For what it's worth, I just got married and went thru some of the same choices. What I ended up wearing was a 16oz. hand sewn 8 yard kilt and I wouldn't have had it any other way. It's actually 8.5 according to my kiltmaker, and therein lies the difference. Before this kilt I owned a number of kilts that I enjoyed, but nothing compares to the craftsmanship and detail of a hand made kilt. I would wear this kilt every day if I didn't feel bad for not wearing all my other kilts. Now budget is the other piece of the wedding, oh do I know that . So if I couldn't have gotten a hand sewn within my budget, I would have called Josh at SHO. I ordered a fair few items from Scotweb and they are a solid dealer, but the aforementioned points about extra costs are very true. I also found the wedding to be a great opportunity to let my Dad and Best Man, who were curious about wearing kilts to do so, with a wee nudge . Congratulations and Best of Luck!!!

Cheers,

Joshua C. McIntosh