Bagipes Banned from Edinburgh Wedding !

**cessna152towser** · 22nd July 11, 01:26 PM

My neighbour who is a piper was booked to perform at a church wedding in Edinburgh this weekend. He was astounded when the betrothed couple contacted him a few days prior to the wedding to cancel the booking. They apparently explained to him that they had been told that the church would not allow bagpipes to be played at their entrance. He had no reason to doubt that their reason for cancellation of his services was truthful. It is one of those curious little anecdotes which frustratingly, I only heard second hand. Neither my neighbour nor myself can fathom out what is behind the bagpipes ban, whether its a preference of the particular Church Minister or a problem with neighbours of the Church, certainly it is the first time either of us have heard of bagpipes being banned from an Edinburgh wedding.

**tpa** · 22nd July 11, 01:35 PM

Think you meant "not allow".

Maybe it was a Church of England.

No offence to anyone intended.

**Bill aka Mole** · 22nd July 11, 01:37 PM

Well, this is going to certainly be the MOST READ post!

**tulloch** · 22nd July 11, 01:43 PM

I would change the venue if it were my planned wedding.

**MacRobert's Reply** · 22nd July 11, 02:08 PM

Strange and very unusual

. Perhaps you could ask your piper neighbour which church it was. I would be interested to know.

**Macman** · 22nd July 11, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by tulloch

I would change the venue if it were my planned wedding.

Me too!

**GreenDragon** · 27th July 11, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by tulloch

I would change the venue if it were my planned wedding.

this!

**Phil** · 27th July 11, 10:40 AM

Surely the whole point here is that the minister is effectively the "host" in his own church and must be allowed to dictate his preferences according to his own views and preferences. If the wedding party (most of whom I have to say have probably not darkened the door of a church before in their lifetimes) don't agree then they are free to go elsewhere. Who here would turn up at a social occasion demanding that everything must be done their way and their host has no business disagreeing?
On a not unrelated subject who was it who said that a gentleman is someone who knows how to play the bagpipes - but doesn't!

**Cowher** · 22nd July 11, 03:08 PM

Contact the papers! Get the media involved. Next they will be telling people they can't wear their kilts to weddings.

Wears my torch and pitchfork?!?!?!?