By the time this post goes live, I’m going to be on my way to be a bridesmaid in a wedding for one of college roommates (look forward to seeing the inevitable post or two on @allisonmessimerdotcom)! While I know the bride and groom are the center of the day, there are a lot of things that go into the wedding for the bridal party so that we can blend into the background as much as possible. Because I recognize how stressful this can be, I created a Wedding Day Packing List for Bridesmaids so that you can glide through the packing process confident you haven’t forgotten anything.
While you’ll see all of my list below, you can also download the Notion template I created with this Wedding Day Packing List for Bridesmaids for FREE.
Basics
- [ ] Wallet
- [ ] Phone
- [ ] Keys
Food
- [ ] Granola bars / other snacks
- [ ] Reusable water bottle
- [ ] Bottle of wine / sparkling wine
- [ ] Coffee grounds & french press
Tech
- [ ] Phone + charger + portable charger
- [ ] Watch + charger
- [ ] Headphones
- [ ] Polaroid camera + film + charger
- [ ] Mini speaker
Payments
- [ ] Is there anyone you need to pay/Venmo for accommodations?
Itinerary
- [ ] Copy of wedding invite
- [ ] Schedule of when to arrive at rehearsal + rehearsal dinner
- [ ] Schedule of when to arrive on day of wedding
Day-Of
- [ ] Comfy clothes to get ready in, preferably with a button-up front
- [ ] Sewing kit
- [ ] Steamer
- [ ] Lint roller
- [ ] Safety pins
- [ ] Stain stick
- [ ] Small mirror
- [ ] First Aid Kit
- [ ] Tissues
Toiletries
- [ ] Toothbrush & toothpaste
- [ ] Deodorant
- [ ] Face wash
- [ ] Contact lenses, glasses, & solution
- [ ] Razor
- [ ] Hand sanitizer
- [ ] Tweezers
- [ ] Moisturizer
- [ ] Sunscreen
- [ ] Eye cream
- [ ] Lip scrub
- [ ] Medicine
- [ ] Perfume
Rehearsal Dinner Outfit
- [ ] Rehearsal Dinner Dress
- [ ] Shoes
Wedding Outfit
- [ ] Bridesmaid Dress
- [ ] Shoes
- [ ] Bra
- [ ] Underwear, Shape-wear
- [ ] Small purse
- [ ] Jewelry – earrings, necklace, etc.

Hair
- [ ] If not doing own, inspiration photos
- [ ] Bobby pins
- [ ] Hairspray
- [ ] Hair dryer
- [ ] Hair bands
- [ ] Hair straightener / hair curler
Makeup
- [ ] If not doing own, inspiration photos
- [ ] If not doing own, still bring some of the items below to do touch-ups throughout the day/night
- [ ] Primer
- [ ] Foundation
- [ ] Concealer
- [ ] Powder
- [ ] Blush
- [ ] Eyeshadow
- [ ] Eyebrow pencil
- [ ] Waterproof mascara
- [ ] Setting Spray
- [ ] Lipstick
- [ ] Makeup sponge / makeup brushes
Here’s the link again to the Wedding Day Packing List for Bridesmaids FREE Notion Template.

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