77 Items for Your Event Day Bag // Courtney’s Contents

The biggest part of bringing calm to the chaos at any special event is preparation. You never know what a venue will will provide or what surprises may arise. Lucky for you, our girl, Courtney, was willing to share the awesome contents of her secret weapon – the event day bag!

Imagine this – the groom is ready for photos in his custom tux and his front jacket button pops off. What do you do? Better yet, have you ever been on the dance floor, and the power in the entire neighborhood went out? These are all scenarios that The Social Bliss team has experienced and met the challenge with a solution. Not to mention, we did it all with a smile thanks to preparation.

Here’s a list of Courtney’s event day bag. We’ve used every single one of these items.

Various Lint Rollers –

Depending on fabric types

Body Tape –

Smooth out body areas, shoes rubbing feet

Body Glue –

Hold dresses in place

Cotton balls –

For the belly button + tape

Heel Protectors –

For loose shoes, blisters

Steamer –

For tablecloths or clothes

Small Hair Straightener –

For ironing clothes, ribbons, edges of table clothes + hair flyaways

Sunscreen –

Protect that precious skin

Cooling Towel –

HOT outdoor weddings

Nail polish remover –

Removes sticky residue, marks on shoes, + nail issues

Goo Gone –

Tags, residue on new decor

Windex Wipes –

Easy streak free shine on decor, windows, doors, and getaway car windows

Wisps & Dental Sticks –

Emergency teeth brushing

Vaseline + Q Tips –

Best for eye makeup touch up (mascara runs) + works as lip moisturizer

Tissues –

To hand to family going down the aisle

Sewing Kit w/Pre Threaded Needles –

Last min snags, buttons falling off, or tightening up a shirt

Strong Straight Pins –

Boutonnières

Safety Pins –

All shapes & sizes for many types of needs

Fabric glue –

Quick hems, tears

Eyelash Glue –

To hold necklaces and eyelashes in place

Floral tape & wire –

To fix any broken corsage/boutonniere, rough scratchy edges

Shoe Goo –

Miracle worker for broken heels & glues virtually anything (where super glue dries up too quickly!)

Clear elastic hair ties –

Hair fixes, adding items to bouquet, or bustling

Various Crochet Hooks –

For dress bustling

Baby wipes –

Wipe off shoes, quick refresh under gown, can be used to clean edges of gown

White Chalk –

Any marks on dresses

Glue dots –

Hold any decor/pictures/florals

Various pens- chalk, gold/silver paint pens, sharpies, regular black & blue –

Marriage license, last min signs for tables/food, guestbook, etc.

Various tape –

Gaff tape (to tape down electrical cords), double sided, regular, packing, or duct tape

Paper towels –

To dry off flowers, bridal party spills

Lighters –

*need cigar/torch style to light candles + sparklers quickly

Small Broom/Duster –

Quick cleanup- accidents happen!

Towels –

Rainy days where vendors or guests track in water, flower spills

Portable Lighted Mirror –

For quick bridal touch ups

Extension cords & PowerStrips

When the plug in is far away, or you need to plug in multiple items at once

Zip ties –

Cords, tablecloths, hanging personalized name signs

First Aid Kit –

ACE wrap, lots of gauze, hydrocortisone cream, bandaids

Electrolyte Packets –

Rehydration

Motrin, Advil, Pepto, Tums, Benadryl, etc.

When sickness strikes.

Bug Spray

This is needed for outdoor events.

Umbrella + ponchos

Rainy day needs

Portable speaker

In case the electricity goes out, and you need to keep the party going

Scissors

You’ll use these more than you know

Fishing line & Various String –

Hanging Flowers, signs, etc.

Cake cutting tools

cake cutter set, fishing line,

Frosting Knife & Smoother, Corrector –

In case it gets bumped or you end up having to decorate it 😉

Hair Dryer –

For wrinkles & if clothing gets wet

Non-melting Candy –

Low blood sugar + a treat for the littles

Batteries –

All types

Various Charging Cords & Blocks –

(2 pin 3 pin adaptor too!)

Disposable Gloves –

For serving cake, food, plunging toilets, keeping fingerprints off glassware

Rubber gripper –

To open bottles

Wine & beer openers –

In case the bartender didn’t pack wine and beer tools

Clear Nail Polish –

Works as glue, to hold flowers in place, run in hose

Apron –

Cake decorating, carrying food

Extra Bag –

For bride/grooms shoes, clothes they may need transported

Small dark ceramic tiles –

For bride/bridesmaids to stand on so they don’t sink in grass

Small folding fans –

Use for bridal party or grandparents on extra hot days

Smoothing comb –

Flyaways

Eye drops –

Red eyes, dry contacts, allergies

Tide Pen/Wipes –

Quick clean ups

Club Soda –

Red wine stains

Utility Knife –

Use as box cutter, stuck on stickers, etc.

Wire Cutters –

For fake flowers, bouquet/boutonniere/corsage fixes

Bobby Pins –

Hair fixes

Hair Accessories –

Quick hair fixes, little flower girls who lose theirs, etc

Body make-up –

Emergency cover ups, hiding tattoos, etc.

Hair Products –

Hairspray, volume powder

Baby powder –

Use as dry shampoo or body absorbing

To Go Containers/Baggies

For odds & ends

Nice Paper/Card stock –

To pass last minute notes between bride/groom, labeling food/chairs, etc.

Small toolset –

Hammer, straight & philips screwdrivers (mini sizes & regular), mallet (for parking signs w/o damaging), pliers (because you never know!)

Disposable Razor –

Needed for a quick shave but also for any fabric pillage (tablecloths, sweaters, etc.)

Eyeglass Cloth –

Cleaning glasses & other glass, delicate items such as silk

Tweezers –

Fixing all the small things when you don’t have nails

Small folding step stool

When you can’t reach high places

Flash Drive –

If you need to transfer data to AV last minute

As you can see, she has thought of EVERYTHING!

Let us know if there is anything else you’d add, and don’t forget Social Bliss Events for all your planning needs!

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