I'm not Scottish, kin I wear a kilt at me wedding?

Along with my shit kikkers and goat roper hat, of course.

No, not Scottish, but I can drink a lot. And I like the feel of the wind on my nads.
;j

(yeah, just been watching So I Married An Axe Murderer…)

Sure! You can wear whatever you want! (but why WOULD ya?)

Kilts be cool lass, especially with a dress Claymore. :wink:

Jim

You can wear what you want, so long as you don’t try to use a fake scottish accent. Unless you’re getting married at a Renaissance Faire, then it’s okay. (geek!)

Are you Irish? Irish wore kilts too, only their tartans were based on counties, rather than clans.

Erm. There’s a tax. Yeah. That’s right. A tax, see. A Scottish tax. On kilts. You can do it through me, though. I’ll get you the best rate cos I’m Scottish. Yeah. That’s right. The best rate. It’s… how much do you have on you right now?

Yes, wear a kilt if you want. But research your tartans - there’s plenty of them, there’s probably one for your name, or for your mother’s maiden name (the easiest second-option).

There’s nothing about the kilt that would prevent a non-Scot from wearing one. As GorillaMan said, though, look at the tartans. It would be highly offensive to a Scot to find a non-Scot wearing his clan’s tartan. There are certain tartans, however, that are okay for anyone to wear. Any kiltmaker can fill you in on those.

And, by the way, don’t wear a goat-roper hat with anything (especially a kilt). Goat-roping is a girl’s sport. Not that guys don’t rope goats (I’ve had to rope a few of mine to catch them when they escaped), but we just don’t brag about it.

NoClueBoy I have a good book on Scottish Tartans, if you supply the info I will attempt to find the most suitable for you.

Jim

Shoulda a white guy who’s ‘down wit it’ call someone else “nigga”?

He certainly could - ultimately it’s his call.

If you are happy and comfortable, go for it - but don’t expect the locals to sign up.

I’ve heard the whole tartan thing is just a load of bollocks (and not the ones you want to feel the wind on). That came about centuries after it’s supposed historical roots.

That said if you want to wear a dress to you wedding go ahead, no need to make up fancy excuses :smiley: . But if you call it a kilt you’ll have to eat haggis at the wedding supper.

It’s only fair.

If you are not Scots, you are required to wear a matching veil.

Might I suggest a UtiliKilt?

You have to hold a membership card. Else the kilt-police will come after you, rapelling commando out of black helicopters.

I too came in here to suggest the utilikilt.

They have a booth at the Highland Festival every year, and I have seen some of them in dressier types of fabrics.

Are they wearing kilts? That would make for some interesting viewing when the helicopter’s propeller creates wind.

Mm. Men in kilts.

Just to avoid the usual joke. It is true that Scots traditionally didn’t wear underwear under the kilt. It’s NOT true that they went naked. The custom was to wear a shirt with a very long tail which was tucked up something like a breechclout. So those dudes who have their “wee willies a’ dangling in the breeze” are just being damn fools.

As long as you don’t do it to take the piss, this isn’t a fair comparison at all. It’s just inaccurate.

You can wear anything you please at your wedding providing it’s legal in that location. My friend wore a full suit of plate mail, despite the fact that he is not a medieval knight. Just be prepared for heckling if there are any real scots about.

Never tried wearing a kilt, but I have heard that they are actually damn hot to wear. Airing the betty swollocks probably helps prevent overheating.

Can you wear a kilt at your wedding? No law against it.
Will any “real” Scots present find it odd? Quite likely.
Is this a problem? That’s up to you.
Should I stop talking like this? Oh hell yeah.

Many people would prefer that their national costumes not be worn by people with no connection to the country (or region, or clan, or what have you). And this is true even though the costumes are often modern re-creations with varying degrees of guesswork and occasionally pure fantasy. Understand that if a Scot asked you why you wore a kilt at your wedding, if you had any Scottish ancestry perhaps, and you answered, “Not that I know of, I just think they look cool”, he or she might well consider that answer to have completely missed the point.

One of the dressier Utilikilts, or a kilt made of a tartan invented for the purpose, would be somewhat less odd.