Weddings more than just a pipe tune...

In the last 5 years I have performed at more than 350 weddings, mostly in Scotland but some in Holland, Sweden, Kazakhstan, Germany, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia and several in the USA and I am always willing to travel anywhere in the world.

The majority of weddings are however in Scotland and the format is normally to pipe as guests arrive at the wedding venue and then play for the bride as she arrives. Often the bride is piped down the aisle. It is traditional to pipe as the happy couple walk back up the aisle then to play to guests as the photographs are taken both at the church and reception venue.

After the formal line up I will pipe the top table guests in to their seats then pipe the bride and groom to the cake, then once it has been ceremoniously cut, pipe them back to their seats. Then I give the bride a Quaich (the cup of friendship) which she fills with whisky and I take a sip and give a good luck toast in gaelic. This routine of course can be altered as necessary.

I have a range of highland dancers who perform regularly with me at wedding dances. It's a great idea when the band are having a break to entertain for 30 minutes or so with a range of unique
highland dances.