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Here's a few ideas about adding the pipes to your wedding.
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Every wedding is different, so planning to have a piper
perform can be done in
many different ways.
Here are two scenarios that have worked well over the years, and
are very effective in adding a touch of the highlands to your wedding.
At an outdoor wedding, it is a welcome addition
to have the pipes play for 15 minutes or so, at a discreet distance while guests are being seated. When the bridal party
is in place, there are several options. Playing for the family entrance, then a short pause to switch tunes, and playing
for the bridesmaids & flowers/ring bearers if used. Again a short pause, switching to one of the more traditional
tunes for the brides entrance. Afterwards, when announced as husband and wife, one of the more popular recessionals
is the strike up the pipes, proceed to the couple, and escort them down the aisle with a upbeat tune such as "Scotland
the Brave", continuing to play as guests leave the immediate area of the ceremony.
For an indoor
wedding, playing outside the church/hall for a few minutes before the ceremony begins. As before, playing for each of the
various entrants works well, with the escort piping done as an outdoor wedding.
Here are quick recordings
of some of the more popular tunes I’ve played for bridal processionals:
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Lochaber No More
She Moved Through The Fair
The White Veil
Simple Gifts
Highland Cathedral
Another idea is to have a special song written for the brides entrance.
There is no extra charge for this and it only takes a few days to do.
Of course, every wedding is different, and I
can work with almost any idea you can come up with.
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