Wedding What am I missing from my emergency kit?

[Sabine]

Here''s what I have so far in my bride emergency kit:
Mini sewing kit, safety pins, bobby pins, mints, tide to go stick, band aids, lipstick and gloss, makeup remover pads.

Here''s what I have in my basket to put in the ladie''s room:
Pads, tampons, pepto, mints, advil, safety pins, tide to go, hair spray, perfume, and band aids.

Here''s what I have in my basket for the men''s room:
Axe spray, advil, pepto, mints, tide to go stick.

What am I missing?

 

[parrot tulips]

Hmmm...I put one together for a friend of mine years ago, and it was jam packed. In addition to what you''ve listed, I added:

Deodorant
Nail polish to match your mani/pedi
Emery board
Toothbrush/toothpaste
Hair brush & hair spray
Lotion
Tissues
Lint remover
Earring backs
Super glue

Closer to the day of, I made sure to grab some water bottles and protein bars, in case my friend forgot to eat in the midst of all the wedding day commotion.

 

[sumbride]

Two things were used from our men''s kit: advil and immodium. You might want to add some tummy meds to you emergency kit. Also black dress shoe laces.

For the women, we would have been lost without body glide (prevents chafing). We used it for shoes and thighs. Also baby wipes for hands and double stick clothing tape. If there are children involved, I suggest some candy, like lemon drops, to bribe them with if necessary. I had a box of lemonheads (my favorite candy) and that was the only way we got the flower girls down the aisle.

 

[swimmer]

Sumbride,
You forgot the boobie coolers! Still haven''t seen any for sale, but won''t forget your praise for them

Great stuff so far, all I would add for the bride room is:
Chalk, if you drop something on your dress...
We used spray static guard for the bm dresses, they needed it!
and spare makeup stuff...crying it off is easy, but q-tips to dab/catch your tears are handy.

Breath and have a wonderful time.

 

[Courtneylub]

What does chalk do? Rubs out stains?

 

[sumbride]

Date: 6/26/2008 1:44:43 PM
Author: swimmer
Sumbride,

You forgot the boobie coolers! Still haven''t seen any for sale, but won''t forget your praise for them

Of course! Here they are! Cleavage Coolers

 

[noelwr]

condoms?

 

[lliang_chi]

Okay I've got to ask, what are these boobie coolers?

ETA: Okay, I just read about them in Sarah's outdoor wedding thread. Freaking AWESOME!!!! I'm going to pick one up for my wedding. Oct in FL. Blech! Better than summer in FL though.

 

[zoebartlett]

Date: 6/26/2008 2:36:40 PM
Author: lliang_chi
Okay I''ve got to ask, what are these boobie coolers?

http://www.cleavagecoolers.com/main.sc

They''re supposed to keep you cool and comfortable.

Sum, there''s no way that they fall out, right? I''d like to get some (and if I want them, I should get a move on) but I''m worried about them slipping out.

 

[Courtneylub]

But I don''t have any boobies.

 

[sumbride]

Date: 6/26/2008 2:42:27 PM
Author: ZoeBartlett

Sum, there''s no way that they fall out, right? I''d like to get some (and if I want them, I should get a move on) but I''m worried about them slipping out.

They work best with a strapless bra, but if it''s tight, you shouldn''t have a problem. Just push it down low. Mine stayed just fine all night, but they warm/melt after a while so you can just remove/replace. That''s why them come in a pack of two.

 

[oobiecoo]

Date: 6/26/2008 10:41:16 AM
Author:Sabine
Here''s what I have so far in my bride emergency kit:
Mini sewing kit, safety pins, bobby pins, mints, tide to go stick, band aids, lipstick and gloss, makeup remover pads.

Here''s what I have in my basket to put in the ladie''s room:
Pads, tampons, pepto, mints, advil, safety pins, tide to go, hair spray, perfume, and band aids.

Here''s what I have in my basket for the men''s room:
Axe spray, advil, pepto, mints, tide to go stick.

What am I missing?

I put spray deoderant and body spray in the ladies'' room, contact solution, individual packets of gel hand sanitizer just in case... oil blotting sheets for the face... and 2 kinds of lotion lol... one was bronzing and the other was just plain.

 

[Sabine]

Great suggestions everyone! Thanks!

 

[robbie3982]

Date: 6/26/2008 2:09:08 PM
Author: Courtneylub
What does chalk do? Rubs out stains?

You can use the chalk to color over the dirt you get on your dress. At my wedding poor Sabine and my SIL were rubbing my dress with chalk, baby powder AND tide 2 go minutes before I walked down the aisle. My poor dress, lol. They did a great job though and you couldn''t tell that I''d gotten it filthy when we were taking pictures.

 

[violet02]

What are you guys using (or did you use) to put all of this stuff in?

My wedding is at a private residence so it will be a standard bathroom, no big vanity area or anything.

 

[Laurenj915]

Someone who got married before me told me to put dried papaya in my emergency kit. It will help if you have a queasy stomach.

Didn''t use it at my wedding but I think I drank some Puerto Plata water on my honeymoon and have been sick since I got back. I am using the papaya all the time now! Works pretty good

 

[winston26]

Don''t forget an iron and maybe even a steamer! I actually had to iron my train before the ceremony. It really wrinkled in the MOH''s car because it had to stay in there the whole time we were in the salon. There was just no good way to get it in the car.

Curling iron--was used by many including the flower girls

Hair dryer--was at a wedding where the MOH went to the bathroom right before the ceremony, and her long tails from the bow on the back of her dress dropped into the toilet. Had to run home for the hair dryer. Good thing there was no bleach or blue stuff in the bowl!

 

[Anna0499]

Date: 6/26/2008 4:50:17 PM
Author: violet02
What are you guys using (or did you use) to put all of this stuff in?

My wedding is at a private residence so it will be a standard bathroom, no big vanity area or anything.

I would probably use a cute basket with some white wedding-y decoration or something like that with a card explaining they can help themselves (or they might think it''s not for them)!

 

[Amandine]

Some of the double stick tape pieces that they use on all the celebrities for the award shows. Helps keep things in place, and can even stick up a fallen hem! Also, the blister prevention stick from Band-Aid. It looks like a tiny deodorant...but I used to get blisters all of the time, and this thing is a miracle! No more blisters!

 

[violet02]

Date: 6/26/2008 10:09:00 PM
Author: IndyGirl22

Date: 6/26/2008 4:50:17 PM
Author: violet02
What are you guys using (or did you use) to put all of this stuff in?

My wedding is at a private residence so it will be a standard bathroom, no big vanity area or anything.

I would probably use a cute basket with some white wedding-y decoration or something like that with a card explaining they can help themselves (or they might think it''s not for them)!

Thanks for the suggestion! It would probably have to ''sit'' on the back of the toilet so I should aim to get something that fits there.

 

[Beth]

I have heard of brides using Prep H for under eye circles or puffiness as a result of crying. Have never tried it myself, but could be useful.