A bagpiper at any wedding venue can be as prominent or as discreet as you like. Any or all of your ceremony and reception can be filled with Scottish or Irish music, heritage and pride. Whether your wedding ceremony is inside a majestic church, or outdoors at a scenic park; the bagpipes are the perfect instrument to help make your wedding day an incredible memory! Let me know what your ideas are. I am more than happy to work with you to make your wedding day the way you've always dreamed it would be! I offer a variety of hymns and popular songs including the frequently requested romantic love theme, "Love of a Princess" from the epic movie Braveheart. And for the more traditional bride, "Here Comes the Bride" is always an option. Are you looking for an Irish or Celtic bagpiper? I am one of the few bagpipers willing to play endearing Irish tunes such as "Danny Boy", "When Irish Eyes are Smiling" and "Tura-lura-lura". Are you a University of Michigan fan or alumni? "Hail to the Victors" is quickly becoming a favorite request from both brides and grooms. I am the preferred and favorite piper at some of the most popular Michigan wedding venues; Royal Park Hotel, Detroit Masonic Temple, the Rattlesnake Club, Cranbrook House and Gardens, Canterbury Village, Indianwood Country Club and many others.

The possibilies include: Before the ceremony: The presence of a bagpiper and the sound of the pipes welcoming your guests as they arrive Starting the ceremony: The bagpiper plays for the parents, groom, groomsmen and bridesmaids entrances The magnificent sound of the pipes leading the bride in for her grand processional A slow air or a special tune piped during a candle lighting, sand ceremony or communion Ending the ceremony: The piper saved as a "surprise" for the recessional, leading the newlyweds out in celebration! Piper playing as the guests leave the ceremony A selection of festive tunes piped as your guests make their way through a receiving line At the reception: Bagpiper piping outside as friends and family arrive The piper performing an entertaining selection of tunes for the cocktail hour Bagpiper leading the wedding party into the reception for a grand entrance The beautiful tune "Amazing Grace" piped before or after a prayer Which Bagpipe should you choose? There are three different types of bagpipes available to choose from for your wedding ceremony or reception. I will help you pick the one that works best for your venue. Great Highland Bagpipes- perfect for large indoor or outdoor venues. These pipes are the ones everyone loves and you most often here at weddings Gibson Small Bagpipes- are a lower volume, more appropriate bagpipe for smaller rooms indoors where the Great Highland Bagpipes might overwhelm Walsh Shuttle Pipes- these are very soft and sound wonderful indoors in a very small intimate setting I have a special selection of Irish and Scottish tunes that sound lovely on the Small Pipes and Shuttle Pipes. Which tunes should you choose? Processional and Recessional tunes make a big impression- choose a tune from the list on my "Tunes" page, or let me choose one for you. Here are a few of the most popular tunes: Scotland the Brave, Here Comes the Bride, Mairi's Wedding, Murdo's Wedding, When Irish Eyes are Smiling, Mull of Kintyre, Green Hills, Love of a Princess (love theme from Braveheart), Minstrel Boy and Highland Cathedral. How many pipers? Are you looking for a few pipers, or a full Bagpipe band? I can arrange for as many pipers as you need as well as snare, tenor and bass drummers.

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