As I learn new things, I'll keep updating this list. I'll bold the latest items, but I'm going to include everything from before so any followers don't have to go searching.
- Dress (really, as long as you remember this, everything else can be purchased in the town of the wedding or borrowed)
- Shoes (If bride is requiring maids to wear the same shoes, prior note is in effect)
- Reception shoes (i.e. flip flops)
- Jewelry (some brides will provide jewelry as a bridesmaid gift, but always have backup in case)
- Tissues (For the bride or you)
- Advil/ Tylenol/ Aleve (I shouldn't have to explain this one)
- Band-aids (important for blisters, random acts of clumsiness, and other accidents)
- Gift (acceptable to give it to the happy couple in advance too!)
- Makeup/ Hair tools (unless having these professionally done)
- Small pack of needle & thread (have white, ivory, and the color of the bridesmaid dress at the very least)
- Something blue that's small, in case the bride forgets (a small blue ribbon with a safety pin is always great to have)
- Gum/ mints for just before you head down the aisle
- Nail clippers (will help cut tags off of dresses, hang nails, broken nails, etc)
- Cotton balls/ q-tips
- Nail polish remover
- Hairspray
- Lotion
- Imodium/ Pepcid (Food poisoning, bridal nerves, rehearsal night indulgence, etc... learned this from a fellow bridesmaid)
- Small hand-sized fan (especially for summer weddings that have anything taking place outside... you know, the cheap ones that are sold at drug stores)
