Understanding runs one way
Portuguese speakers generally follow Spanish far better than the reverse, so the Spanish side systematically expects their Portuguese guests to get everything — and under-translates. The written site is where that gap shows first. A real Portuguese version, rather than one that assumes Spanish on top of it, closes it.
European and Brazilian Portuguese are not one language here
Tu against você, and everyday vocabulary that diverges. A version that mixes both reads as foreign to half the Portuguese-speaking guests. You choose one variant and the site is open about which it is, so guests know what they are reading instead of guessing.
Surname order flips between the two lists
Spanish convention puts the father's surname first; Portuguese convention puts the mother's. A guest list imported from one side displays wrong on the other, and seating charts quietly reorder families. Names are stored exactly as entered, so each convention survives.
The travel gap is enormous and uneven
Portugal to Spain is a drive; Brazil to Spain is an overnight flight with visa and time-zone consequences. It decides who travels in person and who joins from a screen, and what the timetable has to allow for. Explicit start and end times per event let everyone, from down the road to across the Atlantic, know when things happen.
Common questions
Should we pick pt-PT or pt-BR?
Yes — pick one and say which. Each variant reads naturally to its speakers, and a version that mixes both reads as foreign to everyone Portuguese-speaking.
How do surnames behave across the two guest lists?
The Spanish and Portuguese orders are reversed. Names are stored exactly as entered, so each side sees its own convention rather than a reformatted one.
Do Portuguese-speaking guests really need their own version?
If you want them to follow the details, yes. Understanding Spanish from Portuguese is easier than the reverse, but it is still their effort — a written Portuguese version is the difference between reading and straining.
How do we handle guests joining from Brazil?
A schedule with explicit start and end times per event lets remote guests work out when things happen where they are, and lets travelling guests plan around the flight.