Who is using Bagpipes at their wedding?!?

I love this idea! FH and I went to a Irish Catholic wedding. The bagpipes were my favorite part of the entire ceremony. I didn't recognize any of the songs played, but they were all beautiful.

The church where we are having our ceremony has a 30 piece orchestra. I cannot wait to sit down with the music director and go over the music.

Oh my goodness! That sounds amazing Can't wait to hear what you pick out!

We are having a string quartet! I have been to weddings with the bagpipes and let me tell you....amazing! They give me chills just thinking of them at weddings!

@forever that sounds amazing too!!!

Nothing beats live music.

We are doing bagpipes!!!! Only song we have decided on so far is Danny boy(FH name is Daniel) but we are super excited!

My best friend's Dad hired someone to play the bagpipes as the processional started. They are Irish and it was beautiful! It was a solo act and it was amazing to have just one sole piper....people started crying as soon as he started!! I really want bagpipes... but I don't know if it would fit... we'll see

Brevard Minister has a valid point, they are loud. Luckily we'll be outdoors in an amphitheather.

Yay ksenia b! You can youtube a bunch of classics that most pipers would know! Christine I hope you can find a fit.

We are sort of - I have a cd full of Bagpipe music. When I listened to one particular track, I just knew it was my "march" if you will lol. I've got Scottish heritage, FH has Irish. I've always known I wanted bagpipes at my wedding, but we cant afford live.

So the cd will have to suffice lol. It's beautiful tho, everytime I hear my fav, I get all teary. I want all the ceremony music to be bagpipes too, so I'm making a mixed cd for that.

@Masquerade, You should hit up the local high schools, often time they actually have students that play decent enough that will do it at no cost, even teachers

I've considered that, but I've also gotten myself so pumped about making the cd & using my fav to walk down the aisle, that trusting high-schoolers or non-professionals to do it, freaks me out. I'm a control freak lol, it's either all in or DIY all the way lol

I love bagpipes but they don't fit in my budget nor the style of my wedding. But ahhh...the sound of the pipes makes my hear swell. Something about them...just beautiful!

My fiance and I are getting married this summer in July at our Colorado Renaissance Faire. I get to be led up to the chapel from the back royal gardens by "the King's Piper". It is a bit of a walk from one area to the chapel and I've been googling stuff for ideas, not sure what to pick for a song to be led by. I love celtic music, Celtic Thunder is one of my favorite groups.

Ok for anyone who has done this or has better insight than myself haha, I love the highland cathedral and have a cd for the beginning of the precessional for my bridesmaids etc. Then I plan to have a solo bagpiper play the highland cathedral while I walk down the isle. Do you think this will sound funky?