Professional piping structured around your ceremony.

A piper at a wedding does not simply provide background music. The bagpipe marks transitions — arrival, procession, departure — with a sound that is immediate, ceremonial, and unlike anything else. Ceòlmhor structures its wedding packages around the moments that matter, not simply how long the pipes are playing.

Ceremonial Package

Ceremony Piper

£225

  • Arrival music as guests are seated (10–15 minutes)
  • Bridal entrance procession
  • Signing of the register music (optional)
  • Recessional and couple's exit
  • Piping guests from ceremony to reception area

Covers the full ceremonial role of the piper. Suitable for the majority of wedding bookings. Includes professional execution of the defined ceremonial moments. Standard repertoire appropriate to the occasion. No advance consultation beyond logistics.

Reception Package

Ceremony & Reception Piper

£300

  • Everything in the Ceremonial Package
  • Extended guest arrival music
  • Drinks reception piping (approximately 20–30 minutes)
  • Background piping during photographs
  • Pre-event repertoire conversation to incorporate your preferences and coordinate with your running order

Ideal for couples who want the piper present beyond the ceremony itself. Particularly well suited to outdoor and castle venues. Includes a pre-event repertoire conversation — an opportunity to indicate preferences, request specific tunes, or flag anything of cultural or personal significance to the occasion.

Highland Package

Full Wedding Piper

£350

  • Everything in the Reception Package
  • Dedicated pre-event consultation and written programme note for the occasion
  • Bride's arrival announcement
  • Piping guests to dinner
  • Grand entrance of the couple
  • Optional first dance pipe set (slow air into jig)

The flagship wedding package. Recommended for castle weddings, luxury venues, and destination weddings. Includes a dedicated pre-event consultation by phone or email, and a personalised programme prepared specifically for the occasion. A written programme note explaining the repertoire choices is provided to the host.

Additional Performance Set

£75

An additional performance set of approximately 20–25 minutes. Can be added to any package at the time of booking or on request. Repertoire appropriate to the occasion.

Booking Terms
  • 50% non-refundable deposit required to secure the date
  • Remaining balance due 7 days before the ceremony
  • Travel surcharge: £0.50 per mile beyond the first five miles from Edinburgh city centre
  • Written contract issued for every booking