The most beautiful bridal clutch bags to carry your wedding day essentials with style and sophistication

You’ve picked out the wedding dress of your dreams – or turned your attention to chic and fashion-forward registry office wedding dresses and bridal separates due to *certain* recent events – you’ve selected bridesmaid dresses for your nearest and dearest and you’ve invested in a pair of designer wedding shoes – ‘cos if you can’t have more than 30 people at your celebration, you may as well spend your spare pennies on footwear.

The only finishing touch left to make yo your big day outfit? The bridal clutch bag. How else will you carry your lipstick, tissues (there’s no point in pretending your won’t spend the entire day mopping away happy tears) and hand sanitiser? (Such is the modern world).

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Weddings might look a little different this year, but there are a few things that remain constant: namely, the essentials that every bride needs in close proximity as she says ‘I do’. Whether you’re planning a 2021 wedding or you’re organising something small and intimate to take place in the remainder of 2020, you’ll need a bridal clutch bag on your arm to complete that once-in-a-lifetime look. Not something to be forgotten in the whirlwind that comes with buying shoes and jewellery.

With that in mind, we’ve rounded up 13 of the best bridal clutch bags for you to shop now from investment choices (case in point: Jeffrey Levinson’s 18-Karat gold clutch bag – yes, really – or a influencer-adored Bottega Veneta pouch clutch bag in white) to killer high street options. We’re talking & Other Stories’ pearl-adorned bag which is perfect for the modern bride, a powder blue clutch bag from Katie Loxton to tick “something blue” off your checklist and a bridal clutch bag from Monsoon which is embellished with your new “Mrs” title. Dune is another great place to look for beautiful bridal clutch bags if you’re planning a traditional day. Their Breathtaking Ivory Clutch is crafted from satin and fitted with a chain strap and ball clasp.