End of the Night

One in the ring box, one in the dress bag, one in the suit bag, one in the checked luggage. Cheap insurance for the objects nobody can replace on the day. Works with iPhone; Android households want a Tile or Chipolo instead.

One in the card box and one in the bag of gifts, until they are home.

~$100 · Prices are approximate and can change. Check the shop for today's price.

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One clear zip pouch holds the license, vendor contracts, the timeline and the tip envelopes, and it survives a spilled mimosa. Hand it to one person for the day (a planner, a parent or the best man) and use the spares for the honeymoon documents.

For the signed marriage license and anything else that cannot get lost tonight.

~$30 · Prices are approximate and can change. Check the shop for today's price.

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Saving the top tier for your first anniversary takes a sturdy box and someone assigned to take it home. Tall enough for a 6 or 8 inch tier with its topper, and the board lifts out for wrapping and freezing.

~$10 · Prices are approximate and can change. Check the shop for today's price.

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Most couples barely eat at their own reception. Bring these so the caterer can pack your plates and the extra food; some will only send food home in containers you provide. Leakproof, stackable and freezer safe.

~$15 · Prices are approximate and can change. Check the shop for today's price.

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Guests leave before cake or take one bite. A stack of small boxes by the exit means the cake gets eaten and you are not carrying three tiers to the hotel. Order half the guest count and confirm the caterer will box slices.

For slices guests take home, and a few for the two of you.

~$15 · Prices are approximate and can change. Check the shop for today's price.

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One bin per area of the venue makes setup and teardown easy, and they store the decor after.

~$65 · Prices are approximate and can change. Check the shop for today's price.

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Your helpers cannot set up what they cannot find. Put a bold label on the top and the side of every bin, with an inventory taped inside the lid, and the setup runs without you. These peel off clean when the bins go back to the garage.

Label each bin by where it goes: your car, a parent's car, back to the rental company.

~$10 · Prices are approximate and can change. Check the shop for today's price.

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The thing someone asks for at every setup and teardown: labeling bins, the cooler, the leftovers and the box that must not be thrown away. Twelve, because they walk off.

~$5 · Prices are approximate and can change. Check the shop for today's price.

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Forty centerpieces, three bins and a card box across a gravel lot, twice. The wide wheels handle grass, gravel and sand, and it folds into the trunk. Probably the most useful thing a DIY couple buys, and it keeps its value after.

One trip from the reception to the car, not twelve.

~$120 · Prices are approximate and can change. Check the shop for today's price.

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Thirty bud vases do not survive a car ride loose in a bin. Divided cells get them to the venue and home in one piece, ready to resell. One box per twelve vases, with a roll of bubble wrap for anything odd-shaped.

~$20 · Prices are approximate and can change. Check the shop for today's price.

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Breakdown in a barn or a field at 11 p.m. goes twice as fast with both hands free. One per person loading the cars, charged the night before.

Teardown at an outdoor venue happens in the dark.

~$20 · Prices are approximate and can change. Check the shop for today's price.

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The getting-ready suite fills a bag by noon with tags, packaging, takeout and bottles, and the bathrooms, bar and vendor tables need them too. These fit a standard kitchen can; the contractor bags are for the heavy teardown.

~$15 · Prices are approximate and can change. Check the shop for today's price.

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Breakdown produces a mountain of florals, packaging and cake plates, and venue bins are small. One box of heavy bags means the last hour does not end with a split sack in the parking lot.

For the heavy, sharp and wet: floral foam, broken glass, melted ice.

~$30 · Prices are approximate and can change. Check the shop for today's price.

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A backyard, park or farm wedding often has no bins. Put one by the bar and one by the dessert table, or the trash ends up on the tables. Clips hold a large bag, and it folds flat afterward. Sold singly; most weddings want two or three.

~$25 · Prices are approximate and can change. Check the shop for today's price.

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Rented tables arrive dusty, the self-serve bar gets sticky, and the getting-ready bathroom is shared by everyone. Three canisters: one for setup, one for the bar, one for the suite.

~$15 · Prices are approximate and can change. Check the shop for today's price.

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For trash, wet floral foam, ice and cutting fruit for the bar, without ruining a manicure you booked for the wedding. Powder free and latex free; medium fits most hands.

~$10 · Prices are approximate and can change. Check the shop for today's price.

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