You must have seen a bride walking down the aisle, hand in hand with her father and tears in her eyes, everyone in the venue admiring the bride for the glow on her face, groom proudly standing at the altar waiting for his bride to arrive and all this happening to the sweet, melodious tones of bagpipes. A traditional Scottish wedding having a bagpiper dressed in traditional attire with the bagpipe in his hand. This scene was common at many weddings in the times before the bagpipers began losing their charm and the younger generation started choosing other styles of wedding. A surge in demand for bagpipers for weddings has brought about a new interest in bagpipers and Wedding Pipers who play the bagpipes at weddings to add that traditional touch.
Origin and the roots of Bagpipes
Whenever you hear the term bagpipes you immediately think of Scotland and Ireland. Though Scottish and Irish bagpipes have the most international visibility, historically they were played all across Europe and in some parts of Persia and northern Africa. There were also many forms of bagpipes played across different parts of the world. But the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipes have been well known since a large number of pipers were trained by the British army for service in World War I and World War II. The other forms of bagpipe slowly declined as the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe gained popularity. In the 20th century, the bagpipers are even hired to give weddings a bit of a Scottish touch.
Rise of the Wedding Pipers
Now-a-days bagpipers can be arranged to play at weddings. These Wedding Pipers, as they are called, can be arranged in Scotland, Ireland and the rest of the UK. They are arranged to play at weddings to provide an experience to the bride and the groom that they will never forget. Wedding Pipers can be arranged to play at a number of instances like in the wake of the dawn, when the bride is going in or out of the car, or to the guests at the venue. The bagpiper usually plays as the bride is walking down the aisle, or when the bride and groom are walking up the aisle to the church door €til the happy couple is driving away. The bagpipes can also be played at the reception when the bride and the groom have their first dance together and while cutting the wedding cake.
Wedding Pipers Glasgow
When it comes to wedding pipers Glasgow is one of the most popular cities in Scotland. Bagpipes have been generally associated with Scotland, they are frequently used on special occasions.
