Wedding Accessories List
With the engagement comes months of detailed planning and a great deal of shopping. The wedding dress and flowers are the first wedding accessories to come to mind but with so many little details to tend to, it’s often the little things that can fall through the cracks. Even the most organized of brides can have difficulty keeping up with all the wedding accessories needed.
Here is an extensive list of wedding accessories that are used at many weddings. To create a memorable wedding, use the same wedding theme or look with all wedding accessories. If you are having a beach wedding theme, for instance, select beach wedding accessories to maintain a consistent theme.
Attire
- Wedding Gown
- Gown carrying bag
- Bridal veil and/or bridal tiaras
- Bridal shoes
- Hair & makeup
- Groom’s tux and shoes
- Best Man and Groomsmen attire
- Maid of Honor and Bridesmaid dresses
- Flower girl dresses, junior bridesmaid dress
- Ring Bearer suit
- Attendant jewelry
Bride’s Wedding Accessory List
- Something old, new, borrowed and blue
- Garter and tossing garter
- Wedding bridal jewelry
- Wedding purse + bride’s emergency kit (bride hair brush/comb, dental floss, travel size hair spray, emery board, handkerchief, an extra pair of panty hose, wedding makeup, small portable mirror, mints, perfume, any necessary legal documents…)
Floral
- Bridal bouquet
- Bridesmaid bouquets
- Groomsmen boutonnieres
- Boutonnieres and corsages for parents and grandparents
- Centerpiece floral arrangements, if used
Ceremony Accessories
- Wedding vows, if using personalized wedding vows
- Wedding bands
- Unity candles or other ceremonial candles
- Flower Girl basket, with flower petals
- Ring Bearer pillow
- Guest book and pen
- Decorations, including flowers, pew ribbons or pew bows, aisle runner, etc…
- Officiate honorarium
- Wedding confetti – some ideas include flower petals, birdseed, bubbles, butterflies.
Paper Products
- Save the Date cards
- Invitations, with reply cards and location map
- Envelope seals
- Wedding program
- Table place cards
- Thank You Cards
- Stamps
Reception Accessories
- Guest book and pen
- Champagne flutes for the bride and groom
- Wedding cake toppers
- Wedding cake server set
- Wedding cake decorations and other wedding cake supplies
- Cake Table decorations
- Wedding table centerpieces
- Attendants gifts
- Wedding favors
- Reception decorations
- Music for first dances
- Single-use cameras for wedding guests to capture candid shots
- Envelope holder – some ideas include a wishing well, birdcage or bridal mailbox
Wedding Service Providers
- Officiate
- Wedding coordinator
- Dressmaker
- Florist
- Caterer
- Decorator
- Wedding photographer
- Wedding videographers, honeymoon videos
- Wedding cake baker
- Ceremony Location
- Reception Hall
- Travel Agent
- Limo Driver
- Bartender
- Musicians/DJ
- Calligrapher
- Contact information for all assistants
Notify of a name change and change of address:
- Social Security Administration
- Internal Revenue Service
- Credit card companies
- Banks
- Utility companies
- Employer
- Post office
- Voter Registration
- Bureau of Motor Vehicle (car registration and driver’s license)
- Insurance companies
- Professional associations
- Academic institutions
Gifts
- To one another
- For parents or others helping to pay for the wedding
- All wedding attendants
- Out of Town Guests
- Officiate
- Tips for Service Providers
Hospitality
- Engagement party
- Rehearsal dinner
- Pre-reception Snacks
- Ceremony site
- Reception hall
- Guest accommodations
Miscellaneous Wedding Accessories
- Newspaper announcement
- Wedding website
- Marriage licenses and blood tests
- Passport if traveling outside the country for the honeymoon
- Detailed wedding day itinerary for bridal party to ensure they are aware of all activities and stay on schedule
- Wedding planner book or other wedding plan checklist
As you can see, there are many items and details to tend to. There are places you can cut corners to save money but beware of cheap wedding accessories that are obviously cheap looking. While you want to save money, you should not do so at the expense of the overall look and theme of the wedding.