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Frock coat
If you want to mark your wedding by wearing something really different from the norm, this is a popular choice, and it’s available in many colours and fabric designs. Usually made in beautiful brocades (or plain velvets), frock coats look great paired with a pair of plain black trousers and they’re worn with a winged-collar shirt and a traditionally tied cravat called an Ascot. Don't worry; you won't necessarily look like Laurence Llewellyn Bowen. But if that’s the look you're going for, we suggest teaming it with an open-necked shirt and ruffled sleeves. And pre-warn the Vicar.
Uniforms
Many grooms in the armed forces choose to be married wearing their regimental uniform. These are not only ceremonial but are also well-suited to the traditions of a wedding. The traditional uniform for weddings is the Blues uniform: a blue jacket with a high collar, adorned with five brass buttons down the front with two on each cuff for officers. The jacket is teamed with matching blue trousers with a red stripe down the outside of each leg. No shirt is worn but the uniform is accessorised with a white belt and gloves. Military uniform can be worn by all groomsmen who are members of the armed services.
Highland flings
The most well known of kilt styles is the Highland morning or evening dress which is the traditional outfit for Scottish grooms, both of which are acceptable for a day wedding.
With an enormous range of tartans to choose from, a kilt should be worn with a Bonnie
Prince Charlie jacket or doublet, a sporran, laced brogues, socks, jabot (frilly tie), cuff and skean dhu (a small dagger carried in your sock). The skean dhu is worn in the stocking on your right leg if you are right-handed, and vice versa. But beware! Tradition says that if you draw a skean dhu you should always draw blood -- even if it’s your own.
A smart suit (aka lounge suit, day suit)
The important thing at any event, and especially at your wedding, is to feel at ease. If formal dressing makes you feel uncomfortable, then lounge suits are a good alternative. It’s definitely a sharp and sophisticated choice and, while most associated with register office weddings, is fine for religious weddings as well. Should you (or the bride) be keen on creating a co-ordinated look, you can mix it with any shirt and tie, which can easily be matched or contrasted with the wedding colour theme.
If you’re worried about the expense, just remember that this is a great excuse to buy a really nice Armani or Boss number, or even a Savile Row bespoke whistle. Should she balk at the added expense, point out that you’ll get a lot more wear out of it than that white lace confection she's upping the mortgage payments to buy.
The choice of shoes is very personal, although the rule would be not to wear brown shoes with black trousers and vice versa. A good fitting pair of leather shoes is your best choice, regardless of how comfortable your old Pumas are.
Personal touches
Even if you're not having a wedding ceremony traditional to your own culture or religion, you can still wear either the full traditional outfit or just take various aspects of it to personalise a more formal, Anglicized outfit.
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