I was using the Web to explore old Scottish wedding traditions when I came across the electricscotland.com website. There is a lot of good stuff here but the section on Traditional Scottish Wedding included the following:

A gent's highland wedding outfit in its entirety consists of the following -

Bonnie Prince Charlie jacket and waistcoat, kilt, tartan flashes to match kilt, white hose, gillie brogues, kilt pin, sgian dubh, black belt with buckle, formal sporran with chain strap, wing collar shirt, black or coloured bow tie, and a piece of lucky heather on the lapel. He also has the option of wearing a fly plaid, which is anchored under the paulette on the shoulder of the jacket and secured by a large plaid brooch, (Cairngorm).

I emailed the webmaster to point out that this was not the most accurate, complete or useful description and he responded immediately by adding the following:

For a morning or day wedding, tweed Argyle jackets and day sporrans are appropriate. For a morning wedding, Scottish morning dress would also be appropriate - ie black Argyle jacket.

Encouraged, I then (foolishly) volunteered to provide some text that would be more complete and helpful. Help!! I have drafted the following but it would be much improved by the application of X Markers' combined wisdom. How can I make this clearer or more helpful without making is much longer. Are there any really important things I have missed or unimportant things I should leave out?

A gent's highland wedding outfit consists of the following -
For a day-time wedding: kilt (usually made from eight yards of tartan wool) with kilt pin, tweed Argyll (or similar Crail or Braemar) jacket with antler buttons and matching five-button waistcoat or kilt belt in brown or black leather (but don’t wear a belt with a waistcoat), brown or black leather sporran and brogues, kilt hose to pick up one of the colours in the kilt or jacket (avoid hire-shop white hose unless you are a piper!) and garter flashes to pick up another of the colours, turn-down collar shirt (usually white) and tie (usually silver).

For a morning wedding with a more formal look (where Anglo-Saxons would wear morning dress): kilt with kilt pin, black Argyll jacket with silver buttons and matching five-button waistcoat or black leather kilt belt with silver buckle plate (but, again, don’t wear a belt and a waistcoat together), black brogues, sporran with fur front or silver cantle, kilt hose to pick up one of the colours in the kilt or jacket (again, avoid hire-shop white hose unless you are a piper!) and garter flashes to pick up another of the colours, white wing-collar or turn-down collar shirt and tie or cravat (usually silver or cream).

For a late afternoon or evening wedding or when the celebrations will go on into the evening (where Anglo-Saxons would wear a dinner suite or tuxedo): kilt with kilt pin, Prince Charlie jacket (usually black) with silver buttons and matching three button waistcoat (or one of the highland doublets such as the Regulation, Kenmore, Sheriffmuir or Montrose – the last three generally worn with a lace jabot or highland cravat) , full dress sporran with fur front and silver cantle, kilt hose to pick up one of the colours in the kilt or jacket, or tartan or diced hose that match the kilt and garter flashes to pick up one of the colours, white wing-collar or turn-down collar shirt and black bow tie.

Although rarely worn in Scotland any more, formal evening dress could include a fly plaid, which passes under the epaulette on the left shoulder and is secured to the jacket or doublet by a large plaid brooch. Dirks are rarely worn and are inappropriate for a church wedding (where weapons should not be carried). However, a sgian dubh (or a safety one without a blade) is often worn in the top of the hose (more a utility knife than a real weapon but make sure it is legal in the country or state where you will be married!). A couple of things to avoid are kilts that are too low and hose that are too high. If they meet, you’ve got it wrong! The top of the kilt should be at or slightly above your belly button and the bottom at or slightly above the middle of your knees. Hose should be a couple of inches below where your knee bends. Apart from laws about carrying of knives, there are no rules about Scottish highland dress but there are traditions and conventions. These should not dictate what you wear or prevent you from being creative and a wee bit different but knowing the form should help you look your best on your wedding day.

Thanks in anticipation ...