Wedding Forum - *Official* Toiletries Baskets for the...

I'll have to do a FB status asking if people would appreciate this kinda thing, would suck to put it all together and have no one touch it!

I don't see who wouldn't bother if it was there really. Every time I leave the house I need something I haven't got. Always snag tights, always break a nail. Would always use hair spray etc.

And only cost a tenner for everything plus I can use the basket afterwards!

even in the winter youn need deoderant after lots of dancing and painkillers or antacids. hairspary and a hairbrush would also be essential after being outside in the winter weather.
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what about doing the little travel minitures then and that way it would really matter if they pop one in their handbag?
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where are the flip flops from? would be a nice idea but i have a lot of women coming so would worry about someone needing them and being left out!! lol

Here's mine....

It has got more in it now but cant find a photo
Think i might add some tights - great idea :)
Not putting any medicines in there - i would be too worried that a child might take them or i'd cause someone to have an allergic reaction or something. Plus given theres about 6 pharmacists in the room i will trust that they will have it covered

Nics I love your basket :)

No I dont mean so that I can keep them! But I can see some going in at the beginning of the wedding breakfast and putting all the bits in their bags, meaning that no one else gets to use them, I dont mind at the end of the night, but I dont want to go through all the thought of preparing them, for 3 or 4 selfish people to just take it all for themselves xxx

was just thinking the same as you lows - yes - a little note to say SHARE :) if anyone finds a poem or is creative with them would love a share on here! ;) great ideas ladies! I am now a bit weary of the painkillers - maybe on the note write that they are available from best man should they want!

I found this poem on another site, it's quite cute, although it was a US site so might not be to everyone's liking!

So happy you're here to share in our special day,
but should something happen to go astray.
Please help yourself to the contents within,
Wet wipe, hand lotion, and even aspirin,
Use only what you need and leave the rest,
It may also be useful to another guest,
So repair the damage that may have been done,
Then hurry on back and join in the fun!

To help you feel your best!
Just use a little...
Freshen up....
and leave for other guests

Whether your skin feels dry or your hair out of place.
You're not feeling so fresh, or whatever the case.
We've put together a basket to help you along.
Now hurry back out before you miss the next song!

this is a really good idea. plus a majority of the things on these lists u could get from the land of pound x

LOVE this idea, I was going to do a survival kit for the bridesmaids & best men but reckon I'll do this too :)

i love the poems!!!! got one printed to put next to it, my basket is thankfully going in the disabled loo (Bride's Powder Room) so i won't have to worry too much about them going missing i will just let people know (BM's MOTG MOTB etc) know where it is should them need it

Not sure if its been mentioned but we were talking about these on another forum and said tablets i.e. pain killers or hayfever tablets might not be such a good idea if you have lots of children at your wedding wouldn't want kids getting hold of tablets just wanted to mention that x

thankfully mine is going in my Bride's powder room which children aren't allowed in and their is a really high windowsill where the basket will be sat but good shout Sian :-)

Sian we had mentioned the issue with pills and children in a few earlier posts. I should be ok as i only have 4 little ones all under 4 who wont be going anywhere on their own. but for others it might be an idea that one of the ushers or bridemaids has an emergancy stash on them for anyone who needs some.

I am also loving these poems will defo be having one of these to go with my basket
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I know sometimes we forget about little things like that, but they could have dramatic consiquences.
im gonna go shopping for my bits for my basket over the weekend. if i start now i might have it all done in time for the wedding!! Im gonna do 2 as our venue has 2 sets of ladies one in the day room and one for evening but i think both will be used all day so best cover all my bases!! xx

I just bought heaps of treats for this from £ land and spend £30 - bargain (also doing baskets for my out of town guests staying at a hotel around the corner from us, hence a bit of a hefty price tag but all in all absolutely happy). now looking for baskets (which I will either recycle within my house after the day or will be used for gifts or on here afterwards. Any nice basket ideas ladies (I thought about vintage wooden garden trugs (saw some cute little white ones with cut out hearts on them from bay of e ... do you think that would be ok?

thank you everyone for sharing the poems too - will grab a few.

Oh and anyone doing basket for the gents? I want to do a really nice soap and hand lotion in the ladies but really don't think guys would even notice! (a very very small handful might)

Oh thank you lows! :) happy shopping!

there are lists on here and from them all I have come up with this.

Toiletries Basket
• Painkillers
• Girlie things
• Plasters / blister things
• Flip flops
• Sewing kit
• Hand cream
• Tights
• Deodorant / spray
• Hair ties
• Safety Pins
• Hair pins
• Indigestion tablets
• Comb
• Hairspray
• Diaorreah tablets
• Tissues
• Wet wipes
• Gaviscon
• Face / feet cooling spray
• Hayfever tablets
• Mouthwash / mints
• Nail file
• Clear nail varnish
• Lint roller
• Mini perfume
with a little poem of borrowed from the ladies on here as well (will tweak by adding something about if they want painkillers/tablets etc ask the best man or someone)

OMG how have I missed this thread? What a brilliant idea. I was starting to panic that I wouldn't have enough room in my little bag for all MY emergency items. Defo going to do this!

i will be giving all tablets to my sister to keep in her hand bag or leave in the car that way i know where they will also have to take my daughters inhalers and calpol for my other daughter incase of one of her headaches i feel like a walking chemist when we go any where. my girls are good and know not to touch tablets so they would be safe in the bathroom but you can't tell what other ppls kids are like x

Im definitely doing this! Ive filled my basket with deoderant, body spray, plasters, sanitary towels, tampons, mouthwash, lip balm, moisturiser and face wipes so far but may add a few more items. Ive added one of the poems featured further up on this thread and it looks really good. Decided not to do one for the men because i dont think they will use it, but i think the ladies will really appreciate it.

painkillers isnt a good idea what if i child gets hold of them x

I personally just wouldn't risk it you never know I'm going to ask my venue co ordinator if I can keep some tablets behind reception or something maybe then they are out of harms way better to be safe than sorry x

awww no i wudnt put painkillers in there! i will have a strip or 2 in my mums bag or sumthing