Four Wedding Day Essentials You Can’t Forget
Before your wedding day turns into happily ever after, there are hours of prep and planning involved! This weekend I was a bridesmaid in my best friend’s wedding and it inspired me for my Wedding Wednesday post this week. I’ve compiled a list of wedding day essentials to help keep your big day running as smoothly as possible!
Wedding Day Jams
Whether your wedding ceremony takes place during the day or at night, there will be hours of time spent getting ready! During this time period the day can seem to drag on. Best way to prevent this is to create a wedding day playlist. Put together your favorite feel good jams and throwback hits and enjoy a non-stop dance party all day!
Pro-Tip: Don’t forget a Bluetooth Speaker for maximum dance party action.
Bridal Survival Kit
When it comes to creating a Bridal Survival Kit, it is important to remember that you are planning for worst case scenarios. Some key players in an expert Bridal Survival Kit would be Tide To Go, a needle and thread, scissors, band aids, baby wipes, and ibuprofen. It can never hurt to be over-prepared with additional items such as gum, bobby pins, tweezers, and candy or granola bars.
Pro-Tip: Ask your Maid of Honor for help if you’re creating a DIY Bridal Survival Kit. One less thing on your plate!
Mimosas & Munchies
Lets face it, your wedding day is a LONG day. No need to risk getting hangry! Make it a priority to arrange for food to be provided throughout the day. Take advantage of generous family who will be willing to grab food for you and your wedding party! If your girls will be there early, try to plan for donuts or another easy breakfast item. For lunch, you can’t go wrong with finger sandwiches and fruit trays. With all of the excitement and chaos, everyone will just be happy to be fed! Mimosas are a great way to take the edge off and make the most of a very fast-paced day.
Pro-Tip: Water bottles are strongly suggested. Stay hydrated, ladies!
Delegation Implementation
After months of planning, the last thing you want to do on your wedding day is contact vendors all morning. Since my bridal party was literally #squadgoals I was able to assign each bridesmaid to a contact and it helped my wedding morning run seamlessly! Where are the flowers? Delegate it! Does the videographer know what room we’re in? Delegate it! You’d be surprised how helpful this wedding essential can be.
Pro-Tip: Create an agenda for the day so everyone is on the same page! The bride from this weekend had adorable, custom agendas and it was everything.
It’s impossible to plan for every scenario on your wedding day, but its always nice to have a game plan. With these wedding day essentials you’re guaranteed to have your happily ever after off to a great start!
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Vic
November 23, 2016 at 5:38 amThank you for this! This is a big help for every future brides or even grooms! I agree with making food and water your priorities. π Congratulations to your bestfriend! Extend my regards. π
Nora
November 23, 2016 at 6:46 amGreat tips! I have to keep these in mind while planning our wedding to be in one and half years. I wish I would be better and delegating things. Well, at least I can be great at remembering the speaker and water. π
XOXO Nora / http://dreamerachiever.com
Alexandra Yargeau
November 23, 2016 at 7:04 amAwesome list! I feel like so often people forget to feed their bridal party. That is so important!
Kintan
November 23, 2016 at 7:26 amFantastic tips that help anyone who never in this situation. How important to prepared everything properly before the wedding is starting. Because can any small thing happened to forget immediately, just remember in my own wedding day. That I forget even my own glove that should paired it with my bridesmaid wedding dress. π
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Helen
November 23, 2016 at 7:50 amI made a color-coded agenda for the weekend. Might have been a bit excessive, but everyone knew what they were supposed to be doing, at what time and where. Also, wedding day playlists are a must!
Jessica
November 23, 2016 at 8:22 amThese are all such important things to have on your wedding day! We were playing my iPod non stop when we were getting ready!
xo Jessica
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The Healthy Epicurean
November 23, 2016 at 9:53 amThis is a great list of tips for any future bride. Well done! π
Jasmin N
November 23, 2016 at 10:18 amThis is such an amazing list π These are definitely the essentials π
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Carrie Ford-Coates
November 23, 2016 at 11:35 amYes delegate! It relieves so much stress. I would definitely do a once over (if you can) at the reception. My chair vendor dropped off the chairs for the ceremony….but then didn’t set them up (new person literally thought they just needed to deliver them). Luckily, we caught them in time to drive back and complete the job.
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November 23, 2016 at 12:20 pmThese are some indeed wedding essentials. I think the playlist is really wonderful way to stay calm during the getting ready hours and I was so delighted with the Bridal Survivor kit!
BS, xx
Ree love30
November 23, 2016 at 4:10 pmHelen who I run love30 with is getting married next year!! And I’m bridesmaid! I’m going to pass this post on the her as there are so many great tips! Ree love30
Abby
November 23, 2016 at 5:51 pmAh, the wedding day can be so hectic and you’d be surprised how fast the time flies. We’re so happy we had a wedding planner who coordinated everything for us, or else it would have been too stressful for me. Great tips especially the food since who has the time to grab something to eat, right?
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Leslie
November 23, 2016 at 6:33 pmI have helped my share of friends turned bride and i must say my favorite part are definitely the mimosa ‘s. Hah ok, maybe not my favorite part but it’s close. I love sharing the special moment with them.
Mimi
November 23, 2016 at 10:36 pmA lot of Mimosas and Munchies please! It makes me smile to read through this and somehow a bit excited to when this will be my time!
Cait Weingartner
November 24, 2016 at 10:36 amWith my wedding day less than six months away, I really appreciate this post! The Mimosas are obviously a definite “YES”, and I’m also going to make sure I have a “survival pack” on hand too.
Noel Lorenzo
November 26, 2016 at 9:44 amThis is a great post on wedding day essentials. I wish I had this for my big day. Congrats and this is such a lovely post π
Seersucker Sass
November 26, 2016 at 3:06 pmYou were such an organized bride! I cannot even imagine how smoothly your day went because of these things! I haven’t been a bride, but I love that you included feeding everyone. I have been in a wedding with some hanger and tension because not everyone ate before the wedding.
XO, SS || Seersucker Sass
Elena
November 26, 2016 at 3:47 pmThese are great tips for any major event! Thanks for sharing!
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Saranda
November 26, 2016 at 5:52 pmSuch a great post and I agree that these are essentials for sure! Amazing photography as always, thanks for sharing dear! xo
Ron
November 26, 2016 at 8:59 pmThe bridal survival kit idea is great and I think it a “survival kit” like that is good for almost any kind of event! Will share with those who plan on getting married soon π
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Denise
November 27, 2016 at 1:34 amThe Bridal Survival kit is such a great idea also delegating to your bridesmaids is such a good way to minimise as much of the stress for you on the big day.
Katja
November 27, 2016 at 4:53 amGreat tips love! I wish I’d had survival kits on my wedding day, certainly would have made things a little more smooth βΊ
Katja xxx
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Ivana J
November 27, 2016 at 7:37 amNice to have that on my mind, this are really important details to have prepared. btw I love the photos xo
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Jae | Dreaming of Leaving
November 27, 2016 at 11:39 amThese are awesome tips, you can never forget the mimosa! Great post π xo
Suzanne Spiegoski
November 27, 2016 at 11:50 amOkay, those shoes in the very beginning of this post are outstanding! But I love the entire post as well, xo π
Amelie
November 27, 2016 at 3:17 pmThis post is so helpful for brides-to-be! I’ve personally never been to a wedding, but I’m sure those tips would help make the day a complete success!
Sara Laughed
November 28, 2016 at 6:39 amI’m glad you had such a great wedding! You look beautiful (:
Rachel Ritlop
November 28, 2016 at 7:32 amTotally agree with you about the agenda! IT was such a huge help on my wedding day!
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Annaliese
November 28, 2016 at 7:57 amThese all sound like smart tips, and a way to involve everyone in the wedding party!!
xoxo A
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Taylor Mobley
November 28, 2016 at 10:29 amI loved my wedding day. I definitely printed out agendas for everyone day of π
Rachel
November 28, 2016 at 7:03 pmI agree delegation is MUST on your wedding day! Giving it up and giving it to God is the only way to enjoy something with so many tiny details that could go wrong!