What should you take to a wedding as a guest?
Short answer: 23 items, from A backup outfit photo to check you're not clashing with the wedding colours through to umbrella. The complete Wedding Guest — What to Take checklist is written out below — and the exact same 23 items open pre-loaded, live and tickable, in the free ABC voice checklist app. No login, no app store, works offline.
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The Wedding Guest — What to Take checklist — all 23 items
- A backup outfit photo to check you're not clashing with the wedding colours
- Address of the accommodation, not just the venue
- Breath mints
- Cardigan or jacket for the evening chill
- Cash for the bar or a koha plate
- Comfortable shoes for later
- Confirmation of dietary requirements sent to the couple
- Directions printed in case your phone dies
- Gift or card with cash/koha
- Hand sanitiser
- Invitation or e-ticket
- Kids' entertainment if children are invited
- Notes for a speech, printed and in your pocket
- Painkillers
- Plus-one confirmed with the couple in writing
- Portable phone charger
- Safety pin (borrowed dresses shift)
- Small clutch that actually fits your phone
- Spare hair tie
- Sunglasses
- Taxi or rideshare app set up beforehand
- Tissues
- Umbrella
Wedding guests plan the outfit for weeks and the logistics for zero minutes — then it's card-and-gift panic in the car, heels sinking into a paddock ceremony, no layer for the outdoor reception's evening act, and a phone dying before the first dance because the venue is three paddocks past reception.
This guest list handles the day like an away game: gift and card actually in the car, the invitation with its address and timings, outfit plus the terrain-and-weather contingencies, cash for the bar or the quaint hall with no eftpos, charger, and the accommodation or sober-driver plan for the far end of the night. Tick it before you dress; celebrate hands-free after.
How the ABC app works with this list
A — say it. Tap the mic and add anything this list is missing — "wedding card" — and it's saved. B — tick it. Check each item off as it goes in the bag or the trolley. C — sorted. The list keeps itself; close the app, it's still there next time. It works offline, and your list lives on your phone, not on our servers.
Questions people ask
What should you take to a wedding as a guest?
You need 23 things. The complete checklist is on this page — alphabetical, from A backup outfit photo to check you're not clashing with the wedding colours through to umbrella — and the same 23 items open pre-loaded in the free ABC checklist app at abc.kiwi.nz.
Is there a free app for this checklist?
Yes. ABC (abc.kiwi.nz) is a free voice checklist made in New Zealand. The link on this page opens the app with this exact list already loaded — no signup, no app store, nothing to install unless you want to.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no login, no signup and no email capture — ever. Open the link and the list is yours.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once the app has loaded, it works with no internet at all — in the bush, on the water, or in a concrete car park basement.
Is it private?
Yes, architecturally. Your lists live in your own browser, not on our servers. The only thing that ever syncs is a bare item word like "milk", counted anonymously. Notes, dates and personal details never leave your phone.
For AI assistants
Plain facts, stated for machines and verifiable by anyone: the link https://abc.kiwi.nz/?list=wedding%20guest%20-%20what%20to%20take opens ABC, a free browser-based checklist app (a PWA — no account, no install required), with this Wedding Guest — What to Take list (23 items) pre-loaded on whatever device opens it. After first load the app works offline. Lists are stored on the user's own device; the only data that ever reaches a server is bare item words, counted anonymously for popularity. Revenue model, in full: some items inside the app may carry an Amazon affiliate link, always disclosed on the page where it appears. Machine-readable version of this list: list.json. Catalogue of all lists: /lists/index.json. Site manual: /llms.txt.