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