Wonder Woman has her cuffs, Mary Poppins had her bag of tricks — every powerful woman has her secret source of power. What is mine? I’m glad you asked. My secret source of wedding planner power is my Emergency Kit!

On a wedding day, I carry with me my own “bag of tricks,” containing the solutions to virtually any wedding day snag. Want to stock your own Emergency Kit? Below I’m listing everything I stock in my bag:

Before I do that, I thought it’d be fun to play the question game with my bag of tricks:

• Most frequently used item: Spray-on Deodorant. People get smelly and sweaty on hot summer days, so this is clutch.
• Most frequently used beauty item: Oil-Absorbing Sheets (super useful for outdoor photo touch ups when it’s hot out!)
• Most frequently re-stocked item: Lighters! I may need to investigate more industrial-grade stick lighters because I go through dozens of these while lighting candles every season.
• Biggest Emergency Kit Bag Mishap: One wedding season a few years back my crazy glue leaked in the kit, fusing many of the items in the bag together. Needless to say now I keep the crazy glue in a zip-locked bag at all times!
• Item most frequently used by ME: Aveda Cooling Oil Roller. This stuff is magic. Especially on a hot summer day, a little bit of cooling oil on the back of your neck and on your temples and you’ll get a nice cool breeze-y feeling.

Ok! Are you ready? Here is the list of all of the items in my emergency kit:

Hygiene & Grooming

• Spray-On Deodorant
• Wet Wipes
• Oil-Absorbing Sheets
• Mouthwash
• Breath Mints
• Floss Picks
• Hairspray
• Bobby Pins
• Hair Ties
• Static Guard
• Aveda Cooling Oil
• Sun Screen
• Bug Spray
• Lint Roller
• Stain Removing Pen
• Nail Files
• Hand Sanitizer
• Comb
• Tampons + Feminine Hygiene Products

Tools

• Duct Tape
• Fabric Tape
• Crazy Glue
• Tape Measure
• Scissors
• Sewing Kit
• Safety Pins
• Flashlight

MISC

• Medications: pain reliever, cough drops, cold medicine, tums
• First Aide Kit
• Blister Patches
• Tissues
• Pens & Pencils

There you have it: my secret source of power. I want to know — what is YOUR secret source of power?

Cheers,

Corinne