Hello again
husband to be and I are getting married next October in Cyprus (should have been this summer in Rhodes but had to postpone, and since fell in love with Cyprus).
We are going with Thomascook, but I am anxious because they said I could not take my wedding dress on board the plane, even if i get it packed it in one of those special wedding boxes. We luckily get a bit more luggage allowance as we have booked the wedding package with them, but I am still unsure about putting it in the hold.
I know that nothing will probably happen to it, and it will reach us at the other end in one peice, but you often hear of passengers luggage going missing, and ending up at the wrong airport!
I have obviously taken out wedding insurance with m&s, so basically what I am trying to ask is what would happen if the dress did end up getting 'lost'?.
Apologies if this is in the wrong place!
Also double/treble secure the box with duck tape before you wave it goodbye.
What would happen if it got lost??? well you would wear your "back up" frock that you had packed in another suitcase not what you wanted but at the end of the day its the man not the dress you intend to marry........
Hope it goes well, we are longing for a couple of our friends to get hitched abroad so we can experience what looks like a wonderful occasion on the tv programs we have seen.
Good Luck
Can't you carry it on because the box will be too big?
My advice is to get a mini carry on suitcase that is within the dimensions for hand luggage and ask the bridal shop to wrap the dress up nicely in the case for you. I used to work in a bridal shop and we did this for a lot of brides. It can be folded in a way to reduce as much creasing as possible with special tissue paper. It will count as your hand luggage but i'm sure that'll be the least of your worries.
Laura1988 wrote:My advice is to get a mini carry on suitcase that is within the dimensions for hand luggage and ask the bridal shop to wrap the dress up nicely in the case for you. I used to work in a bridal shop and we did this for a lot of brides. It can be folded in a way to reduce as much creasing as possible with special tissue paper. It will count as your hand luggage but i'm sure that'll be the least of your worries.
Thats a gread idea! Problem solved ?
Laura1988 wrote:
My advice is to get a mini carry on suitcase that is within the dimensions for hand luggage and ask the bridal shop to wrap the dress up nicely in the case for you. I used to work in a bridal shop and we did this for a lot of brides. It can be folded in a way to reduce as much creasing as possible with special tissue paper. It will count as your hand luggage but i'm sure that'll be the least of your worries.
This is what I mean, when i phoned Thomas Cook they said that wedding dresses go in the hold, and i've been phoning around wedding dress boxes places and they said they dont even have a wedding box that will fit thomascooks carry on requriements.
I suppose I could instead use one of those mini suitcases that people use and ask the bridal shop to wrap it for me.
thanks again, problem solved
TC's hand baggage dimensions are VERY small and you might struggle to get a cabin case that size.
Not sure if this is any better or worse than what you have already but take a peek.
http://www.dressinabox.co.uk/DressInABoxProducts.htm
We got married in Malta last year and Air Malta couldn't give me a straight answer on whether I could take my dress on board or not. In the end, I rolled it up fairly loosely in a garment carrier and put it in my hold luggage. Thankfully our luggage arrived ok and it wasn't too creased! Good luck with whatever you decide, and with the wedding too!
Thanks for your advice everyone, very helpful
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