About – James Maidment Dorset Close up wedding magician

About

Your big day or event is important, and finding people to work with can be difficult. Here’s who I am, both personally and professionally.
After meeting my now wife, Becky, in secondary school, we got married in 2016 at Sopley Mill in Dorset.
We have a noisy but loveable cockapoo and a loveable but noisy 4 year old daughter.

After getting married, Becky threw herself into the wedding industry and has become a superstar videographer, you can and should check out her work here.

Whilst we live in Dorset, a lot of the time I work in Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset for weddings, parties and events.

I have been professionally entertaining for 20 years and I am a proud member of the Magic Circle, the most prestigious and famous magic society in the world, based in London. I have also been awarded South West Magician of the Year, by The Wedding Industry Awards. A highly regarded wedding award voted for by wedding couples and judged by industry experts.

I love close up magic, but I love the reactions even more.
It can be used to create laughter, gasps and disbelief.
Used in the right way it breaks down barriers and creates an instant talking point.

I have been lucky enough to entertain at weddings full of love and emotion, private parties, trade shows and many more wonderful events.

Each and every wedding I attend, I love! They really are my favourite, but some of the highlight corporate events that magic has taken me to so far included;

Performing at Google HQ in London
Entertaining at Mercedes in Guernsey
Fund raising at Sandhurst Military base.
Celebrating Oxford University Balliol college’s 450th Anniversary
Hosting the Dorset Children’s Services Awards

So whatever event you are planning no matter how big or small, get in touch as I’d love to help.

James Maidment

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“What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes.”

-Harry Houdini

Absolutely thrilled to leave a 5-star review for our wedding host James! From the very start, James was incredible—always staying in touch and making sure every detail was perfect. Nothing was ever too much trouble for him. We’re so grateful he even rearranged his schedule to fit our wedding in.

On the big day, James was out of this world. He kept everything running smoothly and took all the stress off our shoulders. He also brought along his circus gear to keep the kids entertained, which went down an absolute treat—even the adults had a good go at it! 😂

To top it all off, he wowed our guests with his incredible magic—everyone was totally blown away. We couldn’t have asked for a better host and would 1000% recommend James to anyone looking for someone professional, talented, and genuinely caring. Thank you, James, for making our day so special and unforgettable!

James was at my cousins birthday party and made sure everyone was entertained with his magic tricks and happy good natured quick witted sense of humour. Gets a good recommendation from me 😊👌

Met James as my nieces wedding. Magic tricks kept both adults and kids entertained and enthralled through out the day.

We 1st met James at our Wedding tasting menu day at our chosen venue. Having met him on the day we were certain he needed to be a part of our special day so were quick to get him booked! We had our wedding at the weekend and James was beyond brilliant. Like so many others who have reviewed him, we kept him a secret to all of our family and friends to make sure he had maximum impact and he didn’t disappoint, from working the guests ahead of the ceremony and throughout the celebrations through to the evening festivities he was on hand to wow our guests and they all loved him. His comparing skills made the whole wedding breakfast like a well rehearsed seamless presentation.
Being such a great magician and thoroughly lovely guy he will add sparkle to any occasion and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone considering having him join their wedding! The best investment you will make, guaranteed!

Excellent magic and balloon making. Great entertainment. Would definitely recommend James.

George Striplin

A Truly Magical Experience!

We had James perform at our wedding and WOW! he was absolutely fantastic. He entertained our guests during the drinks reception and again in-between the courses of our wedding breakfast. He visited each table with amazing close-up magic that left everyone stunned. From balloon creations for the kids to magic that captivated the adults, he brought something special for everyone.

We kept James a compete surprise from not only our guests but our wedding party too and knowing this, he was discreet in his setup to the point even we wouldn’t have know he was there. None of our guests had a clue until he appeared, which made it even more exciting! The personalised magic he performed just for us as the bride and groom, was a real highlight and genuinely mind blowing. So many of our guests commented on how brilliant he was. We can’t recommend James highly enough, not only is he a genuinely lovely person to get to know, he is also extremely professional, talented, and a true magician in every sense!

Fantastic experience with James at a christening party. Friendly, fun with adults and kids. Great magic tricks that we could not believe!! Fantastic presence we would highly recommend and can't wait to see again. James was very impressed with my child's trick and interested in showing them where to find information. Thank you!! 😁

I booked James to entertain a group of 10 during my husbands 60th birthday celebration, as a surprise. James was amazing! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed his magic, he was a great magician, very easy going, and very entertaining. I would highly recommend James, and would certainly book him again.

James was amazing, his tricks were amazing, so glad we asked him to come and entertain us and our guests at our Golden Wedding party. Thank you James.

We had James perform some amazing magic at our wedding back in the November 2024, If we hadn't spontaneously met James during our wedding meal taster (also a mini wedding fayre) at beginning of the year none of this would have happened and we would have definitely missed out on some quality entertainment without realising so we're very grateful for that day, James gives such great aura, highly professional, the communication from start to finish was faultless, He made sure everything was planned/researched out perfectly. The whole wedding party thoroughly enjoyed it and were blown away, my wife and I sure as heck loved it, the kids absolutely adored James. He gave some memorabilia to remember his part in the day.

I heartly recommend.