Weddings
Add a Touch of Scotland With Wedding Bagpipers
Pipers of Distinction understand that your wedding day is the biggest and most important day of your life so far, therefore everything needs to be just right. Our bagpipe players work with you to help create the perfect wedding atmosphere. We can accommodate special tune requests and can play at various times throughout your wedding day. We are ABN registered, GST collective, are insured and have public liability insurance cover which we are more than happy to provide to our customers or the event management team.
Take your wedding to the next level with some great Highland bagpipes
- Our wedding call out fee for the Sydney metropolitan area covers up to 90 minutes. If you would like the piper to attend the service and play at the reception our next call out covers up to 4 hours. Please confirm the length of time the piper is required at time of booking.
- When booking a musician through Pipers of Distinction, we will discuss in detail the requirements for the wedding to ensure we clearly understand your needs. After our discussion a confirmation letter will be sent to confirm what has been discussed and what will happen on the big day.
- Introducing the bridal car: Plays the bridal car up to the drive of the church door or the ceremony venue.
- Piping the bridal party down the aisle: Normally the bridesmaids are played down the aisle to a tune such as ‘Highland Cathedral’ and the traditional ‘Here comes the Bride’ is left for the bride to make her grand entrance. Often the betrothed couple choose alternative tunes and we are happy to advise you on what would be suitable or are keen to hear your suggestions.
- Leading the bridesmaids/bride: The piper can either lead the bridesmaids or bride down the aisle, or stay in the doorway or alcove whilst the bridal party make their way to the groom.
- Playing whilst the register is being signed: This is normally done playing hymns or waltzes.
- Piping the happy couple out of the church or ceremony venue. The recessional comes at the end of the ceremony when the piper will lead the newly wedded couple and bridal party back down the aisle out of the church or venue: Once outside, the piper will continue to play lively jigs and reels (aka happy music) for approximately 10 minutes.
Our Bagpipe Players Are Also Perfect for the Wedding Reception
- Playing guests whilst arriving at the reception venue: Having our local bagpipers play for 15-20 minutes as guests are arriving is a great way to welcome them to the party!
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Everyone has different ideas as to what will make their special day perfect. We are only too happy to discuss with you how a Scottish piper for hire from Pipers of Distinction can assist in making your day a memorable one.
Supplying Great Highland Bagpipes and More for Your Upcoming Wedding
As well as our local bagpipe players, we can also supply:
- Pipe bands
- Folk bands
- Drummers
- Celtic wedding singers
- Highland & Irish Dancers
We can also assist with the groom and groomsmen’s outfits through a highland wedding kilt hire: www.ahighlandweddingkilthire.com
Specialising in the hire of traditional highland dress, we can help with advice and items help carry out highland traditions during your special day such as hand fastening (using tartan ribbons) and using a quiach for toasting.
Please contact us to talk about how we can help make your wedding day perfect with our bagpipe players.
Popular Wedding Service Style of Tunes Requests
Here are some sample recordings:
- 2/4 Marches : Played prior to the brides arrival as guests are gathering
- Bridal Procession: Here Comes The Bride
- Highland Cathedral: A tune often used to play the bridal party down the aisle or anywhere in the service.
- Amazing Grace: A tune that can be used anywhere in the service. It is performed here as a duo with one piper playing a harmony line.
- 6/8 Marches: Played prior to the brides arrival or after the couple have exited the service.
- La Boum: A Breton melody that can be played anywhere in the service.
- Jigs & Reels: Happy, fast joyous styles of tunes played after the announcement of the coulpe’s union for the world know “let the party begin”.
Popular Wedding Service & Reception Tune Requests
(Those Marked * Can Be Done With Backing Tracks)
- You’re The Voice * (John Farnham)
- It's a Long Way To The Top * (AC/DC)
- Sailing * (Rod Stewart)
- Caledonia
- The Rose (Bette Middler)
- You Raise Me Up*
- Going Home/Local Hero* (Dire Starights)
- Angel (Sarah McLaughlin)
- Mairie’s Wedding
