What do I wear to a posh wedding in Seville?

[Dannie]

I've been invited to a posh wedding in Seville next month. It's an early evening service followed by a reception. Does anyone know if I need a hat? I'm assuming some sort of smart, vaguely evening dress and jacket combo, but suitable for wearing in a Catholic church. Any advice, especially from Spanish-based MNers or regular readers of Hola!, would be much appreciated.

am neither spanish-based nor a reader of hola, but i'd wager you should wear a hat to a catholic wedding in spain. a wrap or cardi over a lovely dress would be fine - no jacket required

spanish-based???

spain-based

(oops, your mistake )

deffo hat and cover your shoulders.

In the fantasy life in which I am invited to such glamorous occasions, and am size 12 and not pg, I would wear a chic linen dress, with a wrap or stole to cover shoulders, high heels and a huge and fabulous hat.

MrsBadger will know...cooeee, MrsBadger....

Any suggestions where I should look for a hat? Mazzystar I like the sound of a chic linen dress, can one buy such a thing at this time of year, or have all the shops filled up with coats and woolly jumpers? (You can tell I don't get out much, can't you )

I suspect you may have to buy a hat in an actual shop - it's something you really would need to try on. How about hiring one? Lots of hat/bag hire places around...

That's a good idea. I'm not a hat person, so it'd just sit in the roof gathering dust.

Try John Lewis! They have hats, and they'll probably still have some "summer" outfits on the sale rack...

what size and shape are you? what are your good and bad bits? colours? styles?

This is such a help, thanks. I've just Googled and found a hat hire place not too far away. You also reminded me that I have a lovely wrap DH gave me that rarely sees the light of day (my clothes normally have to be more snot- and yoghurt-proof). I'm terrified that I'll turn up looking like a dull, provincial mother of three and none of the guests will talk to us. DH can just put on a suit, it's not fair.

Tutter, I'm five foot six, no tits whatsoever, size 10 to 12 depending, not good with heels but will try to make an effort.

You need wedges if you're no good with heels - much easier to walk in.

Are they? That's good to know. I'd avoided tham because I associate anything that was around in the 1970s with adolescent traumas and therefore avoid it. I'm only just coming round to bootcut jeans.

Go and try some on - I was rather against them too, but was surprised. Should be some linen dresses around in the sales still.

Also I'm assuming that black at a wedding might not be appropriate?

Black could look very chic and elegant. was at a smart city wedding on saturday, and a couple of women were all in black and looked great.

How old are you btw?

Been to a couple of DH's cousins weddings in Spain. The later in the day the posher it is. It is very common to wear black to a wedding and few if any wear hats in my experience.

remember it's cold in seville in october, so you will need a jacket of some sort I should think. hat - if you like. it's not compulsory though. the spanish will all be wearing evening dresses i should think. i felt a right scruff at the last wedding I went to!

do I hear the dulcet tones of JackieNo?

My first thought was that an evening wedding / reception will be very glam and miles removed from polite linen dress and hat English wedding outfits, but pics here from a 2004 Spanish Royal wedding suggest that the classic hat/suit combo is the done thing.

You will definiely need your shoulders covered for the service, and probably to cover your head too if there's a nuptial Mass - a wrap will do for one but not both (ie wrap on shoulders, hat on head; or jacket for shoulders and wrap over head).

NB linen not ideal if you're travelling and want to look really smart. Am still leaning towards a more eveningy outfit.

aha, have twigged that that royal do was an afternoon wedding (def hat & suit territory) - an evening wedding does seem to demand evening dress.

Thanks very much geogteach, If I knew the bride I'd just ask her, but we're friends of the groom. And being a bloke, he may not even know! Mazzystar I'm 41.

COLD in SEVILLE in OCTOBER, SP??? Only if you're used to hot Seville! I went there a few years back in November, and I was walking around in T-shirt and shorts! Granted, the locals were wrapped up in overcoats and scarves, but it was still a bl**dy sight warmer than Newcastle!

well, alright, it can be cold!