For those of you who read Smaggle regularly, you will know that I need to have organisation in my life. And it will come as no surprise that I put together the most essential item that every good bridesmaid needs. The Emergency Bridal Bag. This tiny treasure trove of treats looks like a normal evening bag but contains everything that a blushing bride may need in an emergency. And believe me we used almost everything in the bag…
* Gel pads and gel strips – The secret with shoe gel pads is not to use them straight away. They are pain relieving pads, they are not preventative. We were very grateful for these little gems before we went dancing after the reception.
* Rescue remedy – As the bridal party was very actor heavy it was essential to have a herbal relaxant that we use when we do plays. A few drops on everyone’s tongue and we were calm and collected for the walk down the aisle.
* Swiss card – The swiss card contains tweezers, a pen, a nail file, mini scissors and a little knife. The scissors were used to snip a few loose threads from our bouquets.
* Tampons and panty liners – These were the most useful item in the bag. For obvious reasons.
* Bobby pins and safety pins – NEVER, I repeat NEVER, underestimate the importance of the safety pin.
* Band-aids – Obviously.
* Mints – Very handy. Weddings are very kissy events.
* Wedding coloured needle and thread – I didn’t actually have to use this but I would have cried if I needed it and didn’t have it.
* Eyeliner and mascara – For mid-evening touch ups.
* Mini jewellery pliers – Everyone laughed at me for packing these but they were used TWICE!!! This may be a soon-to-be jewellery designer speaking here but accessories are like the icing on the sartorial cake. One must always be prepared for the icing to melt…
Love Lady Smaggle
xxx
8 Comments
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So clever! (I have been known to go about with 3 or 4 safety pins concealed on my person, because You Never Know.)
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My husband and I shoot weddings a lot and let me tell you, there are so many bridal parties who would’ve KILLED to have this kind of foresight.
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My Dad constantly extolls the virtues of the Boy Scout motto, “Always be prepared” and this is a great example of that! Good job!
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This is such an excellent wedding/event preparedness kit (in my part of the world they’re always having Tornado Preparedness Week, so I just like the word Preparedness). I would never have thought to bring shoe gels or Rescue Remedy. You are so put together!
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I have a swisscard. Really handy for emergency plucking of my brows!
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weren’t you a good little bridesmaid? 🙂 the wedding sounded beautiful – glad it all went well!
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Nadist – I’m a total safety pin fiend!
Sal – Well let it be a lesson to all future brides. Pick a Virgo bridesmaid!
KD – Lady Smaggle is always prepared.
Heather – The Rescue Remedy was awesome. I’m sure that stuff is pure placebo but we’re all addicted.
Songy – I love my swiss card! My brother bought it for me!
Josephine – Ha ha thanks! It was beautiful and we all had an amazing time.
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OOooooOh! thanks for this! I’m actually being bridesmaid for the first time on saturday and was wondering how prepared I’d need to be, quite a few people have mentioned tissues in case you or the bride get teary…
not sure I have a bag big enough for all this? and it certainly wont all fit in my decolletage?…lol.
