4-6 Months Before the Honeymoon

Now's the time to start making reservations.   Booking this far in advance increases your chances of getting the rooms/seats/tickets you want and gives you some wiggle room if plans change down the line. Some places may require that you send in deposits before they will make your reservation.   Best to just get that out of the way now.   Be sure to get written confirmation of all your various reservations.   There's nothing worse than making a reservation at a swanky resort, only to find out with just weeks to go that the paperwork didn't go through and you've got nothing to prove you made the reservation except an empty bank account.  

This is also the time to purchase travel insurance - both medical and trip cancellation - and to apply for any passports or visas that you might need.   If you're heading out of the country, check with a doctor to see if you need to get any additional vaccinations.   If so, do it now, before your schedule gets too hectic to squeeze in a trip to the doctor's office.  

2 Months Before the Honeymoon

It's closing in on the Big Day.   Time to make any final payments for hotels, travel, and other previously booked expenses that you haven't already paid for in full.   If you're thinking about going on a tour or seeing a show while you're on your trip, this is the time to start investigating what's available.   Go ahead, get some culture in you!

You should also do a little detective work and see if your destination will honor your ATM and credit cards.   More and more remote locations accept credit/debit every day, but you don't want to get to your destination and find out that your wallet is full of useless plastic.

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