Kilts

daisiegg

Does anyone else have a Scottish element to their wedding?

I'm half Scottish on my dad's side and I would love my male relatives to wear kilts.

My OH won't be wearing one (he quite wants to but he's not allowed!) but my dad probably will and maybe my brother.

I'd love if as many of my male relatives as possible wore them, particularly as we're having a ceilidh for our reception. But my mum says it's not customary to wear them unless you're asked to? Something about not upstaging the wedding party?

Anyone got any idea if this is the case?

Totally unsure if this is true or not but to be on the safe side I might put something about it on the invitations...I wasn't going to say anything about a dress code but I might put something about kilts being welcome!

stir_crazy

Where I'm from, its customary for any of the male guests to wear kilts, in fact, a man wearing a suit would stand out. Its never mentioned on the invites.

daisiegg

stir_crazy wrote: »

Where I'm from, its customary for any of the male guests to wear kilts, in fact, a man wearing a suit would stand out. Its never mentioned on the invites.

Thanks! Maybe because it's an English wedding in England? Come to think of it none of my dad's relatives (including my dad) wore kilts to his wedding. I think he didn't wear one because he couldn't afford one but other relatives must have owned them, but didn't wear them. Hmmmm...

Bride2be24

At mine and my hubbys wedding last year my hubbys uncle wore a kilt, he isnt from Scotland but has lived there for about 16 years so he wanted to wear one. He was the only person at our wedding to wear a kilt x

ellay864

I had 2 Scottish male friends at my wedding as guests, one delivered a reading. I really wanted them to wear their kilts and assumed they would. The friend who did the reading told me he probably wouldn't but I assured him the other would so he agreed to...then the other didn't as he thought he'd be the only kilted one there!
I love kilts and was quite disappointed, if I was in your position even if I didn't put it in invites I'd certainly drop lots of not-too-subtle hints to the men in question!

JimmyTheWig

My BIL got married in a kilt.
He's worn a suit to every other wedding that I've been aware of apart from one which was "black tie" so he thought it was appropriate.

We're in England.

So from that I'd say that unless you make it clear (on invite or in person) then those with kilts probably won't wear them.

Why is your H2B not allowed?

daisiegg

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

My BIL got married in a kilt.
He's worn a suit to every other wedding that I've been aware of apart from one which was "black tie" so he thought it was appropriate.

We're in England.

So from that I'd say that unless you make it clear (on invite or in person) then those with kilts probably won't wear them.

Why is your H2B not allowed?

Because he's a sassenach! lol. Although actually there is a tartan for his name. Nah, I think he likes the idea of wearing one but also thinks his friends and family would think it was strange - as he is English and to all appearances so am I, unless you'd been specifically told I'm half Scottish you wouldn't know.

daisiegg

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

My BIL got married in a kilt.
He's worn a suit to every other wedding that I've been aware of apart from one which was "black tie" so he thought it was appropriate.

We're in England.

So from that I'd say that unless you make it clear (on invite or in person) then those with kilts probably won't wear them.

I think this is probably what my mum was getting at...the kilt is the equivalent to a tux so unless you've been told to wear black tie you might not wear it. So I'll have to spread the word that I want kilts galore!

faerie~spangles

daisiegg wrote: »

Does anyone else have a Scottish element to their wedding?

I'm half Scottish on my dad's side and I would love my male relatives to wear kilts.

My OH won't be wearing one (he quite wants to but he's not allowed!) but my dad probably will and maybe my brother.

I'd love if as many of my male relatives as possible wore them, particularly as we're having a ceilidh for our reception. But my mum says it's not customary to wear them unless you're asked to? Something about not upstaging the wedding party?

Anyone got any idea if this is the case?

Totally unsure if this is true or not but to be on the safe side I might put something about it on the invitations...I wasn't going to say anything about a dress code but I might put something about kilts being welcome!

Have you forgotten it is his wedding too?

All the men I know wear kilts to weddings:)

daisiegg

faerie~spangles wrote: »

Have you forgotten it is his wedding too?

All the men I know wear kilts to weddings:)

All the English men?

I don't mean he's 'not allowed' by me...

wifeforlife

My OH, Bestman, and Groomsman are wearing kilts. We're all Irish, although my OH has Scottish ancestry and wants to do something different. He wears suits to work so doesnt want to wear a suit on his wedding day.

At first I didn't want him to wear it, as I thought it would be stupid not being Scottish, but I cant wait now for it!

Cate