What's in our Wedding Planner Emergency Kit?
Having coordinated hundreds of weddings over the years, we’ve honed the list of what to expect when expecting the unexpected :) on the wedding day. Below is what we include in our Wedding Emergency Kit so you don’t have to.
01. THE BASICS
What every emergency kit needs – no ifs, ands or buts.
Travel Sewing Kit – everything you need to save the day when something rips or pops off
Safety Pins – one of our most used items in our emergency kit. Even if your sewing kit comes with some, trust us when we say you WILL need more!
Tool Set & Nails –
Fabric Scissors – let us place an emphasis on FABRIC Ever have to cut ribbon and it was incredibly hard to get a nice clean cut? Fabric scissors are multi-purpose.
Lighters – for all of those stubborn candles
Deodorant
Hairspray
Blotting Sheets – for oil control
Bobby Pins – bridesmaids are always asking us for extra bobby pins throughout a wedding day
Tissues
Hand Sanitizer
First Aid Kit – someone always needs something out of our first aid kit. Even if it’s a guest that needs a band aid.
Tylenol, Advil, Aleve – we like to have all three in our emergency kit in case someone has a preference, or even an allergy to one or another. These travel sizes are perfect.
Pepto + Dramamine – you never know if a bride or groom will have nausea or an upset stomach that can sometimes come with wedding day jitters. We love these smaller travel bottles.
Tide Sticks – stain remover on the go because someone ALWAYS gets something on them
Tampons
Portable Phone Charger – we cannot tell you how many times our phones have died and we haven’t even made it to cocktail hour yet.
Boutonniere Pins – we like to secure boutonnieres with two pins for a stronger hold, and florists sometimes only send one per bout.
Nail Polish Remover, Nail File, Nail Clippers, Clear Nail Polish – helps stop a chip from getting worse
Mints or breath strips
Eye Drops
Fashion Tape – to help keep those necklines lying flat
Chalk – for unexpected stains on a wedding dress, just chalk it!
Snacks + Water – you’re on your feet all day and should stay energized and hydrated too!
02. THE ESSENTIALS
Things you may not think you need, but could be a big life saver
Glass Cleaner Wipes – pull these out for those smudged glass table numbers and frames.
Pledge or Disinfectant Wipes – just in case
Goo Gone Wipes – even though we request that all labels are pulled off of client décor items prior to us receiving them, some clients still forget to take them off.
Utility Knife – for opening boxes of décor items
Crochet Hook – a lifesaver for wedding dresses with a lot of buttons
Floral Wire – you just never know when you’ll have to play florist and touch up a centerpiece or bridesmaid bouquet
Bug Spray – during the summer months, we cannot tell you how grateful we are to have this in our emergency kit for outdoor ceremonies and especially tented wedding receptions
Sunscreen – similar to bug spray, it may not seem necessary to wear sunscreen when you’re working under a tent all day or have a quick 20 minute outdoor ceremony. But trust us, you’ll be glad you have it when the time comes.
Umbrella – rain happens, even on the best-planned of days. We suggest having an umbrella on hand, bonus for the cute ones that also make for gorgeous photos even if the day is gloomy.
Super Glue – décor items can need repaired or a bridesmaid’s heel can break. No worries!
Travel Steamer - this is an item we rent out as needed because it is a lot to travel with.
Pens + Fine Point Sharpies – we can’t tell you how many times a client’s pens have not worked on their guestbook, or guests accidentally walk away with one.
Zip Ties – these have come in handy more times than we would ever have expected.
Black Duct Tape – for taping loose wires on the ground in high traffic areas
Scotch Tape + Double Sided Tape
Glue Dots – nice to have when you really need something to lay down
Candle Adhesive – for those pesky taper candles that refuse to stand up straight
Command Hooks – we like to have them in both the small and large sizes
White or Black Pipe Cleaners – hear us out on this one. Sometimes it’s nice to have something subtle to secure items together with. We love how flexible pipe cleaners are and they’re easy to cut once secured, so there’s little to no visibility.
Extra (flat) Shoes – You’ll never find us wearing heels on a wedding day with how much walking we do. But it’s always nice to have a backup pair of flats in case the ones you wore start to hurt or get soaked from that downpour you just loaded items inside through.
03. ORGANIZATION
What we use for storing, organizing and transporting all of our emergency kit items
Collapsible Wagon and / or Rolling Duffle – We carry and lift a lot of stuff on a client’s wedding day…hauling décor items in and out of venues, up and down elevators, through long hallways, and we can’t always rely on a cart to be available. So we bring a small wagon (for large weddings) or a Rolling Duffle (for established venues), these especially come in handy for private residence weddings.
Mesh Pouches – we like these mesh see-through bags so we can organize like things with like things, and so it’s easy see what’s in each. These water-proof travel bags are great too!
Stackable Plastic Tubs – we have several rental items our clients are able to rent from us for their wedding day, and we store and transport them in tubs for easy maneuvering.
Large Satchel or Purse – to hold our Game Day Playbook and other must-haves!