weddings with Rich Gordon - Piper
Scottish wedding piper
available across Scotland and the UK
Rest assured that your wedding is in good hands. As a bagpiper of 25 years, Scottish weddings are a speciality. I’ve played at countless weddings and have a very large repertoire of all kinds of tunes for weddings, and have taken requests for all kinds of weird and wonderful things. I’m happy to travel across Scotlandto play in Dundee, Perth, Aberdeen, Fife, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, Central Scotland, The Highlands and everywhere in between.
out of Scotland?
around the world
I will also come to England, Wales and Northern/Republic of Ireland too if you need me!
If you’re really keen, I’m happy to come abroad, but we need to discuss this. Any travel involving getting on a plane or a boat will require the fares to be covered and most likely accommodation too.
what I can do for you
Hopefully this video will explain everything. Everything I suggest is optional, of course.
your wedding day
Guest arrivals
standard event
As standard I will play as your guests arrive for the ceremony. I start playing around 1 hour to 45 minutes before the ceremony (depending on the location) and will play a medley of tunes at this point.
From here on in, everything is optional depending on the format of your day.
Arrival of the fiancé(e)
Pre-ceremony
Whether arriving by car or from a place further away from the ceremony space, I can pipe your arrival, even if you're not having me perform for the ceremony itself.
Sometimes even grooms want piped down the aisle!
the ceremony
all three parts?
The first stage in the ceremony is the procession of one or both of the couple down the aisle.
At a legal wedding ceremony, there will be the signing of the marriage schedule, which I can play during (ideally with my smallpipes)
And at the end of the ceremony the couple is triumphantly piped out.
You can have all, some or none of these things.
Don't forget! I also play sax and can include this in your ceremony music.
Drinks reception
fancy a bit of sax?
Traditionally, the piper will only play for a little while after the ceremony.
Of course, I can play in the background for longer if you like, and can do so with my smallpipes or digital pipes.
This is the ideal moment for a bit of sax though if you want it!
the wedding meal
dinner is served
It's traditional for the married couple to enter the dining room in style.
Sometimes it's the whole top table, most often it's just the married couple.
I can play you in as piper or saxophonist.
With the pipes you have the added bonus of a traditional piper's toast.
The evening reception
after dinner guests
If you're so inclined, I can also play for the evening guests' arrival, and once again announce the married couple's entry into the ballroom for their cake cutting or first dance.