Wedding Magic
Unforgettable entertainment for your special day. Breaking the ice between guests and keeping everyone amazed during drinks receptions, photos or the evening reception.
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Magician for Heritage & Prestige Venues
A Magic Circle close-up magician for London's historic and prestige venues, with discretion, paperwork and cover as standard.
A Magician Your Venue Team Can Recommend With Confidence
Historic venues are some of the best rooms in London to perform in, and some of the strictest. Event teams have collections to protect, running orders that can’t slip and guests who expect the evening to stay private. This page is for the people who look after those rooms: what I need from you, how I work in your building, and the paperwork your team will ask for.
Built for historic buildings
Close-up magic happens in your guests’ hands, a couple of feet from them, so it needs almost nothing from the building. There’s no stage, no power, no sound and no set-up area. I arrive with one backpack, sign in, take your briefing and start when you’re ready. Nothing is fixed to a wall, rested on a display case or left behind afterwards.
The act is fire-free as standard. One effect uses a brief flash of flame, and it only comes out if your team has approved it in writing beforehand. There’s no liquid, glitter, confetti or smoke in anything I do.
Where I have performed
Over 15 years and more than 500 events, I’ve performed at the Tower of London, the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, the HAC, Grosvenor House, the London Hilton on Park Lane, the Royal Air Force Club and HMS Belfast, among many others. These were bookings made by the clients holding their events there, not venue partnerships. They do mean I know how heritage events run: early supplier access, collection rules, and a duty manager who needs to know where everyone is.
Discretion as standard
Many of the guests at events in these rooms are there because the event is private. I treat every booking as confidential. I don’t photograph or film guests, I never name a client or an event without written permission, and I’m happy to sign your NDA, or your client’s, before the day. I’ve written more about how I handle discretion at VIP events.
Paperwork, ready before you ask
I keep a supplier pack up to date for venue teams: a risk assessment, a method statement, a sustainability statement and my £10 million public liability certificate. Email me and I’ll send it the same day. I’m also happy to fill in your own supplier forms or complete an induction.
Cover from The Magic Circle
I’ve been a member of The Magic Circle since 2016 and an Associate of the Inner Magic Circle since 2021, and I work alongside many fellow members. If I’m ever unavailable, or an event needs magicians in several rooms at once, I can put forward performers of the same standard. Each one brings their own insurance and paperwork, and your team approves every name in advance.
How a booking works with your team
I ask for the running order early, so the magic stays clear of speeches, toasts and service. I arrive 30 minutes before guests, use the supplier entrance and sign in with your duty manager. For central London venues near a tube station I come by public transport, so there’s no parking or loading bay to arrange. I dress to suit the event: a three-piece suit as standard, or black tie on request.
See it before you recommend it
Close-up magic is hard to judge from a page, and much easier when it happens in your own hands. I’m happy to come in and perform for your events team for 15 minutes, whether that’s before a team meeting, at a client showcase or at your staff party. If you’d rather talk it through first, a quick call or video call works just as well.
Services
Magic for Every Occasion
Close-up, mix-and-mingle and mind-reading entertainment, tailored to your event and guests.
Corporate Entertainment
Impress your team, make clients laugh, and guarantee a successful event. Stand out from the typical DJ or guest speaker with highly interactive, clean magic.
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Private Parties
Milestone birthdays, anniversaries, or intimate gatherings. Bring close-up mind-reading and sleight of hand right to your guests' tables.
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Why Choose Pete
A Safe Pair of Hands for Your Event
The credentials event planners, venues and couples look for before they book.
Professional Close-Up Magician
Fully Insured
Punctual & Reliable
Trusted by Businesses
Wedding Specialist
Interactive Entertainment
Available Across London & UK
5-Star Rated on Google
Pete came and did magic at my 60th party and it really made the evening special. He went round doing tricks within small groups and everyone was very impressed.
We would thoroughly recommend Pete. He amazed and entertained our guests and everyone commented how brilliant he was.
Made the evening memorable for many. Highly recommended !
Pete came to our Golden Wedding celebrations where there was a full range of guests from youngsters to the retired. He performed a range of magic tricks that had everyone of every age agog. Everyone was enjoying it with the little ones just following Pete around, not able to believe what they had seen, and hard to impress ever sceptical teenagers amazed and engaged. If you have a multi generation event Pete is perfect and you will be very pleased you booked him for your event.
Booked Pete for my mums 80th birthday celebrations and was not disappointed. He turned up early, was completely professional, friendly, and blew the minds of all the guests there. Could not recommend him highly enough. Thanks Pete. Sorry it took so long to leave a review.
A performer who strives for perfection, dedicated to his craft and stops at nothing to ensure you come away completely entertained and questioning reality. Highly recommend.
Loved Pete’s magic at our wedding!
I’ve seen Pete perform magic many times. He is an excellent magician who is confident, skilful and a well-established entertainer. I couldn’t recommend him enough
What a fantastic magician! He performed at our wedding, everyone loved him!
Pete was absolutely brilliant. There is no feasible explanation for the tricks he did other than magic. We were all blown away - would highly recommend!
Pete was a fantastic addition to my birthday event! I've had a lot of positive feedback from my guests and would definitely recommend to anyone else looking for a magician for an event!
We booked Pete for our wedding and he was absolutely amazing. Our guests were coming up to us all night and messaging us the next day raving as to how much they enjoyed his magic. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him! I will keep my playing card with my new name and wedding date, that Pete produced from god knows where, forever! Brilliant.
Pete came to our 50th Birthday Party and did an absolutely phenomenal job! All our guests were blown away with his magic (as were we!), and with Pete himself being so personable it was nothing but a huge success! Thanks so much Pete.
Pete performed at our wedding last week and he was absolutely incredible! The guests are still talking about him now. The close up magic was amazing, and none of us can figure out he did any of his tricks. He was an absolute brilliant addition to our day and I’d recommend him to anyone, thank you!
We had Pete at our wedding last week and he was absolutely outstanding! Our guests where blown away with his magic and his work is fantastic! We still have people messaging us over a week later at how great he was. Would highly recommend Pete for a wedding, he helped bring our guests together at their tables and totally relaxed the room. We couldn't believe how amazing his tricks where! Thanks again Pete! We hope to use Pete again one day at our next big gathering. All the best, Rachel & Lee xxx
Pete provided the 'magic' at our Golden Wedding celebration. Everyone really enjoyed his performance and it provided the extra special element that we wanted for our family and friends. The youngsters there were also very impressed - never having seen a magician in person before and Pete's quiet professional manner went down very well - they loved it! I would definitely recommend Pete for a family occasion like this.
What a very brilliant act for all ages. We had children oldies and special needs and it was great for them all. HIghly recommended
Wow! Pete was perfection from start to finish. Efficient and professional communication prior to the event, relaxed and confident setup and utterly enthralling and mystifying throughout his performances. Our guests were blown away at the intricacies of his magic and many were discussing him in detail at breakfast the following morning. Absolute 5 star act and I would highly recommend booking him for the wow factor! Would happily see again at future events! Thank you Pete!
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We had Pete at our 25th wedding anniversary and what can I say!! He was absolutely brilliant and extremely personable. Words cannot express how he kept our guests entertained. They were truly mesmerised!!!A definite must for any party/celebration.
Peter performed at our 25th wedding anniversary party & right from the start he was brilliant. He circulated the guests and wowed them from the start. The magic was excellent and his engagement with everyone was top class, really started the nigh off well & I highly recommend him. The night was a success and I have Peter to thank for getting things going right from the start.
We booked Pete for our wedding in November and he was absolutely amazing! We would highly recommend him!
Made our night! What talent! Charmed us all with his affability as well as his magic - beyond incredible
Pete was superb at my father in law’s 80th birthday party. He stepped in last minute as a previously booked magician couldn’t attend due to Covid precautions. He is a very smooth, friendly and professional magician. He was the hit of the evening. He went from table to table performing illusions which delighted everyone. There was laughter and wonderment from everyone. I would thoroughly recommend Pete as he entertaining, and truly gifted with his craft. Book him, you won’t regret it.
I would highly recommend Pete! He performed at our wedding on Saturday and was phenomenal. Pete was one of the best magicians that I have come across and wowed our guests. Such a fun and special part of the wedding! Pete was friendly and very quick to respond to emails/messages. Thank you again Pete! Claire and Giran
Best Magician!!
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
I am based in Orpington, Greater London, UK, but regularly perform at high-profile events nationwide and internationally - including regularly across Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Most bookings run one to two hours of mixed-and-mingled close-up magic, though I offer flexible packages from a short 45-minute slot up to a full day's entertainment - whatever suits your event.
The Magic Circle is Britain's most respected society for magicians, founded in 1905. It isn't a membership you can simply pay for - every applicant has to pass a formal examination (or submit a thesis) in front of a panel of existing members, demonstrating real skill and knowledge of the craft, before being admitted. I've been a Member since 2016.
Yes. I hold £10 million public liability cover, renewed every year. The certificate is part of my supplier pack, along with my risk assessment, method statement and sustainability statement, and I can send it the same day you ask.
Yes, and that's how I work by default. Only one effect in my act uses a brief flash of flame, and it is only ever used when the venue has approved it in writing beforehand. Everything else uses cards and small hand-held props.
Very little. I don't need a stage, power, sound, lighting or a set-up area. Access through the supplier entrance, somewhere to leave a coat and a small backpack, and your usual supplier briefing is all I ask for.
Yes, happily, whether it comes from the venue or the client. Every booking is treated as confidential anyway: I don't photograph or film guests, and I never name a client or an event without written permission.
I work alongside many fellow members of The Magic Circle, so a client is never left without a magician. I'll put forward someone of the same standard, with their own insurance and paperwork, and your team approves the name before the event.
Yes, and I'd encourage it. I'm glad to perform for your team for 15 minutes at no charge, at a team meeting, a client showcase or your staff party. If I already have a booking at your venue, I can do it while I'm on site.
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