Wedding Bagpiper

Wedding Bagpiping Services

For more than 30 years, Ed Arnold has provided traditional bagpipe music for weddings throughout the UK and internationally, with performances in countries such as Croatia, Spain, Slovenia, and France. His work has also been featured on ITV’s The Dales and The Lakes, where he performed at weddings highlighted in the programmes.

Ed can wear full Highland regimental dress, formal Scottish day wear, or Irish attire, depending on your preference.

Typical services include:

• Piping the arrival of wedding guests

• Piping the arrival of the bridal party

• Leading the bride down the aisle

• Signing of the register (electronic bagpipes optional for smaller rooms)

• Piping as the bride and groom exit the ceremony and leading to the drinks reception

• Piping for 30 minutes during the drinks reception / photos

• Piping the bride and groom to the top table

Wedding Repertoire

When playing for the arrival of guests or during the drinks reception / photos, Ed generally plays through his repertoire of traditional bagpipe music and is happy to take requests from guests and play them if he knows them.

For the bridal entrance or the signing of the register the following tunes are popular:

• Amazing Grace
• Flower of Scotland
• Highland Cathedral
• Perfect (Ed Sheeran)
• The Rose (Bette Midler)
• Braveheart Theme (For The Love of A Princess)
• Can’t Help Falling In Love (Elvis)
• Caledonia

For leading the bride and groom out of the ceremony, more upbeat tunes are typically played:

• Highland Laddie
• The Black Bear
• Scotland The Brave
• Mairi’s Wedding
• The Glendural Highlanders
• The Athol Highlanders

For leading the bride and groom to the top table, it is traditional to play Scotland the Brave — a well known, lively and uplifting tune that will get everyone clapping along.

Bagpiper Based in Sheffield – Available Across Yorkshire, the Midlands & Beyond

Ed Arnold is a professional bagpiper based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, perfectly located to perform at events across Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and the East and West Midlands.

He regularly plays at weddings, funerals, and special events in:

Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Harrogate, Doncaster, Manchester, Macclesfield, Leek, Stoke-on-Trent, Nottingham, Derby, Lincoln, Newark, and the Peak District.

If you’re looking for a Scottish bagpiper for hire near you, Ed is happy to travel across the UK — no distance is too far. He also welcomes international bookings and has performed at events in Spain, France, Germany, Croatia, and Slovenia.