FYI: Southwest + Wedding dress

posted 3 years ago in Destination Weddings
Post # 1
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1830 posts
Buzzing bee
  • Wedding: November 2014

Hi, fellow DW brides! Just wanted to pass on the info we just got from Southwest Airlines regarding carrying my wedding dress on the plane.

“Southwest allows a wedding dress as a carry on, as long as the dress is in a garment bag. The best thing you could do is wait for everyone to board the plane, and then fold the dress in half and place it on top of the carry-on bags for safe traveling. I apologize but at this time Southwest Airlines dose not have a closet that you could place the dress in.”

So, not *ideal*, but glad to hear that it’s counted as a carry on and I won’t get any problems with dimensions, etc. I’m pretty sure my fiance is going to just bogard the overhead bin near our seats haha.

 

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Post # 2
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Blushing bee

pharmy: I just flew SW with my dress, either check im exactly 24hrs early or pay the 12.50 for auto early check in (so you’re in the A boarding group). Put your dress in an empty overhead bin with your other things and close it so no one tries to pile on top/around it, then if people try to open it just tell them it is full. Your dress will NOT fit on top of roller bags. Just FYI. 

Also, ask TSA if they can pick up the garment bag on the other side of the scanner so it doesn’t get smashed by other bags if you can’t grab it right away. 

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