Kick Those Jitters to the Curb with These Must-Have Bridal Essentials

No way around it: Wedding planning is fun, yes, but also majorly stressful, and even with the best will — or most efficient wedding planner — in the world, things can go wrong. Everything from wardrobe malfunctions to vendor mishaps to travel plans gone awry, there are a lot of things that can fall through while planning a wedding, sometimes even during the actual event itself. And we’re not even getting into the throes of wedding planning during a global pandemic.

The last thing an already stressed-out bride needs is to worry about last-minute little disasters ruining her big day (but she will, anyway!). We get that this day can be a perfectionist’s nightmare, too, whether you’re the bride yourself and are already overextended beyond your wits, or are part of the bridal entourage tasked with helping your bestie get her perfect “I do” moment.

And because all who’ve been there can surely commiserate, we’ve put together a list of bridal essentials to help a gal out. From actual wedding emergency kits to glow-inducing, pre-wedding bundles (face and body treatments! bridal programs!) to helpful, why-didn’t-I-think-of-that items and services we wished were available when we got married, your biggest takeaway will also be the best wedding gift ever: peace of mind. Your only job henceforth is to walk down the aisle in style, and hopefully these take care of the rest. Best of luck and best wishes to the happy couple!