Wedding Hangover Kit: 16 Essential Items to Include
Banish any sore heads the morning after, or at least ease the pain, with these fun and helpful wedding hangover kit bags. Browse ready made options to DIY ensembles
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If you know your guests are going to party hard at your wedding reception, then it’s easy to assume there may be some sore heads the morning after! Want to ease the pain? Your guests will love you for offering them a hangover kit packed with goodies to make the morning after feel easy.
So what are hangover kits, and what should they include? Planner Stacey Koks of Navy Tux Events tells us: “We have included things like a sharer size bag of crisps for when they get back to the room, electrolyte drinks and refreshing under-eye patches for the morning – and sunglasses to see them through the second day party!”
Essentially, wedding hangover kits are bags filled with all the essential items that will help your guests to feel more human after a day of indulgence, especially if you had an open bar! You can put anything in them that you like, or opt for purchasing a ready made version. Our favourite hangover kit ideas include sleep masks, rehydration sachets and bottles of water.
You can use your hangover kit as a wedding favour or you could hand them out at the end of the evening as a treat. “If your guests are staying in the same place or hotel, leave it in their room with a semi-personalised note to let them know you've got their backs (and heads) for the day after the big day,” says Stacey.
“Alternatively, set up a hangover station on the way out of your venue so that your guests see it on the way in and can grab a kit as they pass by."
Ready to start compiling your hangover kit bag? Here are some of our favourite hangover kit ideas, plus some ready made options that you’ll love (don’t forget to make one for yourself!)
Hangover Kit Bags
If you want to craft a personalised hangover kit bag, the first thing you need to think about is something to put all the items in. You can opt for plain paper bags, or you can get something more substantial. Either way, you’ll love these options for the hangover kit bag itself.
1. Hangovers Only Last a Day Bags - Etsy
These cute cotton drawstring bags make the ideal hangover kit bag. You can personalise them with names and a date, so they could easily double up as a really thoughtful wedding favour idea, too.
- Expert take: Thinking about what to put in a hangover kit? These bags are the perfect size for a bottle of water, bag of sweets and an eye mask.
2. Personalised Hangover Kits, Pack of 20 – Gigi & Olive
There is plenty of room to add whatever you like to these cool cotton bags. From sweet treats to medicine, face masks and more, you can make this hangover kit bag as personal as you like.
- Expert take: You can get your initials printed in whatever colour suits your wedding theme, or for something extra special, you can upload an image to have printed on the bag.
3. Rustic Wood Crate and Bags – Etsy
We adore this rustic crate idea – it comes with printed hessian bags, ready for you to fill with some small hangover-friendly goodies. They are the perfect size to tie on to a bottle of water.
- Expert take: Leave this crate by the exit so that your guests can grab their hangover kit on their way out. We love the slogan on the bags: “Take one for your head and go to bed!”
4. I 'Regret Nothing' Gift Bags – Team Hen
We love the sentiment of these bags - ‘I regret nothing!’. And that is exactly how your guests should feel the morning after. The ideal size for small treats like a sachet of coffee, makeup wipe packs, and maybe even some headache medicine.
- Expert take: These bags are crafted from from luxurious thick cotton, so they are hardy enough to be used again and again as a memento of an amazing wedding party and celebration.
What to Put in a Hangover Kit
From bottles of water to rehydration sachets, vitamin C, eye masks and face masks – you can put whatever you like into your hangover kit. You can include some reusable items that guests can enjoy long after the wedding, such as silky sleep masks. Here are some of our favourite ideas for ensuring your guest feel somewhat revived after a night of partying.
5. Moisturising Cleansing Wipes – Boots
Nothing will make you feel worse the morning after than waking up with an unwashed face, or worse still, a face still full of makeup. If you are wondering what to put in a hangover kit, then these skincare wipes would be the perfect addition.
- Expert take: This bundle has six mini packets, making them just over 80p each. Bargain!
6. WOAH Mini Skincare Sachets – Next
Keeping on the skincare theme, treat your guests to a glowy complexion the morning after with these mini sachets of nourishing creams and serums.
- Expert take: These would also be a great addition to a hen party goody bag – pop one on two in for each guest.
7. Cano Water (24 pack) – Ocado
The morning after the night before is all about hydration, and we love how a fresh can of water can lift the spirits (and banish a hangover).
- Expert take: If you’re adding some vitamins or paracetamol to your hangover kit, a drink of water is the ideal accompaniment.
8. Luxury Satin Eye Masks – Etsy
Want to help ensure a restful night with your wedding hangover kit bag? Then these gorgeous silky satin eye masks are perfect for your wedding hangover kit bag. Plus they make a phenomenal wedding favour.
- Expert take: Available in a range of pretty colours, why not opt for something that matches your wedding day colour scheme?
9. Mixed Xylitol Mints – Peppersmith
Let’s keep things fresh… a packet of mints can be a godsend if you want to feel peppy (and more human) the next day. We love the three different flavours in this pack, which are all sugar free.
- Expert take: These breath mints feel extra special thanks to the natural flavourings of Hampshire mint, real Sicilian lemons and eucalyptus oil.
10. Zooki Vitamin C, 30 pack – Holland & Barrett
Vitamin C is a well known cure, so these individual sachets would be the ideal addition to a wedding hangover kit. Perfect for showing you care about your guests wellness!
- Expert take: Specially formulated to he easily absorbed, this vitamin C will support your immune system and boost energy levels.
11. Blue Eye Masks, 24 pack – Grace & Stella
A special twist on your something blue, these eye masks are packed with niacinamide and hyaluronic acid to restoring moisture and keep eyes looking fresh as a daisy.
- Expert take: Red and puffy eyes won’t look great in morning after photos, and these masks have been made to bring down puffiness and reduce the appearance of dark circles. Job done!
12. Hangover Comforter Cracker – Northumberland Cheese
There is nothing cuter than this Morning After Hangover Comforter Cracker. It contains two body boosting and calming teas – a magical brew is on the way!
- Expert take: In need of a warm cuppa after the big day? These tea bags are infused with chamomile, ginger, fennel, caraway and dill to nurse your head.
13. Walkers Stem Ginger Biscuit – Green’s Essentials
Feeling a bit delicate? Ginger will soothe your tummy, and the sugar in the biscuits will give you that pep in your step to help you enjoy the day.
- Expert take: We love the idea of giving your guests something to nibble in their hangover kit, and these individual packets will go down a treat.
14. Iced Coffee Cans - Grind
Who doesn't love a bit of caffeine when they're hungover? These iced coffees from Grind mean no one has to even move to the kettle to get their coffee fix.
- Expert take: Available in multipacks, it makes it easier (and more cost-effective) to shop in bulk and divide between the bags.
Ready Made Hangover Kit Bags
You might not have time to fill your hangover kits yourself, or you might want to have the ease and luxury of a ready made product. There are plenty of options for pre-made hangover kit bags – here are just a couple of our favourite options.
15. The Hangover Kit Luxe – The Boujee Bride
Ideal as a special gift for the bridal party, and equally wonderful for a hen party treat, this luxury kit is packed full of everything your pals might need to feel more alive the morning after the night before.
- Expert take: If you want to hand these out to selected guests, why not pop them in their hotel room or give them out the morning of the wedding so they know they have a little luxury at the end of the night.
16. Cure Me Hangover Kits – The Wedding Edit
Small and perfectly packed, this cotton bag contains a variety of treats that your guests will be very thankful for… plus we adore the ‘Cure Me’ slogan!
- Expert take: We adore that this kit is so comprehensive, it has everything from a hair scrunch to electrolyte sachets to eye masks and chewing gum.
