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Wedding and Funeral Services

Life Events can be made into a more memorable occassion with the addition of one or more bagpipers. Weddings, Funerals, and other occassions including retirement parties, anniversaries and office parties are one of my specialties, see more information below.

The Piper's performances at weddings usually consist of one or more of the following options:

1) Perform for 20 minutes outside the church prior to the wedding as your guests arrive.
2) Perform for 20 minutes outside the church after the wedding as your guests depart
or during your receiving line.
3) Play for the processional and/or recessional
4) Play during the communion
5) Play at the reception site as your guests arrive

Prices are determined by number of options chosen from above list. Please bear in mind that wedding masses are rather long, and if you have a piper playing both before and after, that the price may be higher than if the same options were chosen for a shorter wedding type of ceremony.

Funeral Services:

Bagpipes at a funeral can be profound and stirring. It is important to understand the role of the bagpiper during the funeral.
Options include playing at the church, and/or at the gravesite.

The piper should play as the casket is taken from the church back to the hearse.
The piper should play at the cemetery as people gather around the graveside.
Finally the piper should play after the benediction at the conclusion of the service.

In the event that the military is present, there are some options that will compliment the service.
1) The piper plays at the conclusion of the service- after taps, the firing party, the folding and presentation of the flag.
2) The piper plays as the flag is being folded. He must finish before its presentation. (This should be discussed with the military by the piper prior to the funeral procession arriving.)
3)The final piping piece either after the benediction or after the military is very symbolic. The piper should not play after this piece.

Generally speaking the piper should stand at attention during the entire graveside service. Only moving when he/she starts to play. Its is standard practice to play the first verse of the chosen piece standing still and then to walk away during the second and any subsequent verses.

For more information, please call 978-361-5525 or use the contact form