Don’t forget these ‘must haves’ on your wedding packing list!
Photo by Colin Ross
We have asked some of our most organised brides who have graduating wedding planning what was on their packing list for their Italian wedding.
TO TAKE FROM HOME:
Pack dress in hand luggage
Heel protectors
Extra underwear (plan for the heat!)
Small sewing kit
Comfy flat shoes in case you need to change out of heels
Non-greasy sun lotion
We love: La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVMune 400 Invisible Fluid, REN Clean Screen Mineral SPF 30, SUPERGOOP! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 30
Make up & hair equipment
Jewellery
Self-tan or have a spray tan before flying out
Italy doesn't have many spray tan shops and honestly, it's not worth the risk, is it!
Swimwear
Think of tan lines and your wedding dress neckline
Bridal underwear
Wedding morning getting ready robe / Pjs
First Aid kit (plasters, painkillers, you know the drill)
Wedding gifts for groom, bridesmaids, parents
If you're not doing gifts then a handwritten letter is always a thoughtful touch
Print out of the wedding day timings
GET IN ITALY:
Cooling spray
Toiletries for the loo
Painkillers for the guests' rooms!
Order a supermarket shop or ask your venue to arrange
Book your clothes into dry cleaners
Pool inflatables
Steamer
Fans
Sparklers
The last 4 can be ordered through amazon.it and delivered directly to your venue - saves on packing space!
Love a checklist? Us too! That’s why we have created Italian Wedding Tracker, the spreadsheet of all spreadsheets built for you and used by real-life wedding planners! It covers everything you need to do to plan an Italian wedding from the moment the idea forms, right through to the day itself. It also contains a budget, guest-list tracker and tools to help you choose suppliers, track your decisions and even how to create a table plan, with table sizes and all! The detail is unreal.
Bride Lauren says: “ The Italian Wedding Tracker saved us countless hours in planning. It not only tracked our wedding, it guided us through the whole process and gave us tips and tricks along the way. Without using this tool we’d definitely have made some mistakes. It’s the type of thing you don’t know you really need until it’s too late. If you buy one thing for your wedding, make it this!”
Written by Emily Jennings, marketing person and wedding day-dreamer; lover of a boho vibe and a wedding night filled with a thousand lights.
