by Sophia McBroom
(California/Oregon border, USA)
Both my husband and I have always had a special fondness for our Scottish heritage even though we can also claim German, Native American and others between the two of us. We are a musical family and tried to instill a love of many types of music in our six children but seemed to more often than now choose great Celtic music to listen to. My husband being a fiddler himself, we have worn out several records and cassettes of Scottish fiddlers.
When the first of our five sons chose a bride, he fell for a lovely Mexican American girl who happened to be an English major with a powerful draw to all legends and stories of a Celtic nature. Neither her family or ours had money for lavish weddings but knowing she had a bride's dream and desire for a Celtic flair to her special day I set out to see if there was any way possible for kilts at the wedding reception. I was pretty discouraged and disappointed but not surprised to find that good woolen kilts were way out of our budget.
Once and a while in our lives things just fall into place in the sweetest ways though. I have a friend who can sew anything and pretty much has as a hobby. She quickly volunteered to make the groom and his best man brother kilts. I found her a kilt pattern at the local department store in the costume patterns. Maybe it isn't quite the whole nine yards but it is fairly generous with the wool and if complicated makes the quilt. . . my seamstress friend says a Man's suit coat is a piece of cake compared to a kilt to sew. I had spent many sleepless nights wondering what to do for tartan as I had heard that it was a no no to wear the "wrong" one and didn't want to offend anyone. Silly considering the bride's family are Mexican and don't give a hoot and we live in such a tiny rural town no one had likely seen or heard of kilt etiquette. I called a famous North American woolen outlet place and they had just the right amount of Blackwatch on clearance. I figured I couldn't go wrong with that and my son had even said a green and navy plaid would be his choice. Providence and my seamstress smiled on us again when the oldest of my sons who is very bashful hinted that he would also like to wear a kilt. My friend said yes and material from an online fabric place showed up at a price we could afford.
Prince Charlie Jackets were out of the question and as the reception was outdoors in August we wished for something cooler and less formal anyway. Did you know that you can
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