My charming wife came home from work this evening with "something she needed me to get out of her car."

An early birthday present to me, just in time for the wedding: a charcoal Lochcarron Argyll jacket! Perfect, and problem solved. How did she know?

Jacket? Check. Kilt? Check. The black belt and understated but elegant plate in place of the waistcoat; black Alden wingtips; have yet to decide on shirt color but leaning toward white; coordinate the hose and tie, add the flashes and call it almost done.

I am thinking rather than either my red fox or calfskin dress sporrans, a Ferguson Britt Duin uasal might finish this off nicely:

http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/...al%20black.JPG

That and my cleverly disguised "converted sgian bottle open it."

A simple but elegant classiness over formality is the goal.