runner2013 Posted January 21, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Hi all, I have a question for all the Destination brides out there. How did you fly your dress to your ceremony location?. (preferably either American or Delta Airlines) Did you buy it a seat-yes I would consider it if absolutely necessary-or bring it as a carry on, hoping there was a first class closet to hang it in, or last resort, put it in the overhead bin(yikes). Checking it is not even an option.. I wouldn't let it out of my sight under any circumstances. Would it be worth it to bring a portable garment steamer in case there were wrinkles needing to be taken care of once we get to our location ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseCrabs Posted September 21, 2020 #2 Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 1/21/2020 at 3:46 PM, runner2013 said: Hi all, I have a question for all the Destination brides out there. How did you fly your dress to your ceremony location?. (preferably either American or Delta Airlines) Did you buy it a seat-yes I would consider it if absolutely necessary-or bring it as a carry on, hoping there was a first class closet to hang it in, or last resort, put it in the overhead bin(yikes). Checking it is not even an option.. I wouldn't let it out of my sight under any circumstances. Would it be worth it to bring a portable garment steamer in case there were wrinkles needing to be taken care of once we get to our location ? Thanks Hopefully, if you planned for a destination wedding fro the jump, you also planned for a dress that travels well. A dress must be carried on for your own sanity. I will not begin to tell you shipped or checked dress horror stories. If you kindly ask airline staff to hang the dress (and it is not huge), most will oblige--but it shouldn't be so large that it requires booking a separate seat otherwise the dress will be a beast to travel with every step of the way. I carried a fairly powerful magnetic hook and steamer onboard. The hook gave me room to steam the dress and train and shoot a pretty cool photo of the dress hanging in front of the balcony slider. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendaflamingo Posted November 1, 2020 #3 Share Posted November 1, 2020 I purchased a very large duffle with wheels that could go on the plane with me. I had my dress a long train shoes hair pieces all together. I rolled my dress and long train for the least amount of wrinkling. I had my shoes in a shoes bag at the bottom and my jewelry on the side in a pouch. I put the overhead on the plane. It worked perfect. My dress was an A line and my detachable train was about 10 ft. all chiffon and lace. if you have satin you are going to be really wrinkled no matter what. If a ball gown it’s going to really be a challenge depending on how wide it gets. I hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runner2013 Posted November 1, 2020 Author #4 Share Posted November 1, 2020 12 hours ago, Brendaflamingo said: I purchased a very large duffle with wheels that could go on the plane with me. I had my dress a long train shoes hair pieces all together. I rolled my dress and long train for the least amount of wrinkling. I had my shoes in a shoes bag at the bottom and my jewelry on the side in a pouch. I put the overhead on the plane. It worked perfect. My dress was an A line and my detachable train was about 10 ft. all chiffon and lace. if you have satin you are going to be really wrinkled no matter what. If a ball gown it’s going to really be a challenge depending on how wide it gets. I hope this helps. Thanks for the info, its a great idea. I'm leaning towards a mermaid/trumpet dress so rolling it may be a good option. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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