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Wedding Essentials Packing Checklist

Pack these emergency essentials to make sure the Big Day goes off without a hitch.

For the bride

  • Alternate undergarments
  • Band-Aids
  • Breath mints
  • Button-down shirt
  • Cotton swabs
  • Deodorant
  • Double-stick tape
  • Compact steamer for pesky wrinkles
  • Extra buttons
  • Extra copy of the bride’s vows
  • Extra pair of hosiery
  • Floss
  • Hair styling products and tools
  • Lint brush
  • Makeup and beauty tools
  • Nail file
  • Nail polish in the same color you’re wearing
  • Pain reliever
  • Perfume
  • Safety pins
  • Small sewing kit
  • Snack
  • Stain-remover wipes
  • Tissues
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Water and a drinking straw
  • White ballet flats
  • White chalk for covering up dress stains
  • White gaffer’s tape (available at hardware stores) to patch tears in your dress

For the groom

  • Breath mints
  • Cologne
  • Compact steamer for pesky wrinkles
  • Deodorant
  • Extra bowtie or tie in case the groom or a groomsman forgets
  • Extra buttons
  • Extra copy of the groom’s vows
  • Extra cuff links
  • Extra dress socks
  • Extra handkerchief or pocket square
  • Extra shoelaces
  • Floss
  • Hair styling products and tools
  • Lint brush
  • Pain reliever
  • Razor
  • Shoe polish kit
  • Small sewing kit
  • Snack
  • Stain-remover wipes
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste

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Did we forget anything on this checklist? What would you add?

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