When you start planning a wedding, one of the first things you’ll do is ask your friends to be in your bridal party. You might already know who’s going to do what. But if you haven’t been in a wedding before, you might be wondering: What does a bridal party do?

No matter what you call them, your bridal party is going to be there for you. If you want to show them how important they are, you might want to surprise them with a bridesmaid proposal box, or a maid of honor proposal box.

If you’re planning a traditional wedding at a hotel or banquet hall, your timeline will be easy to set up. But what if your wedding isn’t at a traditional venue? And what if you haven’t hired a lot of traditional vendors? Maybe you’ve got a bunch of DIY projects to set up. Does someone need to pick up the cake? And what time should you start doing your makeup? If you’re doing DIY for your wedding, you’ll need to set up a schedule that fits everything in - and still leaves you time to get married!