A professional pianist who was booked to perform at a wedding was forced to come up with alternative arrangements after a mix-up meant he didn't have a real piano to play on the day - so he used his iPad instead.
Nate Hance was confused when he arrived at the grand venue in Minnesota, USA, to be nervously asked by the wedding party where his instrument was after a mix-up meant that both parties involved had assumed the other would be providing the piano.
The 34-year-old musician then had to think on his feet before the wedding procession was due to start, and ended up connecting his iPad to the venue's speakers and performing his set on a piano app instead.
Footage shared on social media shows Nate tapping along to Marry You by Bruno Mars on the tablet while his friend and violinist Cara Wilson plays the melody.
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Nate, from St Paul, Minnesota, said: "It's the most nervous I've ever been for a performance. I had to just play with three fingers. I felt like a school kid playing the piano.
"It felt strange and the hardest part was the delay from the Bluetooth connection. It's difficult to stay in time. I had to not listen to what the other person was doing and zone out.
"Luckily it's not an event where everyone's looking at you and I'm glad I had a violinist to take charge of the melody."
The pianist explained that the mix-up occurred after the wedding party told him there was going to be a piano at the venue, but the venue manager claimed they had never confirmed that with them.
The wedding party then assumed Nate would bring a keyboard with him, which he did, but as the wedding took place in a large estate garden, there was nowhere for him to plug it in.
Nate added: "The wedding party said there would be a piano there that they were going to bring, but the venue manager said that had never been confirmed with them.
"When I got there they said they thought I was bringing a keyboard, I did have one but it wasn't battery operated and there wasn't a power source either.
"I did think I might have to sit this one out, but they said they'd be disappointed without a piano.
"Luckily the wedding party was really calm, the venue manager not so much. They were panicking and offered to go and buy a generator but the party didn't want one because of the noise."
Thankfully, the bride and groom were happy with the pianist's performance - which also included Higher Love by Steve Winwood, The Beatles' Here Comes the Sun and Wildest Dreams by Taylor Swift - and didn't even notice he was playing on his iPad until they were told after the ceremony.
The musician explained: "The bride told me it was only her brother who told her I was playing the iPad so she didn't notice. It's certainly a unique experience to remember for them and me.
"We're glad it went so well because we were playing at the most important parts of the wedding.
"It's funny to look back on the video. I wish my viral video was of me playing the actual piano though, but it's all good.
"In future, I'll always have a battery-powered keyboard and speaker for every wedding."
Nate shared a video of the event on TikTok, and commenters were quick to praise his "musicianship" after he pressed on with his performance despite the unusual circumstances.
One person commented: "Honestly, super impressive! It sounds amazing and it's a great story."
While another said: "This is true musicianship."
And after one other person claimed the newlyweds should be "asking for a refund", Nate replied to let them know that he'd actually received a tip for his creative idea.
He said: "Actually gave us a nice tip. It was their miscommunication that led to this scenario."
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