Bridal Survival Kit

It’s wedding season!  All brides want to be married on a day with beautiful weather, and for most that means spring.  First thoughts of spring are beautiful flowers in bloom, grass growing, and trees budding.  Spring is a beautiful time of year when it’s not raining. 

The truth is, when picking your wedding day it’s IMPOSSIBLE to pick “the perfect day”.  That should be the first thing told to a newly engaged woman.  When she’s fretting over what day to have her big day someone should sit her down and tell her “you might as well throw a dart because weather is a crap-shoot.” I originally planned my wedding for October 3, 2009 but moved it up to August 15, 2009 because I decided I just didn't want to wait until October.  On October 3^rd Brad and I sat in our first apartment looking out at the dark grey sky and listening to the cold rain pound against our windows.  We joked about how lovely the weather was on our August 15^th wedding and how upset I would have been had I kept the October 3^rd date.  Weather is unpredictable but a bride fretting over things she cannot control, that is something anyone can easily predict.

Me and Elisabeth on my wedding day

Fortunately, I had an amazing friend and bridesmaid, Elisabeth, who put together a Bridal Survival Kit for all of those unpredictable (and some predictable) wedding day moments.  Since then, I've put together dozens of Bridal Survival Kits for friends to use on their wedding day.

The thing to remember when putting together a Bridal Survival Kit: It doesn't matter if all the contents gets used, what matters is that it might be needed. (It was unlikely that I’d step in a wad of gum and then on my wedding dress but it didn't stop me from doing it.) All the items left after the wedding doubles as a “Honey Moon Survival Kit” which is where I used most of the items in my own kit.

Our groomsman Ryan pulling the gum off my dress.

Suggested Bridal Survival Kit Contents:

(may not be pictured)

• Sunscreen
• Bug spray
• Umbrella
• Hair brush / comb
• Hair pins
• Hair ties
• Hairspray
• Aspirin
• Antacids
• Safety pins
• Tooth brush / paste
• Deodorant
• Lip balm
• Lotion
• Hand Sanitizer
• Q-tips
• Razor
• Scissors
• Mini sewing kit
• Clear nail polish
• Nail clippers / file
• Nail polish remover
• Tweezers
• Tissues
• Tide pen / Shout wipes
• Lint roller
• Baby powder
• Wet Ones
• Mini first aid kits / band-aides
• Oil blotters
• Tampons / Panty liners
• Water
• Snack (i.e. granola bar)
• Cash

*Bridal Survival Kit contents may be altered to suit you (or the bride you’re giving this to.)

**Items can be changed out at your discretion (i.e. tooth brush / paste can instead be mints, gum, or mouthwash).

***Use travel size items when available, the list of items can be long and no one wants to be carrying around full bottles of lotion and cans of hairspray all day

Did I miss something?  

What item did you desperately need on your wedding day?