Funeral attire
Discussion
My best mate has some specific instructions....
The funeral notice will include no flowers and donations to the Dog's Trust. II want it to also read, "Wear Blsck, have some f
king respect." Just because most of my friends would assume it would be no dress code it will amuse and slightly inconvenience them.
My best mate is also instructed to address the mourners in the church with something like:
"You were probably coming here today to celebrate your friend's life. Well you're not here to do that, you are here to mourn, to wail, to cry and grieve because he's dead and he ain't coming back."
I want a proper vicar, and black Jags, one for me and a couple for family and other hangers on.
And after all the crying praying incense and single bell tolling, I want all present to enjoy a bloody good party with chsmpers and seafood. Maybe even a band. Chas N' Dave would be good.
The funeral notice will include no flowers and donations to the Dog's Trust. II want it to also read, "Wear Blsck, have some f
king respect." Just because most of my friends would assume it would be no dress code it will amuse and slightly inconvenience them.My best mate is also instructed to address the mourners in the church with something like:
"You were probably coming here today to celebrate your friend's life. Well you're not here to do that, you are here to mourn, to wail, to cry and grieve because he's dead and he ain't coming back."
I want a proper vicar, and black Jags, one for me and a couple for family and other hangers on.
And after all the crying praying incense and single bell tolling, I want all present to enjoy a bloody good party with chsmpers and seafood. Maybe even a band. Chas N' Dave would be good.
markmullen said:
sparkythecat said:
Hilts said:
I have a kilt and the necessary accoutrements.
However it no longer fits me so time for a change ie I may have put on a little bit of weight.
Crikey, a full kilt is made from 8 yards of tartan, so I'd have thought it would stretch over even the most massive paunch.However it no longer fits me so time for a change ie I may have put on a little bit of weight.
Fond of the of neaps and tatties are You?
I want my funeral to be held on statistically the wettest day of the year.
I want the two longest hymns in the hymn book, accompanied by a tone-deaf piper with no sense of timing.
I want the service conducted by a minister with the worst stutter you've ever heard.
I want to be interred in a graveyard whose only access is across five miles of midge-infested bog.
If I'm not having fun, no-one's having fun...
I want the two longest hymns in the hymn book, accompanied by a tone-deaf piper with no sense of timing.
I want the service conducted by a minister with the worst stutter you've ever heard.
I want to be interred in a graveyard whose only access is across five miles of midge-infested bog.
If I'm not having fun, no-one's having fun...
Hilts said:
sparkythecat said:
Crikey, a full kilt is made from 8 yards of tartan, so I'd have thought it would stretch over even the most massive paunch.
Fond of the of neaps and tatties are You?
Thanks, that cheered me up a little Fond of the of neaps and tatties are You?
it just needs the buckles shifting a bit I think but not sure, there's not much give in them, just a few holes, however even that was priced at more than a basic kilt hire. A full remake was coming it half the price of a new kilt!It's just moving some buckles after all (obviously depending on quite how many inches you need).
I wore my kilt to my friend's father's funeral, he was from Highland Perthshire and it seemed highly appropriate.
My tartan (Maclean modern dress) is similar to the Royal Stewart, rather than wear a a Prince Charlie jacket I hired an Argyll jacket and also wore plain black Oxford shoes instead of the Gyhlie brogue.
Interestingly, I asked several kilt shops for advice and no-one really could advise on what 'should' be worn to a funeral.
My tartan (Maclean modern dress) is similar to the Royal Stewart, rather than wear a a Prince Charlie jacket I hired an Argyll jacket and also wore plain black Oxford shoes instead of the Gyhlie brogue.
Interestingly, I asked several kilt shops for advice and no-one really could advise on what 'should' be worn to a funeral.
I still believe you should wear to a funeral whatever the departed would want you to wear. Coming from Aberdeen, a number of funerals are bright red (football colours) farmers report attendees to fellow farmers funeral all wearing cover-alls.
The funeral I was most involved in the person in question liked pink, it was very heartening to see people wearing pink, be it small or large amounts.
If the departed in the OPs case hated his kilt, and only wore it under duress, I would not wear one to his funeral!
The funeral I was most involved in the person in question liked pink, it was very heartening to see people wearing pink, be it small or large amounts.
If the departed in the OPs case hated his kilt, and only wore it under duress, I would not wear one to his funeral!
anothernameitist said:
Funerals in France are different in the countryside at least, everyone clock off from work, or what ever they are doing if retired etc.
Off to church and cemetry in what every they were wearing.
No wake straight back to work.
What, even the people that are retired?Off to church and cemetry in what every they were wearing.
No wake straight back to work.
What about the people that don't have to clock in and out at work? What do they do?
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