What to do when it all goes wrong or: What you could learn from a Boyscout
Feb 21st, 2007 by Jimmie Malone
Perfect weddings don’t just happen, they are the result of careful planning and preparation. There’s a lot of little things that can happen that can result in a huge chunk of your day spent trying to fix a relatively small problem. Thge best advice? Be prepared! I recommend preparing a little emergency kit, just in case. Some of the things on my list are items you will have anyway, like your garter. I don’t think you need to go so far as to buy backup items for these, but you do need to have a chain of custody for them so they don’t get lost. Keep them in your emergency kit if you have to.
- Ace Bandage with clips (for sprained ankles and such)
- Aftershave (sample sizes)
- Antacid/ Pepto-Bismol or other antacid/upset stomach aid
- Anti-diarrhea
- Antihistamine, cold remedy
- Aspirin, or Naproxen or ibuprofen or Tylenol
- Baby powder (also works great for spills on a white dress–just dab with water and then baby powder)
- Bactine
- Band-Aids or other adhesive bandage strips
- Bathroom tissue
- Bobby pins
- Breath mints/mouth wash
- Brush and comb (sterile of course)
- Bug spray
- Calamine lotion
- Chocolate bar (for diabetics)
- Cleansing cream
- Clear nail polish (great for runs in hose also)
- Clear tape (in 1 inch and 3 inch sizes)
- Corsage pins (these often get lost!)
- Cotton balls &/or swabs
- Cough drops
- Dental floss
- Deodorant
- Disposable camera (great for getting shots after the photographer has left)
- Dryer Sheets (anti static problems and also work for polishing shoes)
- Duct tape (for everything including hems)
- Emergency phone numbers: 1) local taxi services 2) caterers 3) cake bakers 4) pro sound stores
- Eyedrops/artificial tears
- First Aid Kit
- Flash light
- Floral tape ( both green and white, can be used to put together a quick throw bouquet)
- Generic garter (for groom to toss)
- Glue
- Hair spray
- Hand lotion
- Hand towel (put them around the neck when doing makeup to avoid stains)
- Handi-Wipes
- Hard candy (better than medicinal scent of cough-drops)
- Kleenex or other facial tissue
- Knife and server for cake cutting and serving
- Lint brush, the sticky roll is best (someone said it even takes makeup off tuxes!)
- Lip balm such as Chap Stick or Carmex
- Makeup & lipstick (get a bunch of samples)
- Makeup remover for face and for clothes
- Matches or lighter
- Mirror (a small hand mirror)
- Moisturizer (samples, samples, samples)
- Nail clippers, file, emery board
- Paper cups
- Paper towels
- Pencils and pens
- Perfume (again, samples are great!)
- Poncho or rain hat (made of thin plastic and disposable)
- Rubbing alcohol
- Safety pins
- Self-stick Velcro pads
- Sewing kit & small scissors
- Shoe laces (black for men, white for ladies)
- Shoe polish
- Shopping bag
- Small pad of paper (Letter Head)
- Smelling salts
- Stain remover
- Sun screen
- Tool assortment
- Toothpaste and an extra toothbrush (brand new of course)
- Tweezers
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