- Only DIY the small things. Items like reception chair signs, the cake topper, simple seating cards, or a guest book are easy to travel with.
- Make ‘welcome bags’ for your guests to receive in their hotel rooms. These can be easily assembled upon arrival. If you’re a hardcore DIY bride, arrive a few days early.
- Incorporate a local favorite item as your wedding favor. Pick them up a day or two before the wedding and add a pre-made tag.
- Check ahead with the airlines about carry-on rules. It is often cheaper to ship all your DIY wedding goodies to your wedding planner at your destination.
- Make your own wedding website! Include the URL on your Save-the-Dates and invitations so guests can easily keep up with celebratory plans.
- Start the travel excitement early and embrace the destination wedding theme with all your invitations. You could make faux airline tickets or use cute cocktail picks with a local flare.
- DIY your beauty needs: do your own mani-pedi, hair, and makeup. You can also make your own jewelry or hair piece.
- Make your destination location part of your wedding theme and embrace the local culture. Use local items as decor, serve local beverages, and enjoy local music. Your wedding planner should be able to help.
- Have your wedding photographer take a special picture of you at your destination that you can make into personalized “Thank You” cards after your wedding.
- Bring back mementos from your special destination wedding, like ticket stubs, sand, or flower petals, to save and display in a memory box or glass jar at home.
We’d love to hear all about your celebration – the date, the vision, the beauty wish list that’s been living in your head (and your Pinterest boards). Once you inquire using this form, our team will follow up with a full investment guide, additional beauty resources, and a custom quote tailored exclusively to you and your event. Prefer to talk things through in real time? Give the H&MU Hotline a ring to book a complimentary consultation, where we can chat details, explore possibilities, and begin crafting a beauty experience worthy of your day.
