While the ready availability of cheap travel options, including cheap airplane tickets and discount hotel rooms as well as cheap vacation packages make many a destination wedding affordable, proactive steps should be taken prior to going through airport security.
The following are things brides to be should be aware of prior to departing for the airport:
Although wedding dresses can be brought though a security checkpoint, if a dress cannot lay flat in its garment bag or box and fit through an X-ray machines, then security officials will screen the dress manually.
Many dresses have wires and faux jewels, as well as other decorations that may need to be inspected. A bride would be well advised to ask Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents to put on fresh gloves before touching the wedding dress.
If you want to carryon a wedding dress, brides should consider purchasing a first class or upgraded seat in order to be given early boarding access and first choice of overhead bins or closets. Some brides have even booked their dresses their own seats to ensure that they arrive in good shape.
Make certain that special knives designed to cut wedding cakes are shipped in advance or placed in checked bags.
Jewelry and other valuables should always be placed in carryon vs. checked bags. Gifts for the bridal party should not be wrapped until the destination is reached since they may require additional screening.
Identification can become a problem after a wedding. Often a bride leaves for a destination wedding using a different last name that when returning. Current TSA rules require that the name on a ticket match the name on government issued ID exactly. The problem comes up when honeymoon tickets are made in the married couples name.
TSA suggests taking the marriage license in your carryon if you booked your plane tickets in your married name but have not yet changed your drivers license. Unfortunately it is often left to the discretion of TSA or immigration officers whether to accept a marriage license as a legal document.
The brides safest course would be to have her name on the airline tickets reflect the name currently showing on her government issued ID.
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