I'll be wearing a kilt for the first time at my wedding.

[PauLrus]

Hi, everyone!

I'm getting married in August and decided to wear a kilt. I have Scottish heritage on my mother's side. Anyway. We are having a semi-formal wedding and being that it will be in the summer I don't really want to wear a jacket. (It's also outside.) I'm also not wearing a jacket to help save a little bit of money as kilts an be surprisingly expensive. I'm wondering what some good nonjacket options might be with the kilt that are semi-formal. A waist coat seems to be a decent option but I'm looking for others. I'm also a bigger guy if that helps. I'll also be wearing the modern Davidson clan tartan.

[Jock Scot]

Congratulations on your forthcoming marriage. Just so you know, in kilt terms we have formal, smart and casual and there is really no such thing as semi formal. So, you are not going to wear a jacket, thats absolutely fine, but that takes you away from any form of formal. Wearing no jacket actually puts you in the casual bracket, but that does not mean that you have to look like something the cat has just dragged in! Far from it by the sounds of it and your idea of wearing a waistcoat with your kilt sounds a good idea. Good luck.

[unixken]

To help get you into the ball park, you might start by reviewing Glen and Jamie's awesome "1 Kilt 10 Looks : A Visual Guide to Formality in Highland Attire" thread. This will help you narrow down a level of formality you are looking for, and will point you down the right path. If you can then tell us which level you've chosen, from those demonstrated in that thread, others can then chime in with other suggestions or refinements. Hope that helps!

[ratspike]

Speaking as someone who is more of a "kilts are awesome" guy rather than a traditional kilt wearer, but who has been to nearly 300 weddings, I think a vest with a nice shirt and tie is an outstanding choice. It's a look that jives really nicely with an outdoor wedding, which in my experience do tend to lean a little more towards the informal. Plus I think it just looks snappy.

[McMurdo]

First off I have to agree with Jock. I would also like to thank unixken for pointing out the 10 looks thread that Jamie and I did so long ago. I went through the thread again just now and notice that neither of us wore a waistcoat without a jacket. I think that comes down to personal preference rather than a waistcoat on its own being wrong. I would say if you were against the jacket completely then wearing the waistcoat alone would be the next best option. I also think being a bigger guy does not matter at all.

[Highlander31]

Congratulation on your upcoming nuptials.

Jock and McMurdo have given sound advice, and pretty much covered everything I might say.

Btw, welcome to the forum.