Complete Packing List: Reception
- Escort cards, place cards and/or seating chart/list
- Copy of guest seating assignments sorted by last name (to help lost guests find their reception homes)
- Copy of guest seating assignments sorted by table (to determine who is missing, or who (gasp) moved!)
- Copy of the guest list by meal selection, if applicable (for the benefit of the wait staff)
- Any décor items you are supplying for the guest tables or reception area
- Toasting glasses
- Cake knife and server
- Cake topper
- Props for photo booth, slow motion booth or photo area
- Table numbers/names
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- Extra cake boxes or containers if you plan to take home leftovers
- A cake box for the anniversary layer if applicable
- Comfy dancing shoes
- All items needed for a wardrobe change if you have one planned
- Sparklers or send-off accessories
- Guest book or autograph item with appropriate pens
- Family photos, memorial photos, engagement photos for display
- Phone numbers for all reception vendors
- A backup copy of the event time line for your entertainers, with a phonetically spelled list of names that must be announced
- List of any wedding party being announced into event
- A copy of pre-written toasts or thank you comments
- Container to collect gift cards
- Clear tape for securing cards to gifts when packing up
- The keys to your getaway car and your wedding night bags (left with a responsible person who will have them ready for you at departure)
Packing Lists: Wedding Night
- Copy of reservation information
- Wallets
- Cell phones
- Personal toiletries
- Prescription medications
- Getaway outfit – if you can change before leaving and entrust your gown to a family member or friend, you will have less to manage the day after
- Storage bag for gown or tuxes – if you don’t have time to change, make sure you bring whatever is necessary to properly store your formalwear safely
- Clothes needed for morning after breakfast, if applicable
- Comfortable and appropriate clothes for traveling
- Something special and intimate for the wedding night – OR – cozy jammies because you will definitely be exhausted and may want to save the “celebratory” items for the honeymoon!
- A snack – you might actually need one. Many couples never get to eat with their guests on the wedding day.
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Packing Lists: Honeymoon
- Tickets or reservation numbers and a copy of agreements for accommodations and travel companies
- A complete copy of your itinerary (leave one with an emergency contact as well)
- Passport and any necessary visas.
- An extra copy of your passport and visas packed in a different bag in case originals are lost or stolen.
- Wallets
- Cell phones
- Personal toiletries
- Prescription medications sufficient for the entire honeymoon with at least a couple of days extra supplies in case of emergency
- Sunscreen, skis or scuba wear – necessities for your destination
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