Traditional Highland Wedding Attire?

[MacEanruig]

I was married in morning dress, but if I were to be married in a kilt I'd wear my dressier tweed jacket and waistcoat, brown leather sporran, day kilt hose, and black full brogues. A bit like this:



I recently attended an evening wedding kilted. I wore my regulation doublet, argyle hose, hair sporran and bar buckle brogues. I would have worn the same thing had I been a participant, rather than an observer.

I would marry in the same style of dress as David mentions. I also like the idea of everyone wearing their on tartan.

[Tarheel]

I have my step daughter's wedding in Dec. The wedding party will be wearing red and silver combinations.
I would have gone with the Colquhoun tartan (as the groom's sir name is Calhoun, also my clan). That would have been perfect, but is not to be. Bride and Monster-in-law are in charge, so my wife and I are guests only.
I would have chosen as an alternative (if allowed, which I am not) my Confederate Mem. kilt, a light grey vest and jacket (it is a midday wedding), black wingtips, sgian and sporran, glengarry (outdoors event), grey hose, pastel blue shirt and red/grey striped tie.
I have been instructed that I will wear dark blue slacks and blazer, solid red tie, white shirt and black shoes. It's a shame that I will be among the other cookie-cutter outfits in the crowd for the photographer.

There is a chance to display my kit at the reception dinner. My wife is wearing red, so there is no conflict.

[Bluescelt]

I went with a vintage look for my wedding. An altered Nehru collar tux jacket with bias tartan waistcoat and tartan hose.

[tpa]

The kilt and pin were pre-existing, the rest was chosen by my wife to be and who was I to argue! (1979) It was a late afternoon/evening wedding.

[bdkilted]

Not my wedding, but my 25th anniversary vow renewal, with my lovely wife of course.

[McMurdo]

I found a few photos from the big day, this one shows my outfit best

[Liam]

Much like my friend the Padre, aka Father Bill, I was not wed in a kilt. My first wearing of it was some 2.5 years later. Our 2 sons were married within 6 months of each other so we commissioned kilts in our family tartan for their weddings 6 years ago.
Now if I were to marry today I would grab my bride to be and rush off to a marriage commissioner and have the deed done, but I would indeed wear a kilt, likely my family tartan, a tweed jacket, brown leather accessories as it would be a small affair, likely during the day. I would let my best man choose his own outfit, and not interfere with what ever my bride to be and her maid of honour wished to wear, then off on a honeymoon somewhere. Upon return I would throw a house party for all of our friends.
Now I doubt this is your sort of plan, so for a more traditional wedding I would wear my family tartan kilt, a black argyle and vest, self tie bow tie with plain white shirt, my diced hose, badger fur sporran and my ghillie brogues. My groomsman(men) would be free to wear their own best, be it highland wear or "Saxon" and the bride could do her thing with her own attire and that of her attendants. I would ask my groomsmen not to outshine me. I would have a sash made in my family tartan an present it to my bride at the conclusion of the wedding. ( I would do this in the eloping version as well).
I must add that some brides and some bride's mothers have very different ideas, however I have always been of the opinion that the groom's wishes should be not only considered but very much a part of the planning of a wedding.

[OC Richard]

Here's one of my wedding pics (1988)



Here is how of some of the attendees looked






If I had it to do over again I wouldn't be so fancy.

Now if we're talking "traditional" the Anderson 1936 catalogue has the following interesting little article on the subject:



Note that the illustration shows the Kenmore Doublet which Anderson themselves had recently invented. So, there's some marketing going on here!

In any case it's interesting that they advocate wearing black or charcoal grey Argyll jackets (though not so named).

[seanachie]

I did not get married in a kilt. However, I have a story worth sharing given the threads that occasionally pop up about regarding insisting on wearing a kilt versus discerning whether it might not be the preferred option.

I had started to accumulate all of the dress items I wanted to wear for my wedding to accompany my kilt. Then big surprise, my wife bought me a very nice suit for my Christmas present in the months before our wedding. (Yes, we had been more focused on her dress and stuff and really had not discussed my outfit.) So regardless of whether she had gotten it at a nice store or a thrift store it was a gift given out of love. I never ever mentioned the kilt until after our wedding. She reminds me of this every anniversary and we are approaching our 10th. As much as I love wearing my kilt, I bear no regrets.

It reminds me of O. Henry's famous Christmas story, which is worth reading if you have not.

[MacGumerait]

Colin ,

First off , congratulations !

When you mentioned pics of traditional kilted attire for a wedding , an enjoyable older thread came to my mind .

It is a thread by one of our " Retired Moderators " Ancienne Alliance ( Robert Amyot ) . He is kilted at his daughter's wedding .

His attire is mostly traditional although his jacket has a somewhat historical twist with a bit of an artistic flair .

It's probably not exactly what you may have in mind , however , some elements of his dress may offer some inspiration . One thing for sure , his pics are not the " cookie cutter " kilt rental wedding attire .

Enjoy : http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...wedding-75212/

Cheers , Mike