A Bride’s Best Friend
A bride’s best friend can often times be her emergency bag on the day of the wedding.
The Bridal Kit is a key item to have on hand while you are getting ready and during the actual wedding. It’s always nice to put a basket of goodies in the women’s bathroom for all to access on the day of. These baskets usually contain hairspray, mints, lotion, bobby pins, clear nail polish (to repair a run in pantyhose), Vaseline to use as lip gloss, a comb and brush, girlie/feminine products (no explanation needed here) (my last and final two male readers just ran from their monitors screaming, too) and some Tylenol, stain remover, band-aids and Kleenex.
If you are getting ready at home you don’t really need all of these things in addition to your own products and supplies. It is a great necessity if you are dressing on-location at the country club, restuarant, or church. If a bridesmaid makes this basket for you, consider putting it the women’s restroom at your wedding venue for all to use. I have personally seen these things get a great deal of use.
How to Make a Bridal Emergency Kit:
This handy basket can be prepared for about thirty dollars if you are frugal and patient enough to find the supplies. Start at a dollar store and get a basket or pretty make-up bag. Check Bargain Styling for frequent postings about sales too. Buy any small sizes of the items listed above. Next, visit a Target or drugstore and take advantage of the aisle of travel-sized necessities. These are perfect for this use and each item is normally about $.50 - $1.
And, add a package of crackers or a bag of pretzels, sometimes you forget to eat or get busy and miss a meal. When you are about to walk the aisle as a bride, bridesmaid or even if you are just a guest and are helping out, this is SO NOT THE TIME to feel queasy and lightheaded from low-blood sugar.
Pack the bag full and add a little note and present this to the bride-to-be.
She’ll be thrilled to have one more thing LESS to do and it’ll keep all the lady guests happy.
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October 13th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
I agree it’s great to have a wedding emergency kit. I didn’t have the time to make one and everybody else had enough errands and things to do. I found the perfect bag from With You in Mind while surfing the net. I even bought a basket to put in the bathroom at the reception (which was a big hit). I didn’t know they even existed. It was completely easy to order and I took the bag with me on my honeymoon. Hope this is helpful.
November 29th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
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