My Brothers Wedding

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had an interesting discussion with the bride yesterday where i found out she was very obsessed with her color scheme (ivory and claret) to the point she even asked a potential reception venue if they'd change their blue curtains to red so that it would match. she told me i could wear my stewart hunting kilt but would prefer if i wore my plain black kilt so as not to distract from the color scheme



so that's more or less the outfit she'd prefer but with darker reds, any thoughts?

In my experience, it's wise to do whatever the bride asks. If she says she "prefers" the black kilt, then wear the black kilt. If she says she prefers ruche ties, then wear a ruche tie (even if it pains you to do so). If she says she likes the pleats in front, then wear the kilt backwards.

In the end, it's her day, and I would consider myself lucky if my brother and future sister in law were considerate enough to think of my clothing preferences when planning a wedding.

When a bride is organizing her wedding with that level of detail and you are in the wedding party, do your best to conform to her wishes. I trust, however, that Cygnus is being facetious when he says to go as far as wearing the kilt backwards...

I was in a similar situation last year. A buddy of mine had a big, fat, Italian-American wedding and wanted me to be kilted amongst the other 7 groomsmen.

As I gathered the necessary kit, I consulted with my friend about what needed to be matched. I ended up wearing the same rented tuxedo shirt, bowtie, blue vest, and patent leather shoes as the other groomsmen. I wore neutral coloured hose and my lass made flashes with the same colour and pattern as the rented vest. For the jacket, my buddy was explicit about the lapel; it had to be notch and not shawl or peak. I wore a Braemar jacket, tartan kilt, and topped the whole thing off with my dad's vintage horsehair sporran.

When in doubt, ask the bride!