A Piece of Cake - Your 'Day of' Emergency Kit

Your 'Day of' Emergency Kit

by Victoria Kelly on October 31st, 2011

When compiling an emergency kit for the day of your wedding, of course you're going to include tweezers, nail clippers, safety pins, paper clips, band-aids, bobby pins, etc. Did you consider Coca-Cola and Baby Oil? Probably not!

However, these may be some of the most important items that you bring along with you if you don't have a wedding planner! Let me share with you some of the really great household items you should probably have nearby on your wedding day, just in case. Problems will arise that you'd never even considered and if you're prepared, you'll be glad you were!

Did you know that . . .

Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice will
-remove chlorine green from your hair instantly

Canada Dry Club Soda will
-clean stains from carpet, even dried set-in stains

Smirnoff Vodka will
-clean stains from carpet, even dried set-in stains
-remove permanent marker from just about any kind of surface

Colgate Toothpaste will
-clean your jewelry to a sparkling shine
-dry up acne pimples overnight

Maybelline Clear Nail Polish will
-seal costume jewelry so that it doesn't fall apart or fix it if it does
-seal or fix loose screws in your glasses
-prevent earrings, rings, and necklaces from irritating your skin or turning it green
-fix loose buttons

Elmer's Glue-All will
-remove blackheads if left to dry on your face and then peeled off

Star Olive Oil will
-condition your cuticles and smooth out your nail area to give you perfectly manicured hands
-condition your hands and feet leaving them soft and touchable for your wedding day and night
-immediately clear up bruises and remove the color

Budweiser will
-set curls upon drying without a beer smell left over

Johnson's Baby Oil will
-condition your lips and leave them smooth and shiny all day and night

Liquid Paper will
-give you a quick French Manicure for your wedding photos

Downy Fabric Softener Sheets will
-freshen and perfume anything (like you, your groom, your car, any clothes with an odor, the bridal suite, etc.)

Lipton Tea will
-give you a smooth all over tan without the orange for a healthy-looking glow for your wedding day (sprayed on or bathed in)
-soothe tired eyes and remove puffiness and bags under your eyes

Heinz Vinegar will
-immediately clear up bruises and remove the color

Vaseline Petroleum Jelly will
-soothe and even prevent chaffing skin inside your thighs

Chapstick will
-relieve dry, cracked cuticles
-soften and remove any corns on your feet and ease pain
Suebee Honey will
-prevent and even cure a hangover from the night before your wedding

Scotch Packaging Tape will
-replace a strapless or backless bra when applied directly

No, seriously . . . Having these household products with you on your wedding day can really save you a great deal of problems. There are tons more ideas for a great deal many more fixes! Check out "Clean It! Fix It! Eat It!" by Joey Green, and "How to Clean Practically Anything" by Consumer Reports. There are even some great websites that will help like www.thedailygreen.com and http://www.womensvoices.org/.

I hope this article sparks your imagination and eases your mind about your wedding day! Keep chacking back with us for more exciting ideas and creative tips! If you have some requests for blog topics that you'd like to see, feel free to contact us anytime and tell us how you feel!

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