Quote Originally Posted by Nearly McGurk View Post
As recently married lass, this post strikes a cord. I've heard so many bride's dictate or 'request with force' that there partners should wear a certain thing or colour (with pink i really hate this). I hate it when i bride says 'Your kilt should match the theme'. There's so much more to a kilt that aesthetics! Traditionally a wedding would be full of many colours of kilt as each guest would be wearing their tartan. Kilts don't have to match, there meaning is more important than that! I wanted a red and ivory wedding, which i got, but McGurk was in a green, white and yellow tartan because it was appropriate to his heritage (an mine coincidentally).

I really hope this person is doing this because he wants to, not because he feel he has to. I hate the theory it's the brides day. Two people get wed, not one! Not everything HAS to co-ordinate! If he wears something he doesn't really like he'll look back on photos with regret, which isn't fair. I really hope this man is doing it because he genuinely wants to. If i had ever indicated i wanted McGurk to do as i wished kilt wise i'd be ashamed of myself. I get to choose my dress and colours, so should the groom!

Sorry for the rant, i just talk to so many brides with a 'It's my day attitude' and i don't like it. I really hope that isn't what's happening here. Men, you do have a right to the wedding outfit you adore too!
I agree with you completely. Part of the reason I married my wife is because she feels exacly the same way. It was great planning our wedding together, deciding what we wanted, and making our day what we wanted it to be.

My brother's wedding is still in the planning stages, no date has been set, and he's still throwing ideas around. His wife to be is pretty reasonable... he'sthe one insisting on a pink kilt. I'm still trying to sell him on the Nightstalker idea, or on a proper Campbell kilt... We'll see what he decides.