A wedding in Spain usually has two groups of guests. One group knows how a Spanish wedding works. The other group is flying in and does not. Your website is where the second group learns the rules. It only works if they can read it.
This guide lists what foreign guests ask about most, and how to put it on a site that both groups can read.
What foreign guests need to know
The timings are late
This is the surprise for most guests from the UK or the US. A Spanish wedding runs on a later clock.
- Summer ceremonies often start in the late afternoon, when the heat drops.
- Dinner often starts between 9 and 10 pm.
- The party usually goes on well past midnight.
Write the real times on the site. Add one practical line, for example: "Dinner starts at 10 pm. Have a late lunch." Guests plan their meals, their children and their taxis around this.
Transfers and getting back
Many venues in Spain are country estates outside town. Taxis can be scarce there at 3 am. If you book a coach, guests need three facts:
- where it picks them up,
- at what time,
- and when the last return leaves.
Add the venue as a Google Maps link. The site then shows a map, which a guest can open on the phone in any language.
Dress code
Spanish invitations sometimes use words like "etiqueta" or "formal". A foreign guest may not know what that means in Spain. Say it in plain words. Also mention the heat and the ground: grass, gravel or sand changes the choice of shoes.
Gifts
In Spain most guests give money, usually by bank transfer. Guests from other countries often expect a registry. If you prefer a transfer, write it once, short and clear, in your own text on the site.
Food and allergies
A guest who cannot read the menu may pick the wrong dish. A guest who cannot read the form may not report an allergy at all. This is the one place where a translation mistake has a real cost. Our bilingual wedding menu guide and our food allergy RSVP guide cover it in detail.
One site, two languages
Most wedding platforms ask you to type every text twice, one version under the other. We compared what each one offers in our bilingual wedding website guide.
Our approach is different. You tick that your wedding has international guests. The site then carries an ES/EN button. Each guest reads the page in English or Spanish, and the site remembers the choice on that phone.
What switches language:
- the site labels and section headings,
- the whole RSVP form, including meal choice and the allergy field.
What does not switch: the words you write yourself, such as your story or the day program. If you want those in both languages, write both. Keep them short. The timings, the transfer and the dress code fit in a few lines.
You can open two live examples. Nerea and Iván opens in English. Lucía and Mateo opens in Spanish. Press the button at the top right to switch.
After the RSVPs come in
One guest can reply for the whole party, and each person gets their own dish and allergy field. Every reply goes to one guest list, whatever language the guest used. You see who comes, what each person eats and their allergies. You can download the list as a CSV file for the caterer. More on the RSVP with meal choice page.
What it costs
The site costs €49, paid once. There is no subscription and no expiry date. You can build the whole site and see it before you pay. See how the bilingual wedding website works, or start your site.
One limit, stated plainly: the site supports English and Spanish only. If many of your guests read another language, choose a platform that supports it.
Frequently asked questions
What time does a wedding dinner start in Spain?
Later than most foreign guests expect. Dinner at a Spanish wedding often starts between 9 and 10 pm, and the party goes on well past midnight. Put the real times on the site so nobody arrives hungry or books a taxi for 11 pm.
Do Spanish wedding guests give cash or gifts?
Most guests in Spain give money, usually by bank transfer. Foreign guests often do not know this. If you prefer a transfer, write one short line with the account details in your own text on the site.
Can my guests read the wedding website in English and Spanish?
Yes. With the bilingual option the site has an ES/EN button. Each guest switches the whole page, and the RSVP form switches with it, meal choice and allergy field included.
Do I have to write everything twice?
Only your own words, such as your story or the day program, and only if you want them in both languages. The site labels, section headings and the RSVP form are already translated.
Which languages does the site support?
English and Spanish. No other languages. If half your guests read German or French, a platform with more languages will serve you better.