WHAT IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL WITH YOUR WEDDING DRESS
Are you a bride planning a destination wedding? Or perhaps you are a bride who traveled to another city or state to shop for your dream wedding dress with family and friends. Regardless of why, when it comes to traveling or transporting your wedding dress, as expert bridal stylists and day of the wedding dressers we move wedding dresses all the time. We have the answers and advice for you so that you can pack and take your bridal gown from one location to another without it being ruined or damage in transport.
If you’re a bride that has to travel with your wedding dress, you probably have a lot of questions about the best way to do this and keep your bridal gown safe. We’re going to share all the expert tips brides need to know about traveling with their wedding dress.
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Never Ship Your Wedding Dress
Our best tip for brides who have to travel with their wedding dress or bridal outfit is to never, ever ship your bridal gown. You want to keep your wedding dress with you at all times. This is true for brides who are planning a destination wedding and will need to travel with their wedding dress on a plane. This advice also applies for any bride who purchased their wedding dress in a place they do not live or are having dress alterations done away from your home.
When you get ready to travel home after your wedding dress alterations are complete, or when you are traveling to your wedding location, always be sure to carry your wedding dress with you. You do not want to ship your wedding dress or even put it into a checked bag for plane travel.
Don’t risk your wedding dress arriving late to your destination or worse, getting lost in transit!
How To Travel On A Plane
If you are a bride who will need to travel with your bridal dress, we have a few tips on how to make this happen when you are traveling on an airplane to your wedding destination.
As bridal stylists, we do not recommend putting your wedding dress into your checked luggage. You don’t want to add any additional stress to your wedding planning by worrying about your bridal gown getting lost or delayed in shipping.
If you need to take your wedding dress onto an airplane, your method for carrying your dress onto the plan may depend on the style and size of your wedding dress.
We recommend always carrying your gown onto the plane with you.
In order to carry your wedding dress onto the plane with you this may mean bringing your dress onto the plane in a garment bag or gently folding your dress into a carry-on sized suitcase to go in the overhead compartment.
You may even need to vacuum seal your wedding dress if it’s a ballgown style or large gown to get it to fit into a carry-on bag. If it’s in your budget, you could even buy an additional seat next to you on the plane to keep your wedding gown by your side at all times.
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Unpacking Your Bridal Dress
For brides who are traveling with your wedding dress, you will want to be sure you have time to properly unpack your wedding dress. This is especially true if you’ve had to fold or vacuum seal your wedding dress in a bag to get it into a smaller suitcase. Be sure to add time into your wedding itinerary or timeline for unpacking and caring for your wedding dress.
You want to be sure you have time to care for your bridal dress before the wedding day so you will look your best. Make sure you hang your wedding gown when you arrive to your destination right away. Don’t forget to pack your clothing steamer or iron too so you don’t have any wrinkles on wedding day.
For more tips on caring for your wedding dress, be sure to check out my post on how to care for your wedding dress on the big day like a bridal stylist.
Day of Wedding Dressing & Bridal Styling
Looking and feeling your best on your wedding day is not easy, but luckily, we’re here to help. Our team of bridal stylists can help you shop and find your dream wedding outfit for the entire wedding weekend.
We also provide day-of-the-wedding dressing services where we come to your wedding festivities and ensure that the bride and the entire wedding party and family are looking picture-perfect and feeling their best. Our goal is the ensure that our clients not only look beautiful, but feel comfortable and confident so that they can be present and enjoy every moment of their special day. If you need help on your wedding day, be sure to get in touch.
Beth Chapman Styling is a full-service bridal styling company specializing in on-site wedding day dressing for chic couples around the globe. We believe a bride should look and feel beautiful on her wedding day, but doesn’t need to be stressed to achieve it.