Wedding Blog
I’d like to apologize for my absence around the hive lately. I was thrown into an Editor-in-Chief position at my new job (same co-workers, new company). Despite the fact that I’m able to work from home (woot, no more gas money going to waste!), I’m even busier than I was when I worked in an office and haven’t had much time to myself. Although I’ve been quiet around here, I’ve gotten a lot of wedding-related stuff checked off my “to-do” list, which is good since the wedding is only a month away. A month! So exciting.
*Despite my lack of posts, I am still a hardcore Weddingbee nut and will prance around the grocery store with a candy corn horse thingamajig to prove it!!
Since I’ve left you all in candy-coated withdrawal, I wanted to return with a thrilling post on *dun dun dun* …
BATHROOM BASKETS! This is a true testament to just how dorky I’ve become. I was really excited to go to Target and stroll my cart up and down aisles, collecting things for our bathroom baskets. It’s probably hard to tell, but that isn’t sarcasm. I was genuinely pleased to buy mini goodies. I’ve had to control myself and resist all temptations to snag the gum and fancy teeth-cleaners for myself.
Although spray-on deodorant takes me back to my 7th grade gym class days and gives me the heebie jeebies, I’m going to let that go for the time being and assume that it might be useful to someone smelly in need.
Close-up!
Here’s a list of the items included in the women’s blue basket from IKEA:
Lint remover
Hair spray
Bobby pins
Hair ties
Band-Aids
Tide bleach pen
Neosporin
Condoms
Tampons
Pads
Nail File
Teeth Cleaners
Contact Lens Solution
Eye drops
Clear nail polish
Floss
Tylenol
Tums
Rolaids
Mouthwash
Gum
Vaseline
Body lotion
Cough drops
Deodorant Spray
And here’s a list of the items included in the mens’ basket from IKEA:
Lint remover
Band-Aids
Tide bleach pen
Neosporin
Condoms
Teeth Cleaners
Contact Lens Solution
Eye drops
Floss
Tylenol
Tums
Rolaids
Mouthwash
Gum
Cough drops
Comb
Deodorant Spray
An aerial shot. And yes, I am absolutely obsessed and purposely bought condoms that match our wedding colors (hey, they still protect against unwanted stds just the same!!).
I’m also including vanilla air fresheners for both bathrooms, along with a glass container of robin’s egg soaps (which hopefully no one will actually use since they’re way too cute to wash your hands with!).
For those of you who are married, which bathroom items were used the quickest at your wedding (I’m going to take an educated guess and say the condoms and tampons)? And for everyone else, am I missing any must-have items that will make me smack myself on the head for forgetting?
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Points to you for including condoms!
I didn’t have a bathroom basket, but 1) yay for condoms in both bathrooms and (totally unrelated to #1) 2) double yay for your new position!
I think my favorite bathroom basket item for women is the deodorant remover wipes.
You did a great job!!! How fun! Love the color coordination!
the pads/tampons, bobby pins, and mints/gum were all very popular.
and of course you can always check out the bathroom basket wiki! i’ll be back with the link….
@Mrs. Gingerbread:
haha yep, if the boys aren’t going to be responsible the chicks damn well better be! 
@Melissa:
thanks so much!
@Mrs. Bee:
i totally checked the bathroom basket wiki before going to Target. it was super helpful!
My bathroom basket items were stolen! Hard to believe but all the ladies supplies were taken instead of being left for others. I was shocked but glad people were able to get things they needed!
OMG I can’t believe you put condoms in both, that is so funny. My mom would kill me if I did that. With the stealing of stuff thing my grandma totally did that at my cousin’s wedding. It was at a golf course and they had a little kit with band aids and then a little sewing kit. Well she thought it was a free thing to take and came out of the bathroom to show us what she had gotten. We were all so embarrased, luckily the groom wasn’t nearby to see what grandma had done. It was really funny and we still joke about it even though it happened over 5 years ago. Maybe put a cute sign about leaving it for others. Also good idea with the spray deoderant so it can be used by all.
Congrats on the new gig! Editor-in-chief is huge! If you need a freelancer ever, holla at yo girl
I would never have thought of the condoms - what a great idea! My fiance is trying to put the kibosh on it saying it’s “tacky” (he’s obviously never read Offbeat Bride!). What can I say to him to convince him safety first is best?
I <3 the condoms in the basket too, but I’m amazed that no one has commented on how cute that picture of you is!
Rumor has it that my cousins’ kids high-jacked the stuff from the men’s room during our reception. They are 8, 9 and 7 years old so I’m totally not surprised. Thankfully I think they waited until later on in the evening 
I didn’t use the main women’s room (there was a single bathroom in another part of the venue) but my MIL said everyone was raving about the baskets in the bathroom. I was amused and surprised that it was so well received.
static guard! or at maybe dryer sheets which also help to eliminate static. no body likes a static clingy dress!
condoms! That’s genius. That would have seriously horrified my mother.
Our bathroom baskets included tampons and the wrappers color-coordinated with our wedding scheme.
A lot of our stuff was stolen too - all the stuff out of the guy’s basket was taken but I still have a bunch of stuff from the girl’s basket and we have it in our guest bathroom now!
I was going to say hand lotion is nice to have, but you have body lotion, so that probably covers it . . . you have lotsss in your baskets!!
I didn’t do a bathroom basket, but I did buy vedy-vedy nice (and expensive!) soap dispenser and hand lotion in a modern metallic holder for each bathroom, from a very popular soap company here in town (Indigo Wild), was so proud of myself . . . and then totally FORGOT to put them out! 
But I gave them to my best friend who was practically a DOH for me and to my MIL, so they could enjoy them. *shrug* All is not lost!
Good job! You are too cute!
Congrats on the job!!!! From my last two wedding experiences, might I suggest to all to order two bottles of “Wine Away” to include in each as well! Seriously, red wine is a killer and that stuff is worth it’s weight in gold! (oh, and a travel Tide stick is good too!)
I meant practically a DOC . . . doh. Congrats on the job, by the way!
I noticed you included a comb in the mens basket, but not the womens. It might be nice to have one for touch ups and such
congratulations, editor-in-chief! that’s awesome!
i think your bathroom baskets are great and thoroughly thoughtful.
i’m also so happy that someone thought to make a candy corn horse. so that you (who have a good sense of humor) could zero-in on it and show the hive your love through it.
eww. weird sentence above.
Cherry Pie had Rolaids in her bathroom basket. Best. Idea. Ever., given that some people started drinking before 2 pm.
The bandaids went fast - well, out of the mens room. My groomsmen and a few friends thought it would be funny to pretend they got in a fight. Silly men.
I had mini lint rollers which were hugely popular and shout wipes as my most popular items. (Other then tampons…)
Ha ha, “unwanted STDs” - as opposed to “wanted STDs” ?!
@Miss Candy Corn: So I take it then that I’m not the only one who is actually hoping that some people at the wedding get it on in the lavatory?
we included clear nail polish in case any of our guests had an unexpected run in their hose… I have no idea if it got used, and honestly I have no idea what happened to everything. At the end of the night all of the items mysteriously disapeared.
This is unrelated to bathroom baskets, but I spotted an older post of yours where you mentioned contracting with rentphotobooths.com, are you still using that company? The reason I ask is that I was in the process of booking with them and right as I was sending in the deposit about 30 or so bad reviews popped up on the better business bureau, most of them them unresolved on the vendor’s end. Just an FYI!!
Congrats on the new position!! I second the Tide stick and clear nail polish… those Tide things are the best invention ever.
I suggest safety pins in oth rooms and maybe a minature sewing kit in the women’s room. Safety pins cme in handy for that broken bra strap, the bustle that won’t stay up (my BF’s wedding had this happen; so glad I brought safety pins!). It’s also great for that button that fell off his pants or her dress. of the missing eye hook.
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Mrs. Candy Corn, Philadelphia
Age and Occupation: 24, Senior Editor/Writer & Freelance Illustrator
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Inventory Manager for a Music Publisher
Engagement Date: September 1, 2004
Wedding Date: October, 2008
Blogging Since: May 6, 2008
Venue: Pennsylvania Museum of Archaelogy and Anthropology
About Me: I enjoy people watching (especially in New Jersey malls), obsessive collecting, drooling over contemporary art, browsing flea markets for vintage finds and eating an absurd amount of cheese. In my Philadelphia abode, I create mixed media artwork and one-of-a-kind home accessories in the company of my farmer-tanned husband, our Westiepoo (Betty White), our three rabbits (Cadbury, Willie Nelson and Applesauce) and our two frisky chinchillas (Ethel Funk and Maude).
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