How Magicians (Should!) Prepare for Events
As a professional magician there are lots of things that I consider important when performing – and unfortunately not all magicians (even some semi-professional, and even full time professional magicians) rate these as highly as I do. The Magic Tricks I Perform Of course the most obvious thing to focus on is the tricks themselves. […]
Suggested Afternoon Wedding Reception Magician Times
I was recently ask by a couple who are in the process of organising their wedding what times I would recommend the book me for. Like many couples they are aware the afternoon reception for some magical entertainment. Once the main group photographs have bee taken often the bride and groom are whisked away by […]
Magic and Wedding Photography in Gloucestershire
I was recently reminded of Lucy and Jack’s wonderful wedding after Gloucestershire wedding photographer Judith Parkyn forwarded over some great photos from the day – and in particular a fantastic set of me performing for Lucy and Jack before they were called in for the wedding breakfast. The wedding was at Elmore Court, on the […]
10 Tips to Book the Best Magician for Your Event
I’m now a published author! My book “10 Tips to Book the Best Magician for Your Event” available for purchase on Amazon, and you can purchase it as paperback or on Kindle. Since turning professional in 2006 I have regularly been asked similar questions from people booking me for their events, and often these questions […]
Alex Buckland, Wedding Photographer
Wow! I have to share some fantastic pictures taken by Alex Buckland, a wedding photographer covering the South East of England. (See his site www.alexbucklandphotography.co.uk for more information and about booking him for your wedding). Alex and I recently worked together at Charlotte and Tashi’s wedding at Combe Manor Barns in June 2023, and I […]
Magician of the Year 2023/24
Corporate Livewire have awarded me the Magician of the Year (2023/24) in their Prestige Awards. Wow! The administration team had considered yourselves for the category of Magician of the Year. It was actually some great news, I’m really pleased to confirm that you have been chosen as the 2023/24 winner, Congratulations! Chris Bather – Prestige […]
Lee Dann Photography – Oxfordshire Wedding Photographer
Yesterday was the first anniversary of Sophie at Simon’s wedding at Worton Hall (near Cassington, Oxfordshire; a venue I’m the recommended wedding magician for), and recently Lee Dann forwarded on some great photos of me performing magic at their wedding. Lee is a great wedding photographer based in Oxfordshire. Lee’s style is primarily “documentary”, which […]
Wedding Magician of the Year (SE England) Award 2023
LUXlife have awarded me the Wedding Magician of the Year (South East England) 2023 in their Global Wedding Awards! This is the second year in a row that I have won this award – so I must be doing something right! 😉 To establish this year’s worthy winners’ our panel of judges and research team […]
Wedding Fair Magician – 2023
Though I don’t do too many wedding fairs nowadays, I have booked a few in my diary for 2023. These are venues where I am the recommended supplier and therefore am familiar with it (though to be honest there isn’t a huge advantage to me being familiar with a venue – as long as I’ve […]
Wedding Magician of the Year (2022/23) Award
Corporate LiveWire have awarded me as the Wedding Magician of the Year in their Global Awards 2022/23. During the awards process we invited over 90,000 businesses and corporate professionals, magazine contributors and our subscribers to nominate companies & individuals based on factors such as quality of service, innovation, experience, sustainability and other areas. Additionally, our […]
Wedding Magician – Magic Showreel by Luc Amaden
In August 2022 I was booked to perform magic and mind-reading at the wedding of Ashleigh and Lester, at the wonderful Bishop’s Palace in Wells, Somerset. To record the day they enlisted the services of Bristol based Luc Amaden as their videographer. Check out www.lucamadenfilms.co.uk/weddings. What I love is that Luc didn’t try to capture […]
Best Magician and Mind Reader (UK) Award
LUXlife have awarded me as the Best Magician and Mind Reader (UK) their 2022 Hospitality Awards! As you know, we at LUXlife have been carefully considering nominations for the seventh annual Hospitality Awards. Following on from your nomination this year we have now completed our research stage and finalised the results. It gives us great pleasure […]
Wedding Magician of the Year 2022 Award
Corporate Livewire have awarded me Wedding Magician of the Year at their Innovation and Excellence Awards, 2022. I try to make every aspect of the service I give wedding couples top quality, from the impression they get when they first land on my website through to performing the final trick of the day. However, I […]
Wedding Magician of the Year (SE England) Award
LUXlife have awarded me the Wedding Magician of the Year (South East England) 2022 in their Global Wedding Awards! It has been a long journey from initially being nominated, undergoing the research and judging stages and finally being recognized for an award. We are now at the stage where your award can be shared with […]
Sarah and Nick’s London Wedding Magician
In September I headed into central London (actually a 30 minute trip on the train) and went to The Happenstance, a venue in the shadow of St Pauls Cathedral; for the wedding of Sarah and Nick. This was originally booked for September 2020, but because of the CoronaVirus restrictions that were put in place it […]
Most Entertaining Magician (UK) Award
LUXlife have awarded me as the Most Entertaining Magician (UK) 2021 in their Global Hospitality Awards! It has been a long journey from initially being nominated, undergoing the research and judging stages and finally being recognized for an award. We are now at the stage where your award can be shared with the world. I […]
What’s the best party package for you?
I was recently asked what the difference is between the different party packages I offer. To put it simply: time. But I realised there is actually more to that question. When I sat back I looked at the question from my client’s point of view, and they weren’t really asking what the difference was in […]
Wedding and 50th birthday party magic
It’s been a busy few weeks (even months!) over the summer period, with lots of various weddings and parties that I’ve entertained at. As always it’s great to get feedback from people afterwards. Firstly I had an email from Sarah and Peter. Sarah is a professional photographer, and she booked me for her wedding following […]
Wedding Magic at Moor Park, Rickmansworth
It’s fair to say that the majority of my December, as a professional magician, is entertaining at Christmas parties. And most people think that once Christmas has gone it’s a case of putting my feet up for a week before next leaving the house for New Year’s Eve. Although that can be the case, over […]
Three Weddings and a Party equals a busy magician in Hampshire!
Last weekend was another busy weekend (it’s fair to say it’s been a very busy September, well it’s been a busy year). Although technically my weekend started on Thursday morning. 60th Birthday Party in Odiham, Hampshire Starting on Thursday morning (yes, Thursday morning!) I entertained at Shirley’s 60th birthday celebration. Shirley helps run a group […]
Hampshire Wedding and 40th Birthday Magician
Well last Saturday was a busy – yet very fun – day as I performed at two different events. Fortunately these were only a couple of miles away from each other and I had plenty of time to travel between the two. (I even managed to stop off to grab a bite of food, get […]
Donnington Grove (Newbury) Wedding Fair Magician
This Sunday (2nd September – I know, where has the year gone?!) I’m going to be at the Donnington Grove wedding fair, near Newbury, Berkshire. I used to attend quite a lot of wedding fairs, but as time has gone on most of my business comes from referrals and recommendations from those that have seen […]
Wedding Magician in Hurstbourne Tarrant, near Andover
The month of May can be a busy time for me. It’s when the spring showers of April have subsided and summer starts to show more consistently – but without being so hot that Factor 50 must be used just to go outside for more than 10 minutes. Lunch, Dinner and Three Weddings Because of […]
Wedding Magic at Harlestone Village near Northampton
People often ask me how I get booked for parties and weddings, and where they hear about me. To be honest quite a lot of the people who book me have seen me before at an event elsewhere, and sometimes they have even booked me before themselves. Wedding Magician This was the case last Saturday […]
Magic at wedding in Cotswold Water Park
A few weeks ago I had a great time entertaining the guests of Dale and Jo at their wedding at the Cotswold Water Park in Gloucestershire. It’s a lovely venue which I have been to before (when it was names the DeVere Four Pillars – which did give me a moment of confusion…!) for a […]