Mark Thompson - Wedding Pianist

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‘’Mark played during our Wedding ceremony, drinks reception and wedding breakfast and created the perfect atmosphere for the day. An extremely talented musician, couldn’t recommend him enough!’’
With over 20 years experience playing piano for hundreds of weddings and functions, Mark Thompson will provide a completely bespoke service for you on your special day, from ceremony only, through to full day packages. Based in Durham in the North East, Mark is available throughout the UK. He has a repertoire list of over 1500 songs, and is always open to requests. Mark has 100% 5* reviews across google and facebook.
Mark Thompson - Wedding Pianist Pricing & Costs
From £270
Piano - Wedding Ceremony - £270 Piano - Drinks Reception - £300 (Up to 1.5 hours) Piano - Wedding Breakfast - £350 (Up to 2.5 hours) Piano - Ceremony and Drinks Reception - £380 Piano - Ceremony and Wedding breakfast - £425 Piano - Drinks Reception and Wedding Breakfast - £425 Piano - Ceremony and drinks reception and wedding breakfast £500 Piano & Cello - Wedding Ceremony - £540 Piano & Cello - Drinks Reception - £600 (Up to 1.5 hours) Piano & Cello - Wedding Breakfast - £700 (Up to 2.5 hours) Piano & Cello - Ceremony and Drinks Reception - £760 Piano & Cello - Ceremony and Wedding breakfast - £850 Piano & Cello - Drinks Reception and Wedding Breakfast - £850 Piano & Cello - Ceremony and drinks reception and wedding breakfast £1000 All piano or piano & cello bookings include unlimited choices from our song lists, plus up to 6 requests which we’ll learn for you. The Party Engineers - 9 Piece Wedding Band - Male & Female Vocalists, drums, bass, guitar, keyboard, trumpet, sax, trombone - £2400 The band will typically play 2 x 50 minute sets. DJ service before, between, and after band sets is included. Select your own set lists from our song lists, plus we will learn your 1st dance for you if required. The band comes with a dedicated sound engineer.
Typical set
From
£350
Wedding Ceremony & Drinks Reception
What's included
Wedding Ceremony including up to 30 minutes playing your guests into the ceremony room, plus 90 minutes drinks reception
Mark Thompson - Wedding Pianist Details

Sound Equipment
PA System
Take Requests
Learn New Songs
Pre-Wedding Consultation

Type of Performer(s) or Business

Function Band
Solo Musician
Duo

Primary Instrument(s)

Piano
Organ
Other Instruments

Style of Music

Ceremony Music
Reception Music
Drinks / Cocktails Music
Pop / Rock
Acoustic
Classical
Jazz
Soul / Motown / RnB
Mark Thompson - Wedding Pianist Full Description

With over 20 years experience playing piano for hundreds of weddings and functions, Mark Thompson will provide a completely bespoke service for you on your special day.

From ceremony only, through to full day packages Mark will work with you to provide exactly what you want to add that extra special touch to your Wedding.

Based in Durham in the North East, Mark is available throughout the UK and can provide his own piano and PA System.

With a repertoire list of over 1500 songs, and always open to requests, Mark has 100% 5* reviews across google and facebook. He also regularly plays as part of a duo with a cello player, and runs his own live 9-piece wedding band ‘The Party Engineers’.

Get in touch with Mark to begin planning the perfect musical addition to your day.

Experience

Year Business Was Established
2004
No. of Weddings Hosted
More than 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
1
Reviews
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Stacey & Luke
Happy couple married in December
October 2025
Every song sounded perfect!

“We booked Mark for our Wedding Breakfast in December and we are so pleased we did, it was just the perfect addition to a cosy winter wedding. Mark was absolutely fantastic and created the best atmosphere during the meal. Every song sounded perfect and he even learnt an intro song for us as well as playing Christmas songs. All of our guests commented on how good he was. I would highly recommend to book Mark for any part of your wedding! Thank you very much for being a part of our day!’’

Claire & Simon
Happy couple married in May
October 2025
A memory that’ll stay with us forever!

“Mark just played at our wedding for our ceremony and drinks reception and he was amazing! He created the perfect atmosphere and ambience for our most special moment and I’ll never forget it, definitely a memory that’ll stay with us forever. So talented and his repertoire is vast with something to suit everyone. Our guests all commented on how wonderful having him play was. Perfect accompaniment for the perfect day. Would highly recommend. Thank you so much Mark!”

Victoria & Ryan
Happy couple married in June
October 2025
How magical it was!

“We had Mark with a cello player perform on our day and all the guests were commenting on how magical it was. Would highly recommend him for any event!”

Katherine & Ross
Happy couple married in August
October 2025
We had so many compliments!

“Mark played at our wedding and created the perfect atmosphere for our ceremony. We had so many compliments from our guests about Mark! He was very helpful and responsive on the run up to our wedding when we had any questions – thanks so much again!”

Steve - Father of the bride
Wedding: August
October 2025
The band were excellent!

“Hi Mark, just a quick message to thank you and the band for yesterday. Really enjoyed your piano playing, with a great selection of repertoire. The band were excellent and managed to keep people on the dancefloor which is what we hoped would happen. We had a lovely day!”

Callum & Charlotte
Happy couple married in October
October 2025
He was absolutely brilliant!

“Mark played piano during our wedding drinks reception, and he was absolutely brilliant! So many of our guests commented on how much they enjoyed his playing, and it added such a special touch to the day. Mark was professional, talented, and a pleasure to work with. We can’t recommend him enough for any event!”

Maisie & Josh
Happy couple married in October
October 2025
I couldn’t recommend you enough!

“Hiya Mark, I didn’t get a chance to catch you at our wedding yesterday, but I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts! You were absolutely amazing and set a perfect atmosphere. I couldn’t recommend you enough. Everyone commented on how amazing you were. Thank you again!”

Alicia & Mitch
Happy couple married in November
October 2025
You were truly incredible!

“Hi Mark, I just wanted to let you know how thankful I am for all of the beautiful music that you played for us on our wedding day. You were truly incredible and I couldn’t have asked for anyone better! I loved every minute of it and me and Mitch are so thankful towards you!!! X x”

Mark Thompson - Wedding Pianist Location & Contact Details
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Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
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