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    I don't know what the level of dress is for your upcoming nuptials, but unless the girls are in overalls, I would avoid the boots. (Of course, it's you wedding, so we always add the caveat, do as you please.)

    But since you asked, I would recommend plain black oxfords or even loafers, depending on the level of dress. You can buy cheap shoes for 20 bucks to wear once and toss if you don't own a pair of real shoes and don't plan to wear them again. But--assuming that the girls will be all dressed up--you will look best in black shoes. REal shoes, not running shoes.

    But then I only wear boots with a kilt if I am outside in ultra casual pursuits, such as hiking. And even then I wear proper kilt hose and flashes. I don't care for that ulta cool, chic high-boots-with-pushed-down-socks look.

    Assuming that you are much younger than me, I imagine that you think me an old f@rt! You are correct. But appropriate dress is actually pretty timeless, and we don't want you looking at your wedding photos in 30 years with your grandchildren saying, "What on earth was I thinking?" In 30 years, no one will notice the black shoes.
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    Most kilted weddings on Scotland tend to be over rather than under dressed: in black Argyll jackets and waistcoats with silver buttons and black brogues, or black PCs and black brogues. However, a few weddings opt for day wear: tweed jackets and waistcoats with brown or black day sporrans and brogues. If my memory serves me well, I think Princess Ann's second wedding adopted this dress code. Occasionally I have seen people in Jacobite shirts and potains (is that how you spell it?). This is about as informal as a Scottish kilted wedding gets. I know of only one wedding that really went for kilts and boots. Friends of my son (in their late 20s or early 30s) who are climbers were married on a Scottish hillside. Whatever you wear, have a great day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thescot View Post
    But appropriate dress is actually pretty timeless, and we don't want you looking at your wedding photos in 30 years with your grandchildren saying, "What on earth was I thinking?" In 30 years, no one will notice the black shoes.
    Good advice!
    My two cents? I wear boots with my kilts on occasion, but for my wedding(s), I wore dress black shoes.
    "Touch not the cat bot a glove."

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    Welcome from Michigan

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