Even in the Hebrides

[Nathan]

Yes it was about that time when the kilt began to be worn more generally for weddings in Scotland and I suppose in consequence, new thinking on what might be worn on the "big day" arrived. I cannot say that the thinking in general was based on fact and was led more by what the hire companies dictated than anything else and with little regard of the traditional. Still there we go.

That had crossed my mind, but I did note that not all the tuxedo shirts matched and that they weren't all wearing the same kilt, two tell-tale signs of rental rigs. There is also a fair diversity among the sporrans. Maybe I'll send him a note on fb and ask if they hired their kit or owned it.

Either way, this is a family of Gaelic speakers who are from the Highlands and Islands and who are connected to the traditional music scene. I think it would be safe to say that they had exposure to how the kilt is worn is Scotland.

Unless there's a particular kilting aesthetic that is peculiar to a certain class or demographic of landed gentry and estate owners that the common rabble just doesn't understand...