Kilts - does the carpet match the drapes?

Haha, I joke that my OH is wearing a different coloured tie and waistcoat so I know which one I'm marrying!

I don't have any personal experience with this. However, I think if the groom doesn't have a family tartan then find him one with hints of pale blue through it and then let the groomsmen wear their own. I personally love the idea of them wearing their own family tartan and they could still match by wearing the same shirt, jacket and tie?

I see your point about it being the same cost though.

Sorry I'm not of more help!

If your OH is scottish perhaps he can choose a tartan from a historic family clan?

My OH is wearing his clan tartan. He's having a best woman and no groomsmen so the tying it all in doesn't apply.

I think blue ties may or may not look odd depending on the tartans his groomsmen are wearing - I do think they should wear their own tartans if they have them. Perhaps the simplest way of identifying them as part of the bridal party is by special buttonholes? Don't allow the colour matching obsession to take over - it really isn't that important.

Lol, me and my chap had a little disagreement over this! When I purchased my daughters gold bridesmaid dress I asked him if he would be happy to wear a cravat/tie to match, but he insisted he had to wear something that matched his family's tartan (he suggested green). We have navy blues and golds, so a green cravat seems odd to me, despite it matching the colours in his kilt. He has purpley/dark blues in his tartan too, so I'd prefer a navy cravat (at least then it blends in with our navy/gold colour scheme!)

I'm just leaving him to it as he's a stubborn so and so.

Thanks guys, this is helpful. I have peeked at the real weddings on here and a lot of kilt-men wear black bow ties. That's nice as an option, but think it could get a bit dark. It's a summer wedding after all.

Alas he is not affiliated with any clan as such. I think his grandmother was a Campbell, though. Unfortunately we are limited by Slaters options! Kilt hire in England is limited. One salesman even suggested to us that Scotland was not part of the UK, and so we would have to pay to get the kilt shipped in!!

My OH has a green tartan kilt which does not go in the slightest with my burgundy colour scheme. However, I think making sure the groom stands out is important, as we are encouraging all the men to wear their clan tartans or something different to show a union of different clans in the wedding.

Dont worry about tying it in with your colour scheme, it is one of these relatively minor squibbles you will realise doesnt make a difference after the wedding!!!!

We picked a colour from the tartan for the tie colour. The groom and best man are going for their family tartan which has the same colour blue in it then the ushers (English) are going to wear the same shade of blue for their tie.

OH is going to wear anything different, which I know is a bit odd but he didn't want to be different and I kind of assume after the wedding they will have worked out who the groom is.

If kilts are the same price as no kilts you could always go for the flower of Scotland kilt, it is a nice light blue and isn't tied to a particular family.

Alternatively maybe just go for the same colour as your bridesmaid/ theme colour so they all match something! I don't know if any of them have a similar colour in the tartans that you could match?