| Most brides make every effort to ensure that | | | | place. |
| they will have the perfect wedding day. Is there | | | | Sewing Kit |
| really such a thing as the perfect wedding? When | | | | Unexpected things can happen to the bride or |
| it comes to the reality of life and hosting an | | | | other members of the bridal party. Having a |
| important event the odds of something going | | | | sewing kit on hand is helpful in case someone's |
| wrong is inevitable. Despite taking necessary | | | | dress gets torn or a hem is too long. |
| precautions before the wedding day, some brides | | | | The Extras |
| have experienced torn garments, broken wedding | | | | A bride should include an extra pair of pantyhose, |
| jewelry, and fabric stains just before the | | | | earring backs, and shoes in her emergency kit for |
| ceremony. What can every bride do to survive a | | | | obvious reasons. |
| wedding day crisis? | | | | Hair Spray |
| While being left at the altar cannot be fixed by | | | | Although its major purpose is to hold hair in place, |
| having a wedding day emergency kit, minor crises | | | | hair spray has some unconventional purposes as |
| such as faulty bridal jewelry and loose buttons | | | | well. In fact, hair spray helps to get rid of static |
| can be easily repaired if a bride is equipped. Let's | | | | cling and ink stains in certain fabrics. |
| explore some of the necessities that a bride | | | | Baby powder, white chalk |
| should include in her wedding day survival kit. | | | | Oil stains are very difficult to get out of most |
| Tweezers, small scissors | | | | fabrics. Baby powder can be used to absorb oil |
| It is a good idea for a bride to have a pair of | | | | from some fabrics as well as cover stains on |
| tweezers or small scissors in her survival kit. | | | | white fabrics. White chalk is another alternative to |
| Tweezers/scissors can be used to pluck out | | | | covering stains on white fabrics. |
| unwanted facial hair as well as getting a grip on | | | | Some additional items that every bride should |
| small objects such as stones or security clasp in | | | | include in her wedding emergency kit are aspirin, |
| the case of defective bridal jewelry. | | | | antacid, sewing tape, duct tape, snacks, and |
| Safety pins | | | | water. |
| Everyone at some point in time will experience | | | | If a small crisis arises, such as broken bridal |
| losing a button. Safety pins are a great | | | | jewelry or a missing button, as long as the bride |
| temporary solution to a missing button. | | | | is equipped her dream of having a perfect |
| Additionally, a safety pin can also serve as an | | | | wedding can still be fulfilled. |
| emergency security clasp for wedding jewelry as | | | | Article written by Michelle Lindsey. |
| well as a means of keeping a broken zipper in | | | | |