22 Bridal Essentials for the Glowing, Prepared-for-Anything Bride

Congrats on saying “yes”! Now relax and fully enjoy that engagement bliss because the real work begins once you start wedding planning. With the right tools, however, you can definitely skip the stress.

Start by putting those mile-a-minute thoughts down on paper with this sweetly curated pre-planning kit, which includes little helpers like a notebook, countdown calendar, ring cleaners, and even a cute sleep mask that gets when you need to just clock out for a bit.

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For the bride who’s all about the detailed yet analog planning experience, you can’t ever go wrong with a tabbed wedding planner. This one from Mindy Weiss is the quintessential organizer you want on your desk should you go the app-less route.

This three-ring binder is organized by tabs and categories. You’ll find sections and tips — as well as spreadsheets and schedules — on anything and everything, including setting budgets, location scouting, figuring out dress codes, procuring licenses — even a checklist on what to register for. Super useful.

Ask any bride, and she'll tell you that weight fluctuations are a totally normal — even expected — part of the process. Chances are you'll have made allowances for this during your gown fittings, but it's always good to keep a Plan B on hand in case of a fit emergency. This corset back attaches to the regular back of most zippered dresses and works as an extender, making it a bridal emergency kit well worth your investment.

Best of all, it comes in white/ivory and a bunch of other colors for your entourage, too.

As practical as it is pretty, the Shemergency Kit features 50 well-curated items to solve any kind of wedding-day blunder. It has the obvious essentials like double-sided tape and hairpins, but also handy extras like blister balm, earring backs, and even two extra wedding bands (hey, you never know!).

We especially love the wedding-friendly aesthetic of the pouch, so it'll fit right into your scheme or can even substitute for your MoH's tote if needed. This bridal emergency kit also comes in a mini version that's ideal for bridesmaids, too.

Welcome to your one-stop-shop for anything and everything invitation- and design-related. Minted Weddings helps streamline your end-to-end aesthetics and send-outs — save-the-dates, showers, rehearsal dinners, RSVP cards, thank-you notes, menus, place cards — literally everything.

If you're that bride who finds this to be one of the more overwhelming aspects of the planning process, you're not alone. This is why the company has made it so much easier: You can request a free (yes, free) wedding sample kit that includes a set of swatches and hand-picked flat, foil-pressed, and die-cut invitations to give you a solid starting point.

And if that's not enough, you can also request a personal virtual consultation with a member of their wedding concierge to help you flesh out your theme and concept. Because judging from their array of gorgeous designs, there's definitely a lot to be inspired by.

Maeven offers a showstopping curation of bridal gifts in its subscription boxes, which all help brides prep every step of the way, from engagement to wedding day.

For $49.95 a month (you can choose between a monthly billed subscription or a prepaid option), you'll receive six to eight beautiful, themed items worth $120 in retail value total.

The first box you receive with the subscription is the Maven Signature Box, which offers lovely essentials like champagne flutes, ring boxes, and the prettiest vow books you'll ever see — freeing you up from having to shop for these important little extras a la carte.

Brides looking to get wedding-ready from the inside out can check out The Bridal Program from premium plant-based food service Sakara Life. At $1,395, you get four weeks of delicious, inflammation-fighting deliveries, plus exclusive access to fitness and meditation expert Erika Bloom's videos and Sakara's best-selling beauty supplements.

It's definitely not the cheapest, but it's a great investment for brides who want to both look and feel their best on this most photographed of days.

If you're not one for invasive or clinical treatments, keep things sweet and simple with this bridal essential: a prep kit of masks and moisturizers you can apply without leaving home. You receive a box of collagen sheet masks along with a plumping duo that helps hydrate, nourish, and give your countenance that bridal glow (so what if it's store-bought?).

Firmer, plumper skin, reduced wrinkles, increased hydration, healthier skin and nails — collagen supplements offer a smorgasbord of benefits that brides can get in on for a more long-term beauty solution. Vida Glow uses hydrolyzed natural marine collagen, so their peptides are smaller and thus better absorbed by the body (up to 90%!).

They're so confident you'll see results after eight weeks that they even offer a money-back guarantee, and have a multitude of flavors to choose from, too.

If getting into the best shape of your life is part of the wedding-day battle plan (as well as for after, because, you know, health), a quality home fitness kit can help get you results. P.volve's Essentials Kit includes both weighted equipment and resistance bands, as well as a three-month membership to their popular digital platform and their 30 Day Essentials Series.

Plus, you'll also have access to their Live Virtual Studio, where you can get direct feedback from their trainers via Zoom.

Brides who want to really get snatched before the big day can now look to non-invasive yet high-yield procedures for that final push. Emsculpt NEO, an FDA-approved breakthrough body-shaping treatment, uses radiofrequency waves and high-intensity electromagnetic energies to both reduce fat and build muscle at the same time — and is the only non-invasive treatment in the world that does so. The clincher: It only takes half an hour — and it's virtually painless.

This two-fold benefit of Emsculpt NEO has made it super popular among patients; aside from the abs and butt, it can even use smaller applicators to tone the biceps, triceps, and calves.

Likened to the effects of doing 20,000 situps in one session (yup!), Dr. Bruce Katz, MD, director of New York's JUVA Skin and Laser Center, was one of the investigators and pioneers of its clinical trials and worldwide launch in October 2020.

“I’ve seen Emsculpt NEO build more muscle and reduce more fat than any other technology,” he says. “Downtime is minimal, and results can last upward of six months. They are 30-minute sessions that can be done repeatedly over the course of weeks or months to shape and tone.” He suggests brides schedule their first session two to three months out from their wedding date.

Sessions are highly tolerable (Emsculpt NEO works by inducing rapid muscle contractions) and require no recovery time. It's priced at $760 per treatment, and patients need four treatments for best results.

A build-it-yourself beauty kit? Amazing! Charlotte Tilbury's genius Build Your Own Wedding Kit allows brides to create a bespoke set of five skincare and beauty items for a gorgeous day-of look.

Choose from her cult-fave products — we're talking best-sellers like Magic Eye Rescue to the Pillow Talk portfolio — and get 10% off the total price. All the offerings are meant to impart that magical wedding beauty aesthetic: Think soft brown shimmer palettes, rose gold glosses, high-performing highlighters, and volumizing mascaras, to name a few.

Apart from the luxury look and feel of the products (signature Tilbury!), we also love how photogenic they are for the getting-ready/boudoir sessions with your entourage. A fabulous bridesmaid or maid-of-honor gift, too.

This quintessential prep-station-friendly kit, which comes with every single thing you'll need for the actual event (we're talking Wet Wipes to tampons to Gorilla Glue), comes in a clear organizer with dividers for easy access.

It's perfect for bridal suite makeup stations or hotel rooms: Prop it up in a common area where you and your entourage can help yourselves to whatever emergency items, and then stash any essentials in your clutches as needed.

It might seem silly, but this simple petticoat invention is highly reviewed on both Etsy and Amazon and ended up with a $75,000 deal on Shark Tank!

Created to help brides go to the bathroom without assistance, it's a sheer slip that's worn underneath your dress and then contains it while you do your business in the bathroom. To use, roll up your skirt, lift up the Bridal Buddy, slip your hands through the (something) blue armholes, and tighten the drawstring to secure your dress off the floor. Ta-da, peeing in peace, without having to get fully undressed or require your whole entourage in the stalls with you.

Available to complement most fuller ballgowns, you can also get the mermaid-compatible style for a limited time here.

Make sure you have the fundamentals covered — power bars, OTC pain meds, mints, Band-Aids, stain removers — on the big day with a comprehensive “oh sh*t!” kit that’s basically an on-the-go drugstore.

The seller can customize the size, contents, and writing on each bag, so you can totally arm your entire entourage with a smaller kit to cover your bases during the actual ceremony and reception. Or, you can just get one complete bundle for your maid of honor or day-of wedding coordinator to break open in case of emergencies.

Nothing says “party foul” more than a serious morning-after hangover. Beat the buzzkill after the wedding with a hangover recovery kit or honeymoon survival kit that you, the groom, your entourage, and your guests will surely appreciate when the time comes (and if your open bar gets it right, it will come!).

You can customize the kits for everything from bachelor/bachelorette parties to recovery brunches, and they also make for excellent destination-wedding welcome gifts or party giveaways.

Changing your legal name after tying the knot can be the most tedious, bureaucratic thing ever. (Ed’s note: Don’t ask me how I know.) Hitchswitch’s name-change kits literally take the grunt work out of your hands with its tiered packages, all of which act like concierge services that consolidate all the forms and processes you need to make it official.

From $39.99, you can change your name on all your official records, from Social Security to your passport, credit cards, and plane accounts. The highest tier, $99.99, gives you access to their Platinum Concierge Team for more individualized support.

Brides have entrusted their dresses to this business for over a hundred years (since 1913!), so rest assured the Wedding Gown Preservation Company (I mean...) knows a thing or two about taking care of your most prized wedding possession.

For couples heading off to their honeymoon straight away, the last thing they need is a bulky gown taking up all of their luggage space. Wedding hack alert: If having the dress brought home post-reception by a loved one or bridesmaid isn't in the cards, consider shipping your gown to a preservation company.

All you need to do is prepay for this kit and service, and they'll send you a box for your dress. Bring the box with you to your wedding, pack your dress in after the celebrations, then ship it out via UPS or arrange for a pickup. They'll then have it back in your anxious hands anywhere from 2 to 8 weeks, right when you and the hubs get back from Aruba.

“I have to be honest, I was a little skeptical about just shipping my wedding dress off, but my husband convinced me,” says a bride who left a review, adding, “We shoved my dress in the bag with all the little extras — garter, veil, detachable straps — and they sent it back looking great!”

“Boy, was I nervous about mailing off my daughter’s wedding dress!,” says one mother of the bride, but reassures that “Once [I] mailed the box, [I] received prompt updates on its location throughout. The dress returned earlier than advertised.”

For the chic, elevated bride who wants her wedding bouquet to last forever, allow us to present resin-encased floral blocks. This unique bouquet-preservation technique transforms your bouquet into pieces of custom floral artwork.

Choose from a variety of encasement options, from paperweights to coasters to bookends (we love the tray and the hexagon!). Just in case you need an upgrade from dried-out flowers in a scrapbook!

What do you get when you have a handful of stylish, rented clothes without a deadline for return? Honeymoon convenience, baby! Kick packing and outfit-planning stress to the curb with a fashion subscription from Le Tote, which gives brides the ease of honeymoon dressing without the stress of a rental time limit.

Starting at $59 a month and depending on your chosen plan, you get three to five clothing and accessory items that you can wear as much as you like without any commitment to purchase. You'll appreciate the flexibility, too: Le Tote lets you keep the items from your first box for as long as you need them, and you get your next box once you return the previous one. Simple!

I personally chose Le Tote since I went from my destination wedding straight to my honeymoon and was away for almost 3 weeks. I didn't want to have to stress about returning the clothes within 8 days or less, which is what most fashion rental services require.

You can filter through handy categories like Category, Weather, or Occasion — we like going through the Resort picks for fun, flirty day-to-night looks — or choose from their multitude of name brands.

The best part? You can mix and match to create your own honeymoon capsule collection and save so much room in your luggage for your shopping haul.

Travel organizers are always essential in our book, especially when they're fun and customizable. This his-and-hers passport cover and luggage tag bundle can be monogrammed or personalized as desired. It's also a stylish way to ensure you have your suitcases labeled before any island getaways.

The covers and tags come in six colors and six fonts to choose from, so you can be as cute, classic, or campy as you like.

The Newlywed Box Set is both elegant and useful for enhancing those lovely first few weeks post-wedding, where you're just basking in the honeymoon phase full of tender, loving breakfasts in bed or eagerly entertaining well-wishers at home.

This two-volume boxed set includes hardcover, full-color editions of Newlywed Cookbook and Newlywed Entertaining. Each book has over 190 delicious seasonal and contemporary recipes, as well as practical advice for kitchen and table setting, tips on hosting casual, outdoor, or formal parties, food and beverage pairing guidelines, and décor and presentation suggestions.

Whether you're learning how to cook cozy meals together or are opening up your home to your nearest and dearest, you'll find everything you need for making those shared moments spectacular for years to come.