Englishman marrying a scottish girl!

[BEEDEE]

There are a number of 'universal' tartans but you might also want to look and see if there is an English district tartan that you like. Start with http://district-tartans.com/ and look at all the 'Other British' options.

Brian

[Kiltman]

With her family's permission it would be very appropriate to wear here tartan. Although I have three Scottish clan lines I also wear my wife's tartan as a way of showing respect for her and her clan.

[Dixiecat]

For something unique, you could get married in the regular attire (tux, suit or whatever), but immediately following the ceremony change into the kilt of your wife's family to symbolize your becoming part of it.

[Friday]

For something unique, you could get married in the regular attire (tux, suit or whatever), but immediately following the ceremony change into the kilt of your wife's family to symbolize your becoming part of it.

A variation on Dixicat's idea would be to wear a Stillwater Black "Shadow Tartan" to be married in and between the ceremony and the picture slip in to a room and change into the tartan of your new family.

And as before coordinate with her family.

I think it might be interesting to get her permission (its the brides affair) to be married in the Black Shadow Tartan, but say nothing about changing to her family tartan afterward. As you leave the ceremony on the way to the receiving line, tell her you have to stop at the men's room. Do a quick change and see how long until she recognizes that you have changed kilts.

Yes I am an evil demented man.

[Downix]

If it makes you feel better, when my younger sister gets married next year (the groom is hispanic) we're discussing having him wear a Meredith tartan as that is her favorite. (Her mother is a Meredith)

[Philip S. Tibbetts]

I would always recommend that for such an occasion you pick a tartan that is meaningful to you (especially if you decide to buy rather than rent - which I think would be a good idea for a practical black tie option and as a sentimental keep sake).

If you were to do this then obviously the families tartan is a good option. I must admit I am rather fond of district tartans. You may be interest to know that Yorkshire has a tartan courtesy of its county cricket club:

http://www.tartans.scotland.net/tart...an_id=2101.htm
and another called the spirit of Yorkshire:

http://www.tartans.scotland.net/tart...an_id=8700.htm

Or maybe another of these district tartans may be suitable
Northumbrian (only one county away! & a very old design )

http://www.northumberlandtartan.co.uk/
St George tartan

http://www.internationaltartans.co.uk/national/england/
British - various one like Royal Stewart etc
European Union

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/CChalmers/

The other option (time permitting) is to design your own tartan, which is a very sentimentally rewarding experience & would be a strong gesture to your girlfriends family and would be a great legacy to either your family or district.

[Ayin McFye]

I European Union

Please tell me this picture is turned slightly to the side. From what I know (which isn't much) tartans are NOT supposed to be diagonal. How would you pleat this if it was diagonal?

[Friday]

Please tell me this picture is turned slightly to the side. From what I know (which isn't much) tartans are NOT supposed to be diagonal. How would you pleat this if it was diagonal?

That picture is not slanted . . . what bar keep? no, no more single malt I'm driving.

[O'Callaghan]

According to the 'Tartan Ferret', there is a Jackson tartan designed by one Brian Wilson with copyright assigned to a Michael Jackson, dating all the way back to 2004. It has a purple background with blue, white, green and yellow in it. As to whether you can actually get some of this fabric, it's hard to say.

However, it also says that as a Jackson you can wear the district tartan for Glasgow, which might be somewhat easier to find. It's red, green and purple. Bear in mnd, though, that unless you really are descended from someone who came from Glasgow it's a slightly dubious connection.

[Philip S. Tibbetts]

That picture is not slanted . . . what bar keep? no, no more single malt I'm driving.

Lol!

However yes that picture was slightly askew but it was the first photo I could find. Sorry for making anyone think that they were drunk & in control of a keyboard - bad things can happen.

Here's a slightly better picture


and there's another similar one simply called Europe


Here's also a better picture of the St George (English) tartan


You may be able to tell but I'm rather a fan of district tartans