What to Bring to the Ceremony Site
Getting dressed at the ceremony location
- Bride: If you plan to get dressed at the ceremony location, prepare the gown or dress, veil,
undergarments, stockings, formal shoes and comfy shoes and makeup kit by the door ready to be transported.
• Groom: If you plan to get dressed at the ceremony location, prepare the tux/formal wear, shirt, cufflinks,
tie, socks and shoes by the door ready to be transported.
• Hairdryer
• Iron
• Shoe polish that matches wedding party’s shoes
What to Bring to the Ceremony
- Your Marriage License and all other legal documents. Have duplicates brought by your Best Man or Maid
- of Honor for ‘just in case’.
- Ceremony Programs in a basket,
- Decorations for the ceremony site such as pew bows,
- A handkerchief
- Corsage pins
- A guest book and a pen set,
- A flower basket with flowers or petals,
- A ring bearer pillow,
- Unity Candle set including a pillar and 2 tapers. If you have children bring a taper candle for each as well.
- Your wedding rings,
- A gift from the groom to his new wife,
- A gift from the bride to her new husband,
- Gifts from the bride and groom to the children if applicable,
- Fee or honorarium for the Officiant, the soloist etc…
- Aisle runner – Optional
What to Bring to the Reception
- A special cards and gift envelopes holder,
- Scotch Tape for Gift Table,
- A guest book and a pen set either the same as used at the ceremony or new,
- Place Cards arranges in alphabetical order,
- Cake knife and server set,
- Toasting flutes,
- Cake top,
- Favors,
- Comfy shoes for the bride and her ladies so they can enjoy themselves unburdened by high heeled
shoes, - A wedding gown carrying and preservation bag,
- Going away clothes if you want to change before leaving the reception.
- An emergency kit,*
What to take home from the
What to Take Home from the Ceremony
- Hairdryer
- Iron
- Shoe polish that matches wedding parties shoes
- Your Marriage Certificate, and all other legal documents.
- Leftover Ceremony Programs
- The guest book and a pen set,
- The flower basket,
- The ring bearer pillow,
- Your Unity Candle set
- Other mementos
What to Take Home from the Reception
- The packaged gifts,
- The special holder containing the cards and gift envelopes,
- The groom’s Tux if he changed into going away clothes,
- Wedding Dress in the wedding gown carrying and preservation bag, if bride changed into a going away
outfit, - The guest book(s) and a pen set(s),
- Cake knife and server set,
- Cake top and top Layer of the wedding cake to freeze until the first anniversary,
- Toasting flutes,
- Unopened bottles of alcohol if provided, can usually be returned to vendor for credit or refund,
- The left over favors
- The left over Flowers and centerpieces
- The decorations,
- Leftover food for home or to donate to a worthy charity,
- All rented items to return unless renting company made arrangements to pick them up later.
