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19th January 08, 09:18 AM
#1
Belted Plaid?
from the Old Dominion State!
I wore a belted plaid (Great Kilt) in our wedding. The plaid will be much less expensive than a tailored kilt. My groomsmen whom I called my chosen men help wrap me up on the wedding day. It was a blast! A thought for you.
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19th January 08, 09:08 AM
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Good Lord Erik,
Its YOUR wedding too. Should not the groom invest as much in his attire as the bride? Don't want it to look as if the elegant princess is marrying a pauper.
Choose your tartan, then hook up with Barb Tewksbury or Kathy Lare. They'll find your cloth for you and hand sew you a kilt you'll treasure all your life and pass on to your sons and grandsons. You'll stand tall. Most importantly you'll have a personal relationship with your kiltmaker that will tailor the kilt for you alone. And, the kiltmaker will know your wedding date and meet it.
Great fears about trusting the word of a company that has kilts made by anonymous kiltmakers to meet your wedding date. Too many tales of horror about that on this forum.
If you really are too poor to have a hand sewn kilt made up then USA Kilts semi-traditional is an option. You can trust Rocky to sew up a fine PV kilt for you.
But hey, if your wedding isn't the time to go top of the line - nothing else is.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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19th January 08, 12:05 PM
#3
 Originally Posted by Riverkilt
But hey, if your wedding isn't the time to go top of the line - nothing else is.
Let's see? What other times would be right to go top of the line - and wear a kilt??
Funeral Divorce - Bar mitzvah Confirmation Promotion De-motion Vacation Monday Trip to grocery mowing the grass changing the oil Tuesday Target practice Computer repair Watching TV - Friday Dentist appointment Grange meeting Job interview - Baking cookies Sunday Dancing - Voting Sgian Dubh making Making coffee Writing a book Thursday Birthday dinner Holiday celebration Wednesday Fishing Doctors appointment New car shopping - Picnic Tax preparation Book binding Taking out the trash Playing golf - Saturday Scouting new locations Boating Football game PTA meeting Visiting a sick friend Making change Paying bills January Breathing etc etc etc
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19th January 08, 09:22 AM
#4
Welcome. Um... Ya, what RiverKilt said, and I don't know anything else.
I tried to ask my inner curmudgeon before posting, but he sprayed me with the garden hose
Yes, I have squirrels in my brain
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19th January 08, 09:51 AM
#5
Riverkilt is right that there's nothing like a handsewn wool kilt. Unfortunately, young Erikm said he's on a budget. Unless that budget includes $500 or more for the kilt, let alone everything else he needs, that's just not the answer.
I paid more for my wedding outfit than my wife paid for hers.
Virtus Ad Aethera Tendit
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19th January 08, 09:59 AM
#6
Pretty much a personal choice. Sad sometimes that budgets limit such an event.
If the means are there, one will never regret doing it the way they envision.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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19th January 08, 11:00 AM
#7
Choose your tartan, then hook up with Barb Tewksbury or Kathy Lare. They'll find your cloth for you and hand sew you a kilt you'll treasure all your life and pass on to your sons and grandsons. You'll stand tall. Most importantly you'll have a personal relationship with your kiltmaker that will tailor the kilt for you alone. And, the kiltmaker will know your wedding date and meet it.
Matt Newsome should really be included in this statement. Matt provides excellent customer service, a personal relationship with his customers, and a quality hierloom garment.
T.
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19th January 08, 11:06 AM
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Sorry Todd,
Didn't mean to slight Matt, was supplementing Coemgen, who mentioned Matt, but said he had forgotten others. Shoulda been more clear like, less muddled....Just wanted to be sure Barb and Kathy were on the list.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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19th January 08, 11:33 AM
#9
Welcome, and pick the one you like better for whatever reason suits your fancy.
Be happy ,and congratulations!
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19th January 08, 11:50 AM
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You know, now that I think about it, I hope the way opens for you to get exactly the tartan you want in a high quality wool that will please you, and made by an expert kilt maker. It could happen, and good luck.
I tried to ask my inner curmudgeon before posting, but he sprayed me with the garden hose
Yes, I have squirrels in my brain
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