Wedding Day Essentials: The Emergency Kit

When I was writing my wedding planning eBook, I briefly mentioned the emergency kit in chapter ten. It is one of the random miscellaneous things you need to stick in there, but it is also very important. While I didn't use everything I packed in my emergency kit, I was definitely happy that I brought the things I did use. You never know what you are going to need that day.

There are many different emergency kit lists online, but all of them seemed a little incomplete to me. I opened maybe 12 different blogs that had emergency kits listed, trying to find one that had new items for consideration. Each person's emergency kit will be a little different, so I recommend you do some additional research and find blogs that have complete kit lists that fit your needs. I designated the items on my list by bride, groom, and both. Some things I packed in my kit that could be used for both and I kept sending my Maid of Honor down to the boys room to see if they needed anything from the kit.

Bride

Tissues
Hairspray
Lip Gloss
Concealer
Mascara
Powder
Comb
Deodorant
Curling Iron
Bobby Pins
Nail File
Perfume
Baby Wipes
Chalk (to color in any strange stains on your dress)
Contact Solution and Case
Extra Contacts
Scotch Tape
Straws (so your lipstick doesn't get messed up drinking a water bottle)
Hand Gel
Tampons/Pantyliners

Groom

Comb
Deodorant
Lint Roller
Cologne
Inhaler
Hair Gel

Both

Cuticle Scissors
Safety Pins
Sewing Kit
Bandaids
Mints/Gum
Ibuprofen
Allergy Medicine
Tide Stick
Mouthwash
Eye Drops
Phone Charger
Chapstick

I also used Pinterest for research on my emergency kit and other miscellaneous ideas that didn't seem to fit anywhere else in my binder. I found things like the idea to drink champagne and orange sorbet the morning of the wedding instead of the classic mimosa with orange juice. I also found a very helpful blog post that gave a tip to spread baby powder on your thighs before you put the dress on so your legs don't chaff when you inevitably sweat.

I love Pinterest because just typing in "wedding" in the search bar will give you hundreds of pins full of inspiration, advice, and tips you never would have thought of. All of the little tips I collected went into my Gifts and Miscellaneous folder on my binder. To see what else you need for your binder, or how to effectively build one, check out my book on Amazon: "How to Create the Ultimate Wedding Planning Binder - And Other Helpful Wedding Planning Tips"

Release of my eBook!

Hello hopefully-soon-to-be blog followers!

I am so excited to announce the arrival of my first ever eBook: How to Create the Ultimate Wedding Planning Binder - And Other Helpful Wedding Planning Tips.

I just finished editing the complete draft last week, but rushed to get it on Amazon on January 16th, 2014. This date is significant, because a year ago to this day my now-husband proposed to me. I had no idea what I was getting into and now I have the wisdom and experience to hand down my planning secrets to future brides who also have no idea what they are getting into =)

I decided to write this book because of how many people were amazed at my organization and planning with my insane binder (pictured above).

Vendors, family, friends, and strangers were impressed with my binder and all the information contained in it. I gave advice to other brides-to-be throughout my engagement and was encouraged by my husband to create a book on how to plan a wedding using a binder for organization. I decided to go for it.

In the eBook, people will find how to make a wedding binder and all of the divider folders to organize the information needed. I teach how to construct a timeline, no matter how soon or far away the wedding date is, along with how to accomplish every major category of the wedding planning.

The eBook will be released at the initial price of $2.99, but I hope to run promotional specials every few months so more brides will be able to get help from the book. I also have the book available in the Lender's Library. So, if you have an Amazon Prime account, you can check the book out for five days absolutely for free!

I will also post regularly on this blog after the release of the book, giving additional wedding planning advice and tips, along with awesome things I see on Pinterest that I wish I had done. My initial goal is to post twice a week, probably on Tuesday and Thursday. I hope this increases over time. Please feel free to ask me any questions in comments about wedding planning and I will try to give you the best answer possible based on my experience. I hope you enjoy my eBook and hopefully will gain some insight from this blog as well =)

You can find my eBook on Amazon here or by clicking my book cover photo at the beginning of the blog post. Don't forget to rate and review the book!