Newbie Groom to be needs advice

**themightyjuice** · 27th January 10, 02:19 PM

Hi guys, newbie to the forum, allow me to take this chance to say hello all

Im toying with the idea of wearing lace up boots with my kilt outfit but not too sure if it would be frowned upon, not really a fan of the brouges. My fiance thinks i should go for it and makes the point of "It's your wedding day, don't worry about what people will say about the boots"

Suppose im just looking for some advice from the guys in the know

Regards

Lee

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 27th January 10, 08:39 PM

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**M. A. C. Newsome** · 28th January 10, 05:23 AM

If you don't like the ghillie brouges (and many don't, so you are not alone), why not simply wear another style of black dress shoe? Generally, whatever you would wear with a tuxedo or a dark suit will be appropriate.

I personally don't think boots would be appropriate for a wedding. For walking about the Highland Games, or going for a Pub Crawl, sure. But boots would tend to make the outfit a very casual affair, and unless you are going for an uber-casual wedding, my vote would be no.

**Kiltman** · 31st January 10, 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

If you don't like the ghillie brouges (and many don't, so you are not alone), why not simply wear another style of black dress shoe? Generally, whatever you would wear with a tuxedo or a dark suit will be appropriate. I personally don't think boots would be appropriate for a wedding. For walking about the Highland Games, or going for a Pub Crawl, sure. But boots would tend to make the outfit a very casual affair, and unless you are going for an uber-casual wedding, my vote would be no.

Dido. Too informal if you wear boots.

**jordanjm** · 31st January 10, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

If you don't like the ghillie brouges (and many don't, so you are not alone), why not simply wear another style of black dress shoe? Generally, whatever you would wear with a tuxedo or a dark suit will be appropriate.

I personally don't think boots would be appropriate for a wedding. For walking about the Highland Games, or going for a Pub Crawl, sure. But boots would tend to make the outfit a very casual affair, and unless you are going for an uber-casual wedding, my vote would be no.

I agree with the above.

**wildrover** · 4th February 10, 02:37 PM

You can always wear your standard black dress shoes with some diced hose, and it'll look great. There's a photo around here (or maybe at one of the piping forums) of a few guys dressed exactly like that, among others with the long, wrapped lace style, also buckles, etc...

Let your bride be the one with the lace-up boots

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**creagdhubh** · 8th February 10, 02:10 PM

If you are wearing Highland attire for your wedding, and if you plan to wear diced or argyll hose, which are recommended for evening or formal wear, then I would recommend purchasing a pair of buckle brogues in patent leather. They are extremely traditional, as they date back to their use with the Highland Regiments, and they are still used by the Royal Regiment today. I shall attach a photo in my next post.

**PEEDYC** · 28th January 10, 05:30 AM

I agree with MAC Newsome. Too casual.

**Tobus** · 28th January 10, 06:18 AM

I agree with Matt as well. If you don't like the brogues (either ghillie brogues or just plain old brogues), any black dress shoe will look just as nice. Boots with a kilt have their place, but would just look wrong for the level of formality in a wedding.

I'd go with diced hose and buckle brogues, but that's just me!