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Like many brides, I believe that the key to a smoothly-run wedding is found in meticulous planning and coordination before the event. Of course, not everything can be controlled (witness Mrs. Bubblegum’s power outage or Mrs. Hummingbird’s mudfest 2008), and that’s where a sense of purpose (hello, you’re getting married!) and a willingness to grin and bear it comes in handy.
I’ve told as much to my mother, much to her poorly-concealed delight. Apparently, she has little faith that I have within me the physiological and emotional resources to be a “Zen bride” on our wedding day, should anything go wrong. Hopefully, neither one of us will have to occasion to say “I told you so,” but just in case, I have created an emergency pocket to hide inside my hoop skirt!
You may noticed that I love DIY-ing, so when my post-Brown Owl- mental flash of preparedness appeared, I quickly set to work. Note: This will only work if you’re wearing a hoop skirt - not a petticoat, not a crinoline (well maybe, but I’m not sure about sewing onto horsehair), and definitely not a slip or the underside of your wedding dress! A hoop skirt works best because it has structure, and keeps everything away from your body - like your own private office (or party) under your skirt!

(vintage buttons, how I heart thee!)
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You can also personalize your pocket-of-preparedness by stitching your wedding date and initials. Birds/strangely shaped arrows (thanks sister shortcake
) are strictly optional.
I’ll be using my surprisingly sturdy pocket to store an extra copy of our uber-important “moment” songs (wedding march, first dance, father-daughter, etc) so that in case of the no-blues-blues, we’ll be prepared (Mrs. Tulip and Mrs. Penguin, I bow down to your keeping-it-real-ness). I’ll also keep extra copies of other things in there, of what I’m not so sure of yet….
How are you preparing yourself for possible wedding-day mishaps?
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