We're still just under 8 months to go, but I've run into a problem that I think may need addressing soon. My stepdad is going to be walking me down the aisle for my wedding (real dad isn't in the picture at all). He is a self-proclaimed cowboy. His idea of dressing up is tight Wranglers, a button up shirt, his boots and a cowboy hat. Normally I don't have any kind of problem with that because that's him and, have to admit, he can easily pull it off. I've been telling him since just before I got engaged that I wanted him to walk me down the aisle. Since then, he's come to the conclusion that he isn't going to be wearing a tux but black Wranglers, his boots and his cowboy hat, and then a shirt that matches our color. I'm not sure about a jacket. My fiance has asked me to ask my stepdad to wear at least a suit. He and I are the ones paying for the wedding and that's been the fiance's only request. He said that he doesn't want attention taken from me during the walk because my stepdad is sticking out like a sore thumb and that's a very good, valid point. I've tried to address it to my mom and she immediately shot the idea down and said that he would wear what he was comfortable in and it isn't a suit of any kind. Would it be too much to ask that we come to compromise about it? I've found western-style tux jackets that he could wear so it isn't as uncomfortable for him, he could still wear his boots, and he only has to wear the suit pants and keep his hat off at all times during the ceremony? He can put the hat on for pictures and then change into dark jeans for the reception if its too uncomfortable for him. How should I approach it?