Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
This is of course just my opinion, but hiking boots are not appropriate at a wedding with any outfit, especially a kilt. I do realise that social dress protocols have changed over the years, trending toward the casual/comfortable end of the spectrum...

A dressy ankle boot with hard soles, shined and well presented...with a tweed jacket and waistcoat, standard day dress, could work for a non-wedding-party guest.
Sound advice.

You're in Texas so I'm sure you see cowboy boots at weddings, funerals, and other functions where elsewhere the men would be wearing dress shoes. So the location, the culture has a part to play as well. (Certainly a Texan wearing a Western suit and nice boots is every bit as dressy as a man in ordinary suit and dress shoes.)

As I've mentioned, here in Southern California the unspoken dress codes allow probably a greater range of acceptable outfits than elsewhere. At any wedding funeral etc there will be men in Aloha shirts with white cotton slacks and zorries, men in the ubiquitous Hollywood outfit of jeans, plain black t-shirt, and sportcoat, and so forth while most men will be in suits or "business casual".