Traditional Highland Wedding Attire?

[CMcG]

Here you go Colin, better late than never and not a very clear picture I am afraid, pictures of pictures never are in my clumsy photographic experience. As I said in one of my earlier posts here, I would have worn my tweed argyll, but my son's dog added his input to the proceedings! In case you might be wondering. Is that a hint of a plaid over my left shoulder? No, perish the thought, its a "button hole" of white heather.

Thanks, Jock, for taking the time to get a photo of that photo and to post it! It's nice to see the leather buttons on your black barathea Argyll, which, to my eye, do a good job of toning down the formality a wee bit.

Now that I've had so many great responses from people about what they have done (or would do) at weddings, I think it's just about time to start a new thread for what I'm planning on doing for my nuptials... I just need to get a few items of kit tuned up first!

[Father Bill]

Looking forward to following that thread too!

[McMurdo]

I'm looking forward to seeing the outfit.

[JohntheBiker]

That's a me too!

[Luke MacGillie]

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/co...oll-ngl-001-81

Here is something to shoot for, the overall ambiance :-)

Congrats

[Father Bill]

Perhaps not the tradition the OP had in mind?

Is it even really a tradition?

[OC Richard]

I've never been married but did attend my son's wedding over the this past weekend. Simple Day Dress for us both.

Attachment 27659

Very classy, as I would expect!



Your kit not so unlike myself a few months ago, where I did some piping but was more of a guest than a performer... except I don't have an elegant matching waistcoat, but had to make do with what I had to hand.

[CMcG]

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/co...oll-ngl-001-81

Here is something to shoot for, the overall ambiance :-)

Congrats

Perhaps not the tradition the OP had in mind?

Is it even really a tradition?

The outfits are more historical than traditional, but the overall ambiance looks about right: tartan, music, and merriment!

[Father Bill]

That much, I can buy into!

[Jock Scot]

Congratulations Colin! If you really mean what you are asking then you have to be mindful of three things. Firstly, ignore what most hire companies are providing. Secondly, avoid what most of the world------including some of those in Scotland------ thinks is THCD kilt wedding attire. Thirdly, take little notice of what is worn by the groom in most wedding pictures on the internet. If you can do those three things, then you are well on the way to do the job properly.

For a suit equivalent. A sober tweed kilt jacket, white shirt, plain hose, day sporran, black brogues--well polished, suitable non tartan tie and most importantly, your own tartan kilt. None of this, "the kilt must match the colour of the Brides eyes" ,or whatever, nonsense.

It you want to go formal(morning suit) and I might add, an uncommon event in the Highlands, then a black barathea, silver buttoned, argyll(BBSBA) fits the bill perfectly. A dress (formal) sporran is best (but not essential), white shirt, suitable tie(NOT BOW TIE), light weight well polished black shoes and if you must, perhaps diced or argyll hose. Some grooms do wear a plaid, but not often and again the groom wears his tartan.

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Someone sent me an email this morning asking me if I was "being serious" with what I wrote in the first paragraph above and " surely I must be joking"? Well yes, I am being serious and I am not joking.

If we then read above, what I advised Colin for traditional kilt attire as "suit equivalent" and " the formal morning suit equivalent" -------which in passing, is not only worn in the morning, but for afternoon wedding services as well and is perfectly acceptable to be worn on into the evening festivities too------------ there are few pictures of such attire that I describe on the internet, in the wedding context and few pictures of such in the kilt hire brochures and just as few, I am afraid, on this website

Just because the "trade" are hiring out their wares as "traditional Kilt attire" does not, sadly, in anyway make a correct description from a traditional kilt wearers point of view.