Beeston Manor Wedding Pianist | Craig Smith Music

Set in the Lancashire countryside just outside Preston, Beeston Manor is one of the county’s most popular barn wedding venues. Local wedding pianist Craig Smith is available to provide live piano music here throughout the day, from welcoming guests on arrival through ceremonies, drinks receptions and wedding breakfasts into the early evening celebrations.

The venue’s beautifully restored stone barn combines rustic charm with a lively atmosphere that suits weddings that feel both relaxed and celebratory. The versatility of live piano music provides the perfect soundtrack throughout the day, from emotional ceremony moments in the loft to relaxed drinks receptions and lively request-led entertainment during the wedding breakfast.

Wedding Piano at Beeston Manor

Craig has been performing at Beeston Manor weddings for around fifteen years, and performed at one of the venue's earliest weddings. Since then, he has returned many times over the years — including bookings through couples recommended by the venue’s family owners — and knows the venue and its celebrations well.

The barn’s two-level layout makes Beeston Manor an ideal venue for Craig’s two-piano setup. A portable baby grand piano can be positioned in the loft ceremony room, reached easily using the venue’s lift, while a second piano remains ready in the reception area below. This allows live piano music to continue seamlessly as guests move between the ceremony, drinks reception and wedding breakfast without any interruption.

The reception space downstairs provides a perfect position for piano music, filling both the lounge seating area and the bar where guests gather for drinks with music in the style of the happy couple's choice. Live piano also works brilliantly outdoors at Beeston Manor, whether welcoming guests at the front entrance or providing music on the terrace during summer drinks receptions and early evening celebrations.

Music Throughout Your Beeston Manor Wedding

Beeston Manor couples choose wedding piano for the following parts of the day:

• Guests' arrivals
• Wedding ceremony
• Drinks reception
• Wedding breakfast
• Room turnaround / early evening

Live piano offers the flexibility to provide the atmosphere for the whole day at a Beeston Manor wedding. With rippling arrival music to welcome guests, soaring romantic ceremony music and easy-going or upbeat entertainment for the reception through until the evening party commences, Craig's huge repertoire and 25 years of experience means you need look no further: a whole day of wedding music at Beeston Manor starts at just £749, and there's a discount included as it's one of the closest venues to home.

Why not take advantage of Craig's unique and extremely popular Electronic Requests System, giving guests the chance to get interactive, sending requests direct from the table?

Planning your Beeston Manor wedding? Get in touch to check availability and discuss music for your day.

If you're still venue hunting, you might also be interested in Samlesbury Hall not far away, and another Preston venue, Bartle Hall. For another family fun converted farm wedding venue, you should definitely check out another venue at which Craig is the recommended pianist, The Out Barn, in the Ribble Valley, and The River Barn may also be of interest.