Now, I'm not the best with a needle and thread and I definitely needed these pants hemmed. Scrounging around my kitchen and closets I looked to see what my options were. After deciding that tape wouldn't hold and that stapling them would look just tacky, out of the blue the skies opened up and a light shown down on my glue gun. What a brilliant idea! So yes, I hot glued the hem of my pants and it worked out great!
What does a crazy person hot gluing her pants have to do with weddings? Well, it got me thinking of how much improvising is done at the last minute for weddings. You never know what may happen in those last seconds, a button falls off, the groom's corsage breaks, the veil has a lot static, etc...
I have written a blog before about some last minute items that should definitely be included as an "in case of emergency" bag. However, I thought that there were a couple other tips out there. Such as:
* Don't use a Tide Pen if you get a spot on your dress because it may actually stain the fabric worse. Use chalk or baby powder instead. It's great and there is instant satisfaction with covering up those unwanted stains.
* If you wear contacts, bring an extra set...just in case
* If possible, don't drink alcohol before you wedding. As tempting as it might be this is on of the most important days of your life and you want to be as clear headed as possible.
* Always get a receipt! When you pay a vendor, either get a receipt or have them sign something to say that they have received their money. This way there can be no discrepancies later on.
* Don't go hungry...it will really put a big dent in the day if you faint from hunger
* Relax. It may get annoying to hear this...but this is the day you have been waiting for and it shouldn't be ruined by stress.
The thing is, no matter how prepared you are, something usually happens. My best advice is just to "roll with the punches" and the matter usually can get solved without a lot of stress....and bring a glue gun!
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