wedding 911

Last saturday Juan's friends got married. What you wear to the wedding is a big deal in spain. As you can see, I decided to go with a suit, as did many of the galls there. After all the hype about the clothes, it wasn't what I was expecting to see. The guests were all dressed nice, but normal, maybe a couple of people were really fancy. Well, the reason was because it was a "day wedding" and not an "evening wedding". So if you ever go to a wedding in spain here are some tips:

• day wedding: if you wear a dress make it a shorter one, not a long one.
• evening wedding: long dress, you can also put your hair up if you want.
• make sure you accesorize the handbag, shoes, makeup, and jewellery.
• if you have multiple weddings do not wear the same outfits.
• people don't give presents here, only money, usually around 100 to 150 euros per person is what is "expected".
• the friends of the bride cut off the garter belt and cut it into little pieces. then they sell the pieces to all the girls.
• the friends of the groom cut off his underwear (no joke) and cut it into pieces, which are also sold to all the guys.
• the guys usually receive a cigar at the wedding. the girls receive gifts as well, but i think that varies from wedding to wedding. I got some lip glosss and soap, and also some cigarettes and a girlie cigar. They also made a cd for everyone with a picture of them as kids on the front.