fly plaid and military uniform

[Father Bill]

I, for one, don't really see a problem-- the OP asked about wearing a fly plaid and medals (on his Prince Charlie coatee) to his grand daughters wedding. Generally, it's the custom that only the groom wears a fly plaid; the wearing of medals with civilian attire is another matter, and two things bear on this discussion. The first is that, generally speaking, social custom in the USA dictates that medals are only worn to weddings by active duty military personnel in uniform. The second, which applies mostly to the USA, is the wearing (or more accurately the placement) of medals on civilian Highland attire. One camp suggests following the service regulations of one's respective branch of the military, the other advocates following the customs of how civilian Highland attire should be worn. It's all really much of a muchness which really boils down to how much weight one wishes to attach to social etiquette and cultural custom. That's hardly a problem in my book.

Well said. I was referring to the mixing of American and Highland traditions as a source of a small but resolveable conflict.