If fascinators are out for weddings what is in?

[GraceMelbury]

I have a fancy wedding to go to next month, and have my outfit all organised apart from headgear.

I keep reading on here that fascinators are over, so what should I wear?

I love hats but they trash my curls.

What about an embellished headband?

Any advice much appreciated 🙂

Hello. Have fascinators ever been good Hats are much more chic but headbands are very fashionable right now. Good enough for the Duchess of Cambridge who looks stunning in them .

I read about "hatbands" for wedding guests the other day. I think they are like oversized embellished headbands. Maybe another google term to help your searching!

have fascinators finally had their day? Hurray!!!!!

I wore this beaded headband to a wedding last week. I've got a couple of cheaper ones that hurt my head after a while, but this one didn't. No one else was wearing one though, so I'm not sure they will become as ubiquitous as fascinators were.

MN is not the real world. I still see tons of people wearing fascinators at weddings.

@Amima does not mean they are good though

Is it a church wedding OP?

I noticed from the pictures of Ant McP’s wedding last week that none of the guests wore any kind of headgear is it all just not done anymore?

I haven’t been to a church wedding for a while. I’m going to a wedding this weekend but it’s outdoors and quite a casual vibe so not going to be wearing a hat.

@BlairWaldorfLovesShopping love that!

Amima agree! The last wedding I went to (my brother in law’s) had a very young crowd as the bride was 23 and had lots of her friends there. So many of the guests wore fascinators and looked fantastic.

It was a very fancy wedding with well dressed guests and fascinators are definitely not over!

Oh, I was Mother of the Groom just over a week ago, and wore a fascinator, as did many of the other guests, of all ages.
It was on a headband, so that I could easily do it myself.

And during my search for the perfect headwear, I discovered that something that's between a hat and a fascinator is called a hatinator.
Future DIL was amused by that one.

In my world the only people who wear hats of any sort to weddings are the mothers of the B&G. Very unusual to see "ordinary" guests wearing hats, even at quite posh dos.

Never worn a hat or variation to a wedding, hate hats

I never knew fascinators were out! I normally wear one, unless its a very casual wedding.

I've only seen a full hat on mother of the groom/bride too.

I don’t think hats are the done thing at weddings near me anymore - they haven’t been for a few years. My MiL bought one for our wedding but didn’t wear it, as nobody else was planning a hat. Even the very posh weddings I’ve been to haven’t had any headgear.

Perhaps it’s more regional now? Or maybe people just don’t like wearing fascinators and the like - I work with a lot of wedding venues and can’t remember seeing many in photos from recent events; either.

@ExpressDelivery

In my world the only people who wear hats of any sort to weddings are the mothers of the B&G. Very unusual to see "ordinary" guests wearing hats, even at quite posh dos.

Me too! Maybe it depends on location? I picture the 23 year old's posh wedding mentioned above as being somewhere like Liverpool or Essex, where they seem to get much more dressed up for nights out and events, like the races.

My wedding was only a couple of months ago and I loved seeing people in fascinators. It was only members of my family though, not regular guests.

Blair you have a point! Cheshire. ‘Footballer country’. Perhaps more of a tendency to get dressed up.

I'm going to wedding tomorrow and I'll be wearing my new fascinator. Hadn't realised they were out🤷‍♀️ who gives a shit?

Nothing. Just hair

My hat for a wedding on Saturday arrived today, and I'm thrilled with it. As DD is with hers - although she's never worn a hat to a wedding before. We're just all SO excited to have this to look forward to, and have enjoyed planning our outfits so much more than normal.

I bet! I’d love to be attending a wedding and would definitely wear a head dressing of some kind. Probably a headband fascinator
If I’m honest.

Thanks everyone for the advice. I really like the hatinator below (thanks to pp who suggested googling it) - what do you think???

caprilite.com/products/caprilite-swirl-loop-sinamay-headband-fascinator-for-women-wedding-ascot-races?variant=20682692657206&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&utm_campaign=gs-2019-03-01&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6s2IBhCnARIsAP8RfAjvBVyTve_Mazi77RrOOutZxbpA_0FVmcV1l6TrSoVxLm-gN9z6L9saAn5hEALw_wcB

I really like it, but I would consider that a fascinator (and I like them) so am probably not the best person to judge!

I’ve seen many people wearing hats at weddings whether Mother of Bride or Groom or guests. Pretty much always look fantastic. Jewelled headbands are a nice alternative.