<p>Anyone have any experience in this regard?</p>
<p>Questions -</p>
<p>What would be the dress code for a man? (I keep thinking of how the men dressed in 4 Weddings and a Funeral.)</p>
<p>Presuming London will be my UK gateway, what is the best way to get from London to Edinborough? Trains, planes or automobiles?</p>
<p>Am I safe in presuming there will also be pre and post wedding parties? I am waiting on the full schedule.</p>
<p>London doesn’t need to be your gateway. When we went to Scotland last year from NY we actually got a connecting flight directly to Endinburgh through Chicago! But if you choose to go through London, I’d fly unless you are seeing things along the way.</p>
<p>No help on the dress code, though I imagine there will be some kilts. I’d ask if it’s black tie or suits if it’s not included in the full schedule.</p>
<p>when I was in Edinburgh a year and a half ago (July), the day we visited the Edinburgh castle, there was a wedding going on. The service had just finished inside somewhere, and everyone was outside having pictures taken, so most of the tourist were taking pictures of the photographer taking pictures! People dress very formally, kilts included for the groomsman. If you PM me, I can try to locate some of my pictures and send them to you so you can see what people were wearing.</p>
<p>From Chicago, we actually had to fly into London and change planes to Edinburgh. Since H’s company made the arrangements, I’m not sure why they chose that route.</p>
<p>You can definitley fly from NY directly to Edinburgh. Maybe that would work, rather than changing in London. I’ve flown non-stop to Glasgow from Newark, as well. It’s a very pleasant & short bus ride to Edinburgh, even though it’s on the opposite coast.</p>
<p>Only wear a kilt if you are Scot. If you happened to be from some other country, it would look very phony.</p>
<p>^^ agree with Marite. Defintely only wear a kilt if it’s YOUR family’s tartan. Most UK weddings are much more formal than U.S. If they are expecting a large American contingent, I imagine they will send etiquette and dress suggestions along with the schedule of events. My stepD is getting married in Devon in June; groom, groosmen and father of the bride (my H) will all be in morning coats. Ladies wear hats. Oh joy, I get to travel from JFK to Heathrow with an oversized hatbox as my carryon :)</p>
<p>I’m guessing, but, unless you are a close relative or in the wedding party, I wouldn’t count on a pre-wedding party. If lots of people are flying in from overseas, there may be one. if most folks are local, probably not.</p>
<p>Oh, and orchestramom, unless you are going to be the mother of the bride, i.e., your stepD’s mom isn’t attending, you might want to rethink that hat box. My D advises that most women wear “fascinators”–try googling and you’ll see some-not a hat in the US sense of that term. However, maybe older women do. I’m not sure. I just know that young women the bride’s age wear these fascinators, not hats.</p>
<p>Thanks to all. I have asked the groom for the particulars, including expected attire.</p>
<p>As far as travel is concerned, I am thinking of London as my UK gateway because of my ability to us FF miles. From what I have seen, RT flights from London to Edinburgh are quite inexpensive.</p>
<p>The train is nice too…and you get to see some scenery.</p>
<p>umdad:</p>
<p>I went to Scotland on vacation last summer and we flew into Manchester, England. It turned out that the airfare was less expensive than flying into either London, Edinburgh, or Glasgow. When checking fares, keep in mind that Glasgow and Edinburgh are very close together and both have international airports. Manchester, England is pretty close as well and less of a hassle than Heathrow. </p>
<p>We rented a car at the airport and just drove everywhere. If you have time, Wales is right next to Manchester as well so you could head over there for a day or two (Conwy’s a nice town). On the way from Manchester to Scotland is Hadrian’s wall for a bit of history if you like that sort of thing (I do).</p>
<p>^^
jonri – Yes, I am serving as MOB (my stepD’s mom died several years ago and she conferred on me that very special honor). And yes, for we “of a certain age” hats are apparently more done than fascinators. Actually I love hats, have found a fabulous one, it’s just the tranatlantic transport that has me bemused.</p>
<p>After reading this thread I have nothing to offer except that I want to go to a wedding that requires a hat! That would be a fun shopping experience!</p>