Wedding Kilts

[crboltz]

Some good news, we discovered that my best man's family does have a tartan, the bad news is my best man says he wouldn't be caught dead in it. (I haven't seen the tartan, but seeing my best mans wardrobe, I shutter to think what is so ugly he wouldn't be seen in it -- JUST KIDDING) We are now leaning to putting the grooms in my finencee's tartan, and the best men in my partner's best man's tartan --- and the ring boys? I don't know yet, one does not have a family tartan (to quote his mother, "I don't think there are scottish jews, chris", his dad actually did some research and came back with "no family tartan that I can find"), and the other is my partners best man's son -- so maybe we will dress the little one's to match the best men.

On the up side I just sewed my first kilt that wasn't a solid color, on the down side, I don't want to do it again -- boy do kilt paterns get more complicated when you have to take the set into account. I got off about an inch and didn't notice until I sewed in the waist, luckily I was smart enough to place the most obvious evidence of messing up on the under apron, but the right hip isn't as nice as I'd like. I also learned -- Flannel, warm, comphy, not fun to sew (but it was on sale so it make a good thing to experiment with!)

Cheers all,
And Thanks again
Chris

[Panache]

... the bad news is my best man says he wouldn't be caught dead in it. (I haven't seen the tartan, but seeing my best mans wardrobe, I shutter to think what is so ugly he wouldn't be seen in it...

Tell your best man a hearty hello from someone who married into his clan, which I assume must be Mcleod of Lewis ...

Cheers

[David Dalglish]

I think everyone should wear their own tartan, if availible, otherwise it gets too confusing. Congratulations on the up coming wedding

[Chef]

Congradulations first.

As a Scottish event planner I have dealt with this problem many times, and even a couple of times with same-sex marriages. My suggestion is this, it is not as important for the look of the wedding that everyone be in the same tartan, however they should be in the same accesories (i.e. thsame jacket, sporran etc,). This lets different families be represented and still provides the conformity that should be present in a wedding party. If you wish however it is acceptable to have the parties in the same tartan as their respective groom.

I don't think you and your partner should be in the same tartan. The two families should be represented. When we have a bride in a dress and a man in a kilt and both have tartans for the family we will have a "Changing of the Tartan" as she comes from her family to his. Tougher to do with a kilt.

You can go with distric or other organisational tartans if someone doesn't have there own.

There are many ways this can be solved but again I will emphasize that the jackets etc, should be the same just as with a tux the grooms party wouldn't wear different ones.

PM me if I can be of any help.