Must-Haves For Your Wedding Day Emergency Kit & Checklist

Worrying that you will forget something or something will go wrong on your wedding day? Perhaps you want to prepare for every eventuality and your wedding day emergency kit is your ultimate backup plan.

I get it, having a wedding day kit at the ready will help to ease your nerves and settle your ‘what ifs’.

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It’s a great idea to pack a wedding day emergency kit.

Sound a little too extreme? Obviously, you can take out the emergency part and essentially you are packing a bag with all the useful bits that you may just need on your wedding day.

Your wedding day emergency kit can be carried around by you, or you can hand it over to someone you trust on the day. This can be a great role, especially for a member of your wedding party.

Moreover, if you fancy delegating the whole wedding day kit to one of your faves. You could ask them to print off the free list I have prepared for you and arrange your kit to take another task off of your hands.

Wedding Day Emergency Kit List Ideas

Here are some of my top picks for your on the day wedding kit. On the other hand, this is just a guide, you can add or remove anything that doesn’t work for you.

Where can you find all of these items? I have some tips on finding your kit items too at the bottom of the article.

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Beauty Essentials

• Cotton bud
• Mini make up items for touch-ups
• Lip balm
• Nail file
• Hairbrush
• Mirror
• Deodorant

Contingency Staples

• Plasters
• Blister pads
• Needle & thread
• Hairpins
• Safety pins
• Tweezers

Photo: Sally T Photography via Hammer Pincers Wedding

Kit Basics

• Medication
• Wipes
• Hand sanitiser
• SPF
• Phone charger
• Mints/gum
• Tissues
• Sanitary products
• Cash/card
• Contacts for suppliers
• Water
• High energy snack
• Keys
• Lint roller
• Hair gel
• Glue
• Clear nail polish

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Emergency Kit List Download

What can I say? I just love a list. Also, sometimes it’s easier to print off a to-do list, stick on the fridge and physically tick it off. Feels good right?

As well as that, my free downloadable wedding emergency kit list is pretty and functional. It has my essential item recommendations for your wedding day kit but also has space for some of your own.

Feel free to cross out anything that doesn’t work for you. All you need to do is sign up below and it’ll be in your inbox pronto.

Why Do You Need A Wedding Day Emergency Kit?

You don’t technically need anything when it comes to your wedding. But I am all for peace of mind and chilled vibes so having a prepared wedding kit is an ideal way to ease any nerves.

A drink and snack will keep you hydrated and energised. In particular, many couples find it hard to grab a drink or bite to eat when their wedding day is so busy.

Medication is obviously a key thing to remember on the day if you take any medicines, but you could also think about any key additions that may be useful. Paracetamol or antihistamines for example can prove handy, although of course hopefully, you won’t need those!

Beauty products and tools are ideal for touchups or beauty mishaps during the day. Or there are items that could be used for clothing repairs that may need to be fixed or stains to be removed.

Other practical items such as a phone charger are useful so you have your phone fully charged for the following day. Plus payment options if you need to catch a taxi to your wedding night accommodation. Without a doubt don’t forget your keys!

Last but not least, another great idea is to have a printed list of suppliers and their contact details. Do include any payments which need to be settled on the day too. You can then hand this over to the person you trust to deal with anything that arises on the day.

A printout is a great option, but be sure to have a digital back up too.

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Where To Buy Your Wedding Emergency Kit Items?

You can actually buy wedding day kits complete from some shops online. Alternatively pop little bits in your shopping each week, either from the supermarket/highstreet or online. You may even have some things at home already that you can put by or your make up artist may give you minis for your touchups.

For those last-minute additions have a reminder set up on your wedding day morning or even better the night before to ensure you have everything safely packed.

Finally, don’t forget the all-important bag! Make it a stylish, fun and gorgeous accessory addition to your outfit.

I really hope this has proved super useful and I’d love to hear about any other wedding day emergency kit Ideas you have in the comments below.

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