Quote: Originally Posted by nat4crim This is going to sound like a pretty strange question but what would a bride need a purse for? Who would hold it for you during the ceremony? Would you carry it all night with your bouquet as well? What would you put in the purse? Maybe I am missing something? Do I need a purse? Sorry for the strange questions. since i don't wear makeup (well, on my wedding day i guess i did!) i didn't need it for makeup. but i did carry my insulin and chap stick (my personal addiction!) in there - and i think that's about it. someone else kept an eye on it until the reception, and then it sat on my table, then someone else kept an eye on it again - probably kelley or Nicole (WCs). since we weren't at a resort - or anywhere close to civilization, to be honest, i needed somewhere to put the "essentials," namely, my insulin. and it was really an excuse to buy a cute accessory - i'm not normally an accessory girl!