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Use a diaper bag as your wedding catch-all bag

With a couple weeks left until the wedding, I headed out to a thrift store because I needed a bag. Not just any bag but something I could fit all my penis-paraphernalia for the bachelorette party, my emergency crafting supplies on the setup day, and also my make-up and wedding day survival kit. I walked by the baby aisle, and there it was — the DIY wedding must-have — a DIAPER BAG!

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OH SHIT KIT: The wedding emergency kit filled with stuff that could save your ass

Shooting weddings has taught me a lot about common mishaps and mistakes that are prevalent and almost communal in the fact that they’ve happened in almost EVERY SINGLE WEDDING. One of the last weddings I shot, the bride had craftily brought her own “Oh Shit” Kit. That’s when the proverbial lightbulb went *ding* in my head, and I thought — like every Californian needs an Earthquake Preparedness Kit, every bride should have an “Oh Shit” Kit.

Here are the things to include in your bridal “Oh Shit” Kit…

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Emergency kits for your BBQ wedding reception

We wanted to make favors that would be useful, so I totally borrowed an idea from the welcome bag with an awesome, party-friendly, “emergency kit” post and decided to make the perfect wedding BBQ emergency kit!

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A welcome bag with an awesome, party-friendly, “emergency kit”

Tribe member krissybeth just won my heart with her welcome bags for her Las Vegas wedding. They all include a very special emergency kit that is WAY too perfect for a weekend in Vegas.