What is a suitable outfit for mother of groom in church wedding in Brazil? And for reception - same clothes?

Question

Son getting married to Brazilian girl in September. We have no idea what sort of outfits are suitable for mother of groom and sister-in-law of groom. Are hats worn? Are different outfits required for the reception? What length are dresses/skirts? Any no-nos regarding weddings that we should know about?

Answer 1

Usually you use same clothes win church and reception. Right after the church, everybody goes to the reception (usually in special restaurants)

Brazilians actually do not use Hats within marriages. Exceptions are accepted, but is not common.

September is not so hot neither so cold. Your clothes types depends from which region this marriage will happen.

South Brazil and southeast are more conservative, then, usually skirts are long, bellow knees.

Brazilian people goes directly to intimacy level on first contact. Be prepared to have a lot of hugs and kisses. After the marriage, there are a lot of dance too (standard; bolero, 90's 70's, rock 60 elvis like).

Answer 2

i recently came back to the u.s. after living in brazil for 4 years...you will find that for the most part, the clothing worn there for special occasions is not so different from what you see here...the southern part of brazil is a bit more conservative, so you might want to take that into consideration if this is where the wedding will take place...you can wear a different outfit to the reception, but it`s not necessary (of course it really depends on where the reception is held...if it will be at a restaurant or another location like this, you could probably wear the same outfit....if the reception is at someone`s home, then it would be entirely acceptable to change into clothing a bit more casual)...brazilian people are friendly and affectionate, there will be lots of hugging and kissing on the cheeks, which is something that might be a bit different for you (most americans are not used to this type of thing...it took me a while to get used to it!!!)...in september it will still be cold, as their seasons are opposite to ours here (depending on the date of the wedding, it will either be late winter/early spring), but don`t expect extreme cold...i was in southern brazil, (which is actually the colder part of the country, as it is farther away from the equator) and they haven`t seen any snow there since 1975!!! take my advice, try to learn at least some basics of portugese before you go...it will make it so much easier for you!!! before i went to brazil, i didn`t know anything of the language, and it was very difficult to me, so it would be nice if you could learn some basic greetings, phrases, etc., otherwise you might be totally lost, as i was!!! i hope that helps a little!!! enjoy the wedding and your trip!!!

Answer 3

I wore a dress to my sons wedding and a different one to the reception, but My sister wore a very nice slack outfit to her reception of her son, it was loose and looked like a long skirt, but it was pants. . just wear american cloths, wear a hat if you want, I didnt. both of my dresses were below my knee.

Answer 4

nice dress and a feather or flower in your hair remember it is hot there,perhaps a lightweight shawl for the evening another outfit won't hurt dresses don't use much room and you can wear again after the wedding .hope you have a fab time

Answer 5

I think that skirts tend to either look kind of cheap or trashy if they are tight and short, or these are just the run of the mill jean skirts that aren't necessarily sexy.

Answer 6

green an yellow footie shirt and a base ball cap will be fine - you dont want to stand out

Answer 7

floral bikini, wrap around sarong, flip flops...nice flower in side parting of hair

Answer 8

black seeing they are inlaws,