Things you wish you had on the wedding day

[ironchef31]

Hi POTNers

Here's the story. I'm second shooting for a friend next weekend. The bride asked me to be the main photographer but i kept repeating to her "I'm not a professional, I'm not a professional". After a while, she got the message and hired a professional. (thanks to all the wisdom i've learned from POTN)

Anyways, I still get to be the second shooter. I also have the responsibility to carry emergency items with me since I will be with the wedding party for the whole day. Now I'm not talking about EpiPens or a defibrillator. But things like sani-wipes, water, drinking straws, sewing kit, cloth pins, allergy pills, Tylonol or Advil.

Sometimes having a simple small item can make a big difference. So let's hear what you got and the reason why.

[RandyMN]

An extra pair of pants.

I split mine at one wedding since I made a stretching move that the pants no longer agreed with.

Called my sister to bring me a new pair while I continued to shoot.

[Peacefield]

shoe laces.

[SuzyView]

An extra pair of pants.

I split mine at one wedding since I made a stretching move that the pants no longer agreed with.

Called my sister to bring me a new pair while I continued to shoot.

This is my worst nightmare, that my dress gets caught or my pants split. But I lost some weight recently, and that's not so probably anymore. :)

As far as extras, I always leave some food in the car, you never know if a granola bar is going to save your sanity.

Other things I take are safety pins, bobby pins, rubber bands, and Post-its. If you have to ask me what accessory I was without that I wish I had a couple of times, it would have to be the diffusers I normally don't carry with me. There are shots, that stupid Fong thing works for me and I hardly ever take it with me.

[ironchef31]

An extra pair of pants.

I split mine at one wedding since I made a stretching move that the pants no longer agreed with.

Called my sister to bring me a new pair while I continued to shoot.

That's a good idea. I'll pack an extra set of clothes in the car. I'll probably need a change of clothes around dinner time anyways.

This is my worst nightmare, that my dress gets caught or my pants split. But I lost some weight recently, and that's not so probably anymore. :)

As far as extras, I always leave some food in the car, you never know if a granola bar is going to save your sanity.

Other things I take are safety pins, bobby pins, rubber bands, and Post-its. If you have to ask me what accessory I was without that I wish I had a couple of times, it would have to be the diffusers I normally don't carry with me. There are shots, that stupid Fong thing works for me and I hardly ever take it with me.

Food is also a good idea. Probably something easy to eat, nothing that melts in the sun, does not leave you with sticky fingers.

Would crazy glue work on torn fabric?

[ironchef31]

shoe laces.

I'll bring another pair of shoes.

[bric-a-brac]

granola bars!

[mmishkin]

Mints

[Robert16]

ultra dry anti-perspirant.

[ironchef31]

Mints

Yes!! (added to wedding kit)

[SuzyView]

Last two suggestions are good. I always carry mints with me in my purse. At one wedding, I thought it was my breath and took a mint right away, as my camera started to smell. Then I realized it was the person next to me and the mint didn't help. :(

[ironchef31]

You can always offer a mint to someone but offering a Speed Stick may be awkward.

[SuzyView]

Yeah, I know. :)

[CarDogg13]

Coming from a job where I'm required to wear a uniform that looks sharp: a small lint roller.

[Robert16]

You can always offer a mint to someone but offering a Speed Stick may be awkward.
So would sweating like a pig on a spit. It's for you!! It's your first gig. You'll be carrying stuff around. You'll be nervous. Trust me.;)

[Terri400D]

Gosh I seem to be over prepared.
I always have spare clothes in the car, nurofen, buscopan (ibs pills) immodium.
hairbrush, deodorant, lipstick and chapstick. hairbands, mirror.
At one point i always carried calpol in the car with me!

I wish at the last one I had suncream I got so sunburnt it wasnt funny!

Terri
xxx

[JWright]

Anyways, I still get to be the second shooter. I also have the responsibility to carry emergency items with me since I will be with the wedding party for the whole day. Now I'm not talking about EpiPens or a defibrillator. But things like sani-wipes, water, drinking straws, sewing kit, cloth pins, allergy pills, Tylonol or Advil.

Sounds like they've turned you into what we called a "gofer" in the Navy... You know; go fer this, go fer that...

The one thing I wanted most on the last wedding I shot was someone else to do the photography so I could go home...