An Inside Look at a Wedding Coordinator's Emergency Bag
Just like the Girl Scouts, a wedding coordinator should always be prepared.
Wedding days can be unpredictable. As a wedding coordinator, part of the job to make sure everything falls perfectly into place.
Obviously I keep a binder full of notes, contact information, timelines, and plans for the weekend with me. However, these things don't help a light-headed Best Man, wipe a Maid-of-Honor's tears, or get a stain out of a bride's dress.
People in the wedding party typically don't carry much with them the day of the wedding. They have so many places to be and pictures to be a part of that there just isn't room for every "just in case" item in a tux pocket or a clutch purse.
The wedding coordinator has the eyes and ears of everything happening on the wedding day. I never know what might happen at a wedding or what someone may need, so I have found it's best to be prepared for anything. Take a look inside what I like to keep with me when I coordinate weddings.
Water
Ginger Ale
Smelling Salts
Mints (not gum)
Tums
Qtips
First Aid Kit
Tweezers
Floss (this can double as sewing thread if needed)
Safety Pins
Eye Drops
Non-Slip Bobby Pins (multi-colored to match any person's hair)
Tylenol
Wrinkle Release
Lint Roller
Wet Wipes
Baby Powder
Clear Nail Polish (seals snags in fabrics)
Sewing Kit
Tissues
Crochet hook (helps with gown loops and buttons)
Tide Pen