Kilted attire for attending a Wedding

[Raphael]

I rather think that Hamish has done that.

He is the inspiration!

[McMurdo]

I have to say that Phil, Sandford and Jock are spot on with this, for a daytime wedding as a guest and lets face it most weddings are held during the day with the reception going into the wee hours, so for me something like this would work as a guest.

[pastorsteve]

As someone who performs many weddings my input is this - the kilt is not the issue here unless you are in the wedding party. Proper dress for the occassion is the issue. If it is a casual wedding - dress casual. If it's a dressy wedding the announcement should state so and direct your proper attire.

A wedding is never about the guests so don't be selfish or childish - it's not about you (the general you). If you show up at a dressy wedding with jeans and a sweatshirt you should be refused entry - just as at any proper gathering - proper attire is expected. Too many people have the notion that "I always wear jeans so I'm showing up in jeans simply because that's what I do". You can substitute kilts, moomoos, shorts or what ever you like in the preceeding sentence. Either wear the proper attire or don't go. Kilted is ( in my opinion) always acceptable unless you've been told/asked to wear something else. Pretty simple really. Wear the proper kilt and kilt kit at the appropriate time. Sweatpants are comfortable but I don't wear them all the time. As it states in Ecclesiastes 3:1
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. So with all - moderation.

Thanks for the great kilt information herein.

[Panache]

So following Stanford's advice...

Morning Wedding:



Afternoon Wedding:



Evening Wedding:



About right Sandford?

Cheers

Jamie

[fluter]

What I would love to wear at a friend's wedding this summer: A Pinstripe Kilt Suit!

And as a southerner, my choice for a summer wedding would be ... a seersucker kilt suit!

[Galician]

Jamie,

I notice that you wear a vest for the morning and afternoon weddings, but not the evening. I understand that to call for the most formal level of dress, but you look the most casual in that one. Am I misunderstanding?

[Panache]

Jamie,

I notice that you wear a vest for the morning and afternoon weddings, but not the evening. I understand that to call for the most formal level of dress, but you look the most casual in that one. Am I misunderstanding?

Galician,

I wasn't thinking that the waistcoat was that big of a factor (though the brown corduroy one is certainly less formal than the blue pinstripe one).

It was the type of jacket and color/style of the accessories I was focusing on.

The "morning" picture uses a brown cotton twill day wear and the most casual of the jackets. The "afternoon" picture uses a tweed Crail style jacket and black accessories. The "evening" outfit has a black braemar jacket, black accessories, and the fancy ghillie brogues.

Cheers

Jamie

[CDNSushi]

Man, this wedding stuff gets complicated in a hurry!

This is EXACTLY why my wife and I simply just eloped...

[Zardoz]

This is myself with the bride as a guest at my brother-inlaws daytime wedding.
Charcoal jacket and waistcoat, White shirt, Green tie, Irelands National tartan, can't see them but Green hose and Gold flashes.

If the same event had been at night I'd most likely have worn the same kit except I would go with Charcoal hose and Green flashes to 'formal' it up a bit.

[EagleJCS]

While I would NEVER do so myself, I have been to a couple of local weddings recently where some of the guests were in less-than-casual attire. (Shorts, tank tops and flip-flops for the young 'ladies'; droopy casual pants, tank tops and sneakers for the young men - more or less what they wear every day. Most of the older adults were more appropriately dressed in suits and skirts/dresses.)

There goes the idea of Southern gentility and wearing what's appropriate. Sorry Sandford. (I consider Louisville, KY as being a Southern city, even though we're on the extreme northern edge of what's considered "The South", although it's not the "Deep South").

Even at the wedding of one of my late uncles, there were some men who showed up in just their shirtsleeves (and this was back in the early '80's, when people were still a little more formal than today).

The last wedding I attended, I spoke to a couple of family members to get a feel for what was expected. I knew the couple wanted something kinda dressy and formal, so I wanted to know if my PC & kilt were OK, would they prefer a tux, or should I go more casual? I wouldn't have attended in anything less than a suit (it was an early evening wedding with reception following immediately). I wound up wearing my PC & kilt. Sorry, I don't have any pictures of me, but I'll see if I can get some soon.