether your honeymoon is inclusive of travel insurance. If not additional travel insurance is always a must, even on the simplest holiday abroad.

• If you are planning a honeymoon abroad check well in advance with your doctor as to whether any inoculations or injections will be needed. Remember you may need time to recover from the effects of some tropical disease injections.

• It is always wise to take a small first aid kit on holiday with you. It is far easier if you do need anything such as dressings, insect bite cream, painkiller or diarrhoea tablets if you have some handy in your room instead of having to find the local chemist or doctor for these emergencies.

• Relax. Have a great time and enjoy yourselves. We can’t be with you for this part, but on your return, share the memories of your special day and send us some of the wedding photos.