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Check out what the piano guy’s awesome clients have to say – in their own words

Mr & Mrs Sever - Photo by Kelly Cotter Photography

Made our wedding breakfast perfect

Here are some lovely words from Mr and Mrs Sever who were married at Statham Lodge.  I was so pleased they said “I literally made their wedding breakfast perfect” – this is what I aim to do.  xxx. 

Contact me to make your wedding breakfast perfect!

Featured image by Kelly Cotter Photography

Other awesome wedding providers on the day include:-

The Tall Toastmaster

Sky Wedding Films

Lily Rose Venue Stylists

 

 

Hi Mark,
Just wanted to say a massive thank you for being at our wedding.
Our guests have not stopped speaking about ‘the piano man’ and even want you at BBQs now!!
You were amazing and made the day perfect, having you sing me down the aisle made it all the more special and you literally made our wedding breakfast perfect!
We couldn’t recommend you enough and feel so lucky we had you at our wedding and if anyone is lucky enough to have you at theirs they will not regret it. Thank you so much!!

Mark the piano guy - photo by Kellie Cotter Photography
I love this picture that Kelly Cotter Photography took during the drinks reception.
The Piano set up for a beautiful ceremony
The Piano set up for a beautiful ceremony
Mark the Piano Guy at Statham Lodge
Mark the Piano Guy at Statham Lodge
Mark the Piano Guy with Mr and Mrs Sever
Mark the Piano Guy with Mr and Mrs Sever

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THE BEST EVER!!!

Mr and Mrs Shaw THE BEST EVER!!

Check out these kind words from this awesome Bride and Groom who were married at Eaves Hall.

If anyone is looking for some serious top class entertainment, here’s your man.
I cannot put into words how much Mark made our wedding day, by far the best part of the day, he brought so much fun & talent. Highly recommended to everyone. Thankyou SO SO much, I’m sure by video’s & pictures you can tell how much everyone enjoyed themselves. The BEST EVER!!!!!

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Mark the piano guy with Mr and Mrs Kirkby-Richardson at Mere Court

A wonderful wedding at Cheshire’s Mere Court Hotel

Mr & Mrs Kirby-Richardson Mere Court Hotel - December 29th 2018

I had the great pleasure of returning to Mere Court Hotel and Wedding Venue to play a wonderful wedding for Mr and Mrs Kirby-Richardson.

I met the beautiful bride at one of the hotel’s wedding open days where I was exhibiting.  She heard me play A Thousand Years by Christina Perri and decided she simply had to book. 

Here is a video featuring Mark the Piano Guy performing “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri

The dilemma was the night before her wedding I was taking out The Ultimate Duelling Pianos show to Clevedon Hall in Somerset for the wedding of Mr & Mrs Erwood.

See an awesome review of The Ultimate Duelling piano Show by Mr & Mrs Erwood 

So I was initially hesitant but after double checking the logistics, and after Ashlea’s mum phoning to ask me again – I agreed to perform for them……

….and boy was I glad I did.  

Mere Court civil ceremony set up with a piano from The Live Piano Experience

Mere Court Hotel

Here is the beautiful Mere Court Hotel set up for a civil ceremony. Notice my piano near the registrars table. It is always an pleasure to perform at this venue representing The Live Piano Experience

Here is what the bride had to say:-

Q. Why did you book The Live Piano Experience?
A. I walked into a wedding fair and heard the song i had chosen to walk down the aisle to, being sang live and played on the piano by Mark. I headed straight over and knew before I got there I HAD to have him play on our big day!

Q. What effect did we have on your wedding day?
A. The day wouldn’t have been half as special without Mark. All of our guests had nothing but amazing comments to say, he got the guests involved, taking requests and getting them singing along.

Q. How professional were we?
A. Very professional! Mark was originally travelling back from another venue on our wedding day but he pulled out all the stops and went above and beyond for us, making it possible to be there for our wedding.

Q. Would you recommend us to friends and family? yes

A. We can’t thank Mark enough for making our day so perfect!

I would like to wish Mr & Mrs Kirby-Richardson a wonderful life together and thank them dearly for trusting me with their most precious of occaisions.

Do you want the Piano Guy at your wedding to add the perfect finishing touch to an amazing day.  If so please Contact Me here and let me see what I can do for you!

Mr and Mrs Howard and Mark the Piano Guy at Mitton Hall

Wedding music at Mitton Hall

Well December was a busy month as it always is in my trade.  One of the highlights for me was providing wedding music at Mitton Hall

Mr & Mrs Howard’s wedding music at Mitton Hall

I was booked to play for the ceremony, drinks reception and wedding breakfast of Mr and Mrs Howard at the fantastic Mitton Hall, a breathtaking wedding venue set in the Ribble valley, parts of which were originally built for King Henry VII.  Although Liz Hendry (my wife and business partner) had played there a few times this was my first engagement there.   I was, however, familiar with the place as we had done a hugely successful wedding fayre there a couple of months previous with Little White Books.  

Upon arriving I was welcomed by the wedding coordinator on the day, Emma, who’s attention to detail and offers of cups of coffee got my day off to a great start.  

Mark the piano guy set up for a ceremony at Mitton hall

The Bride and Groom requested some songs for the ceremony that were special to them.  Beverly walked in to the ceremony to How long will I love you by Ellie Goulding.  Of course the bride was stunning!  The groom was handsome too but I was more interested in the all-white Landrover that he arrived in lol!

The beautiful bride and me.

For the signing of the register I sang All of me by John Legend and Let’s stay together by Al Green, but the real fun part was as they walked out as husband and wife.  They requested the song Burning love by Elvis Presley.  Little did I know this was setting the tone for the rest of the day. 

During the drinks reception the guests were really engaged and requested some fantastic songs, my favourite being A Kind of Magic by Queen.

The wedding breakfast continued in the same way with the guests getting up and dancing around the tables.  It made the whole event really enjoyable for me as well as them.

The bride sent me this lovely review:-

Mark created a fantastic atmosphere at our wedding at Mitton Hall in December. He provided a lovely ambience as our guests arrived, creating a romantic setting that continued through the ceremony and then helped us to leave with a bang and put smiles on everyone’s faces with a rendition of ‘Burning Love’ by Elvis as we walked out. During the drinks reception, Mark did a great job of keeping our guests entertained as we went off for photographs and we were delighted that he was also available for our wedding breakfast. As the meal went on and requests came in, our guests really engaged with Mark and thoroughly enjoyed singing along and getting in the mood to party. Mark did a great job at capturing the mood and emotion in the room, choosing the songs as appropriate as we moved through the different stages of the day. He created such a great atmosphere that we didn’t want him to leave once the breakfast was over. After the bride, groom and bridesmaids, he definitely was one of the major stars of the day and his presence there completely made it for us and our guests. Thank you Mark

Thank you so much to Mr and Mrs Howard and all of their wonderful guests for a great day.  It was a real privilege to provide my unique style of wedding music at Mitton Hall.  A huge thanks to the staff there, especially Emma who made my working day as easy as it could be (and caffeinated).  We look forward to returning there soon.

Mark the piano guy 

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Mr and Mrs Howard and Mark the Piano Guy at Mitton Hall

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The Lancashire Piano guy

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Mark The Piano Guy A wedding at the fantastic Great Hall at Mains

The Piano Guy performed at the fabulous Great Hall at Mains in summer for the wedding of the gorgeous couple Dominic and Kirsty – aka Mr & Mrs Kohler.  It was a wonderful day  and particularly nice to play the ceremony which looked amazing in the hall.

Mark the piano guys piano set up at the great hall at mains for the wedding ceremony

The piano guy's piano at the great hall at mains

Mr and Mrs Kohler very kindly sent a handwritten card thanking me for this work.  It was very touching to receive this through the post.  It reads:-

Thank you so much for playing on our special day at The Great hall at Mains. It made a huge difference having live music and as I walked up the aisle your version of A Thousand Years gave me and all of my guests goosebumps! You were amazing and we can’t thank you enough.  Love Mr & Mrs Kohler x

 

a lovely handwritten Thank you card from Mr

Thank you card from Mr & Mrs Kohler

thank you card after playing at the great hall at Mains

thank you card after playing at the great hall at Mains

It was also a particular pleasure to work with industry friends of ours DJ Archer photography and RT  Productions.  It is always nice to see some friendly faces!  Thank you also to The Great Hall at Mains for the wonderful food!

Mark The Piano Guy at the great hall at mains with Mr

Mark The Piano Guy at the great hall at mains with Mr & Mrs Kohler

Mark the piano guy - Wedding Piano Berrington Hall

Berrington Hall Wedding Piano

Mark the piano guy Wedding Pianist at Berrington Hall

Mark Hendry and the Bride

“The Live Piano Experience (Mark Hendry) was the perfect way to welcome wedding guests to an evening of joy, love and laughter. The Music was enjoyed by all and certainly created a magical, warming atmosphere. Mark was professional throughout the experience, from the planning and arranging through to the live performance on the night. Nothing was too much trouble and no song was left unsung. My son and daughter-in-law were incredibly pleased and would not hesitate in recommending Mark to friends and family”

Mrs Kirsty Philbin
Berrington Hall, June 2015

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Mark The piano Guy at Haydock Thistle

A lovely wedding at the Mercure Haydock Mr & Mrs Manning

Mr and Mrs Manning with Mark the Piano guy for their wedding at Mercure Haydock Hotel

“Mark was fantastic on the day. It was just the touch we were looking for for our wedding breakfast. Nice love songs while everybody enjoyed there meal. Cant recommend them enough. Also great guy to deal with over communication etc. His wife Liz is also very helpful. Thanks Mark”


Mr daniel manning

Mrs Berry at her wedding at Bredbury hall with Mark The Piano Guy

Krystal Berry Wedding at Bredbury Hall

Krystal Berry and Mark the Piano Guy A beautiful bride at Bredbury hall

“Mark Hendry was amazing, he was so professional and boy does he have a great voice! He even took the time to come and speak to my husband and I on our wedding day. He took any requests from our guests, Everyone sang along and it really made the day. We have had so many nice comments from our wedding guests and would recommend him to anyone we can.”


Mrs Krystle Berry

Mrs Berry with Mark The Piano Guy at Bredbury Hall
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Heaton House Farm Wedding Piano

Heaton House Farm Wedding Piano

“Mark was attentive from the moment we discussed the possibility of booking Live Piano Experience through to planning the event and the performance on the day. Fantastic performance throughout and constantly noted by our guests who thoroughly enjoyed the music played. I’d recommend to anyone, they’re such a fantastic addition and I’m certain they’d go down well at any event. Their versatility; engagement throughout and powerful performance left our guests and ourselves constantly amazed!”


Mr Alistair Mackay
Mark the piano guy performed for the wedding breakfast of Mr and Mrs Fox at Stanley House hotel and Spa

Mr and Mrs Fox at Stanley House

Mr and Mrs Fox at Stanley House

Mr & Mrs Fox

Wedding at Stanley House

Absolutely made our day.. Did exactly as they said they would.. Music, timing.. And really got us ready for the night do.. Would recommend to anybody.. Brilliant.

Mr Russell Fox

Thank you once again for playing at our wedding……..was amazing! We really enjoyed what you did and would highly recommend you to all our family and friends.  We got great feedback from everybody. 

Mrs Kathryn Fox