Prepare Hangover Kits for the Wedding Party
Your wedding party spends the whole night dancing, toasting, and keeping the celebration going for you - a hangover kit waiting in their room the next morning is a small gesture that says you noticed. It costs less than most favors and gets used immediately, unlike a candle that sits in a drawer.
What to actually pack
Stick to a few reliable items: a bottle of Gatorade or Pedialyte, a granola or protein bar, a two-pack of ibuprofen or aspirin, an eye mask, and mints or gum. Skip anything perishable. A dozen kits usually run $6-10 each if you buy in bulk from a warehouse store, so budget around $80-120 total for a party of ten to twelve.
Packaging and timing
Small brown paper bags, mason jars, or a $2 tin from a craft store all work fine - you don't need matching ribbon. Write names on each bag so there's no mix-up. Have someone reliable (a parent, planner, or hotel front desk) place them in rooms the night before, or hand them out at the farewell brunch so people can grab one on the way out.
A note that lands
Include a short handwritten card rather than a printed tag - 'in sickness and in health' is fine, but a specific memory from the night means more. Two sentences thanking them for a specific thing they did (the toast, the dance floor energy, showing up early to help) turns a $10 kit into something they'll actually keep the card from.
Key Takeaways
- Budget roughly $6-10 per kit: electrolyte drink, snack bar, pain reliever, eye mask, mints
- Buy bulk from a warehouse store to keep costs down for larger parties
- Label each bag with a name and deliver via hotel front desk or the morning-after brunch
- Skip fancy packaging - a simple paper bag with a handwritten note beats printed tags
- Make the note specific to the person, not just a generic pun
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