I incessantly Google-d around to find something similar and couldn't, so I made this one up. Some of the things on it are specific to me and my best friend's wedding, so you can ignore those or learn from my mistakes :)
Maid of Honor Survival Kit- I can honestly say we use every single item on this list.
These are all practical things to have in your bag for the bride and other bridesmaids.
It's your job to keep the bride happy and the bridesmaids drama and stress free. Sometimes the wedding planners will have these items, but the bride will feel more comfortable with you reapplying her deodorant...ya know?
- bobby pins, big and little
- hair spray
- lip gloss
- tide pen or shout wipes
- chapstick
- deodorant
- safety pins
- mints
- mouth spray
- water bottles
- mascara
- nail polish- clear
- crochet hook - size h-- for the bustle (what a bitch that was) i also think that tweezers would have been helpful for this
- scotch tape
- band aids
- corn pads or shoe pads (anything to doctor up the shoes to make them more comfortable)
- lotion (for lubing the ring up)
- tissues/handkerchief (groom should make sure to have a handkerchief for the bride to us at the altar to wipe tears, or snot drippings)
- Gas X Strips
- Excedrin
- razor
- lighter (no idea what purpose it would serve but i had it)
- flip flops
- brides dancing shoes or flops
- brides wallet, keys, toothpaste, tooth brush and anything else that won't be in her overnight luggage
- keep the bridesmaid on schedule for hair and make up and drama free
- make sure everyone, including the bride, EATS and drinks lots of water
- straighten the veil, fluff the gown
- try and keep all the bridesmaids and groomsman together (i didn't do a good job of reigning in the groomsman, but its really hard when everyone wanders off and you're trying to stay on a schedule for pictures)
- YOUR SPEECH (lol)
- if there's anything you see you can do, ie take out trash, load coolers, just do it. don't ask "what should i do" just take care of stuff
- i checked in with Angel every ten minutes or so while she was getting her hair done to make sure she had what she needed or take care of stuff that was running thru her head
- put all the brides stuff in your bag that she'll need after the wedding
- I made a bag of stuff to put in their room for after the wedding it had chips, oreos, champagne, whiskey, snickers, kit kats, etc. they ate almost everything!
- at the reception don't let them talk to anyone longer than 10-15 secs sounds rude but they'll get stuck and won't get to see all the guests
- angel and matt really wanted to see the grooms cake and it took 30 minutes to get them through a group to see it
- make sure they have drinks (her wedding planner did this i think, cuz she always had them)
- try to get them and sit and eat and enjoy each other for a bit
2 comments:
just stumbled across your blog by clicking "next blog" which I tend to do....a lot, anyway I just thought you should be told you are a really, really good friend hope your bride appreciates you.
@kerrie. thank you so much. she is realllllly appreciative and she does the same kinds of stuff for me. we are both lucky.
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