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In this video, Mahalo wedding experts Dana LaRue and Hunter Stiebel show you how to make a bathroom basket for your guests at your wedding.
Prep Your Bathroom Basket
A bathroom basket is a great way to show your guests that even in the middle of your big day, you care about their minor emergencies. The key is to think of any common mishap and anticipate what your guests might need. So head to the dollar bin of your local mass retailer like Target or WalMart and pick up some travel-sized items.
Sample Bathroom Basket
For the Men's Bathroom
- Toothpaste
- Mouthwash
- Floss
- Band-aids/first-aid kit
- Aspirin/ibuprofen
- Lint brush
- Gum/mints
- Stain remover
- Contact solution
- Q-tips
- Safety pins
- Brush/comb
- Deodorant
- Dayquil
- Visine
- Cough drops
- Condoms
For the Women's Bathroom
- Hairspray
- Nail file
- Toothpaste
- Floss
- Q-tips
- Safety pins
- Mouthwash
- Band-aids/first-aid kit
- Feminine hygiene products
- Aspirin/ibuprofen
- Lint brush
- Hair elastics/bobby pins
- Lotion
- Gum/mints
- Double-sided tape
- Stain remover
- Brush/comb
- Makeup removing pads
- Contact solution
- Dayquil
- Visine
- Cough drops
- Deodorant
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Meet Our Experts
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Dana LaRue
Dana is the creator of The Broke-Ass Bride, a website providing wedding inspiration on a budget; and founder of Bride$hare, a social media network designed to help brides save money and be green through the sharing, swapping and reusing of all things wedding related. Her savvy approach to weddings and money delivers entertaining and informative outside-the-box planning inspiration, and teaches readers of any budget that it's not how much you spend, it's how you spend it.
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Hunter Stiebel
Hunter works with his wife Dana on their joint venture, The Broke-Ass Bride. He also co-writes a column with Dana for Eco Beautiful Weddings e-zine. Outside of the wedding world, Hunter has performed with several of the country's best theaters, including Chicago’s Steppenwolf, Milwaukee Repertory, Chicago Shakespeare and National Playwrights Conference. Being a New Yorker married to a Chicagoan, Hunter would like it publicly known that he misses good pizza.
