What you need in your bridal emergency kit
Every bride’s motto should be “Be Prepared.” OK, so we borrowed it from the Boy Scouts, but it’s a great way to plan your wedding. You never know what’s going to happen on your big day, but it’s easy to fix a lot of minor problems if you’ve thought about it in advance. After all, don’t forget Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong!
So, in that line of thinking, it would behoove a bride to put together a “bridal emergency kit” to tote along to the ceremony and reception venue. Hopefully you won’t need any of these items in your emergency kit, but you never know.
Whether a button breaks or the hair starts frizzing, there should be something in every bridal emergency kit to fix the problem. Hand the bridal emergency kit over to a trusted bridesmaid, friend or relative and make sure they know that it should be available at all times. Leave it in the bride’s changing room at the ceremony site, then make sure a bridesmaid swings by to pick it up for the reception.
The list is easily divided into “the essentials” and “optional,” but it never hurts to bring everything from both lists. If you can find any of these items in sample size, it will help with space issues. Package it all together in a cute tote, and you’ll be good to go!
The essentials in your bridal emergency kit
- Small sewing kit that includes white thread, small scissors and a safety pin
- Lipstick for touchups
- Clear nail polish for stoking runs
- Fingernail clippers for a pesky hangnail
- Earring backs
- Bobby pins to fix that stray strand in the updo
- Hairspray to make sure that strand stays where it’s supposed to
- Eye drops for reducing redness, especially after tearing up during the ceremony
- Anti-nausea pills and headache medicine for any unexpected illness
- Bandaids in case a glass breaks or the bride cuts herself shaving
- Mints or gum so the bride smells minty fresh during the big kiss
- Tissues for mom and grandma’s tears
- Bottle of water in case the tap water isn’t drinkable
- Lint Brush to make sure Fluffy’s hair is brushed aside
- List of vendor’s phone numbers
- List of entire wedding party’s phone numbers
- List of taxi company phone numbers
- List of all family phone numbers
- Dental floss or toothpicks
- Spot remover — you wouldn’t want a spot on that lovely white dress, but test it out in an hard-to-see spot first.
- Extra deodorant to stay smelling fresh
- Bottle of perfume
- Double-sided tape or hemming tape
Optional
- Easy-to-eat snack so the bride doesn’t feel faint. Pretzels or dried fruit are good options.
- Krazy glue for broken heels, jewelry or any other assortment of accessories
- Straws to drink water or other beverages without messing up your lipstick
- Nail polish matching the bride’s fingers and toes
- Lotion
- $20, just in case
- Tampons or pads
- Bug spray, if you are getting married in a mosquito-prone zone
- Iron in case you have a sloppy bridesmaid
- Some quarters for a parking meter or vending machine
- Extra buttons in case one pops off
- Flat shoes so you don’t have to wear heels around the changing room
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