Hello ladies - I wanted to make a post after the wedding I was MOH for this last weekend. I can't tell you how helpful my emergency kit was - so I thought I'd C&P the items here and all of your future brides/BM/MOH can take note of it for later. Seriously, there were so many mishaps and I am 100% glad I had this thing on hand!
1. Mouthwash
2. Dental floss
3. Breath Mints or gum
4. Sewing kit
5. Double sided tape
6. Safety pins
7. Scissors
8. Chalk - gets smudges out of the dress
9. Shout wipes or Tide To Go pen
10. Lint Brush
11. Kleenex
12. Superglue
13. Eye Drops
14. Tylenol
15. PeptoBismol
16. Non-Drowsy Allergy medication
17. Band-aids - in case your shoes rub!
18. Little Notebook
19. Pen
20. Bottles of Water
21. Straws - don't want to mess up your lipstick!
22. Snack - I had various granola bars
23. Hairspray
24. Bobby Pins
25. Brush
26. Compact Mirror
27. Primer
28. Model in a Bottle - sets your make-up
29. Oil Blotting Strips
30. Lipstick
31. Clear nail polish - if you're wearing panty hose to control any runs!
32. Nail File - for any last minute breaks
33. Tampons
34. Cough drops
35. Hand sanitizer
36. Deodorant
37. Chapstick
So the photographer somehow put the bride's dress into a pile of bird poop at the park where we took pictures - if it hadn't been for the shout wipes I don't know how what we would have done. Then one of the BM shoe strap broke (yay for the sewing kit), another BM's dress wouldn't stay up (double-sided tape did the trick), various people had headaches throughout the night, a guest got motion sick on the shuttle (Tylenol and Pepto to the rescue), and the extra mirror was helpful while we all were trying to get ready. The bride's hair started falling down before we even got to the ceremony - hairspray and bobby pins came in handy!
The moral of the story: the day is unpredictable and to keep things running smoothly, always be prepared. Hope this is helpful.