three times a bridesmaid

When I first prepared to walk down the aisle in bride No. 1’s wedding, I had no clue what being a bridesmaid entailed. Luckily for me, the bride, Rose, was determined to have a by the book wedding. She read numerous Web sites, books, and magazines to make sure she participated in every tradition and knew everyone’s role.

I signed up for creating a survival kit, what I thought was a manageable task. Unfortunately, Rose decided her maid of honor should take over the kit on the big day. She left the carefully put-together package at the church. Rose’s maid of honor was a flake, but gave me much material for a future bad bridesmaids post. We quickly learned what was necessity in a wedding day survival kit and spent much of the reception tracking down those items.

Items to include in a brides survival kit:

• tissues, lots of crying on wedding days.
• double-sided tape, Rose ended up flashing a few startled guests until we tracked this down.
• hair pins, for hair emergencies.
• a disposable camera, you can never have too many cameras at a wedding.
• band aids, a must in any type of kit.
• aspirin or pain reliever, weddings are loud and stressful so headaches are inevitable.
• clear finger nail polish, stop those panty hose runs.
• blister-relief band aids, why are all cute shoes uncomfortable?
• main makeup products used by the bride, don’t forget to show touch-up materials into the kit after the bride gets dolled up.
• lip balm, who wants chapped lips on their wedding day?
• non-smelling body lotion, to keep the bride feeling beautiful and happy.
• paper and a pen, bride no. 2 wrote her vows the day of, and she ended up having to use a napkin after we couldn’t track down a piece of paper.

Update: Reader suggestions, such great ideas

• a snack, as Eryn from the Homeschooled Year pointed out, the bride might be so busy greeting guests she might not get to enjoy the catered meal.
• hairspray, as Whitney from That Girl reminded me, it serves double duty for hair and panty hose emergencies.
• emergency nail kit, another great suggestion from Whitney.
• a straw, yet another of Whitney’s ideas, so the bride doesn’t have to worry about spills.

Have I forgotten anything?

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