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Craig Smith sits at the piano at Eaves Hall. He wears a black dinner jacket and bowtie and smiles at a wedding guest out of shot.

Every wedding venue has its own acoustics, layout and practical requirements, and knowing how to work within them is crucial to delivering exceptional live music. Craig Smith is a Lancashire-based wedding pianist with more than two decades' experience performing at prestigious wedding venues across Lancashire, the Lake District, Merseyside, Cheshire and Cumbria.

With an additional base in York, Yorkshire weddings are equally accessible, and he is regularly invited to perform for couples throughout the UK. Craig is a resident or recommended pianist at around 50 venues nationwide, an unusually high number that reflects his standing as one of the most sought-after wedding musicians around.

Within Craig’s regular travel radius, wedding piano packages start from £675 for ceremony & drinks reception, and from £849 for full-day coverage. For a full breakdown of options, visit the Prices page. You can also explore individual venue pages for venue-specific discounts at selected North West wedding venues. You'll find them via the links below.

Experience & Venue Knowledge

He is a familiar face at many of the North West’s favourite wedding venues, including Bartle Hall, Mitton Hall, Eaves Hall, West Tower, The Out Barn, Merrydale Manor, Armathwaite Hall, Browsholme Hall, Town Head Estate, Merewood, Broadoaks, Sparth House, Holmes Mill, Wrenbury Hall, Wennington Hall and The River Barn.

Over more than 15 years as a market-leading wedding pianist in the region, Craig has developed a practical understanding of how each space operates, close relationships with venue teams and an intimate knowledge of the setups that sound best at each location. The result is a calm, seamless experience behind the scenes, and music that perfectly enhances the atmosphere of the day.

For couples, that familiarity brings confidence. With the practical details handled instinctively, the focus stays on the atmosphere, the guests and the moments that matter, while the music enhances the celebration without ever demanding attention.

North West Wedding Venues

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Lancashire Wedding Venues

Craig performs regularly at many of Lancashire’s most popular wedding venues, including Bartle Hall, Wennington Hall, Beeston Manor, West Tower and The River Barn. Discover more venues across the county on the Lancashire wedding pianist page.

Ribble Valley Wedding Venues

Many of Lancashire's finest wedding venues are to be found in the Ribble Valley, where Craig is a popular choice for wedding music. Couples planning a Ribble Valley wedding can find more information on the Ribble Valley wedding piano page, including details of weddings at Eaves Hall, Mitton Hall, The Out Barn, Browsholme Hall, Holmes Mill and Sparth House.

Cheshire Wedding Venues

Many of Craig's hundreds of weddings have been at Cheshire wedding venues, with regular visits to play piano at Sandhole Oak Barn, Merrydale Manor, Larkspur Lodge and many more. You can find out more on the Cheshire wedding pianist page, which also includes information about nearby venues in Merseyside, like Knowsley Hall.

Lake District Wedding Venues

If you're considering a Lake District wedding, you might like to head over to our sister website, dedicated to Craig's Lake District wedding entertainment: www.lake-district-pianist.com. Around 1-in-3 of Craig's weddings are in The Lakes, so there's lots of information specific to those venues there, including packages for Town Head Estate, Armathwaite Hall, Holbeck Ghyll, Broadoaks, Merewood, and many more where he is a recommended wedding musician.

Lake District wedding pianist Craig Smith performs at several Lake District wedding venues

Cumbria & Lake District Venues

Craig is recommended by staff at several venues throughout Cumbria. A selection of the venues he has been booked to play over the years as a wedding pianist includes:

Wedding Venue Discounts

There are various discounts and offers available for couples marrying at selected venues. These include but are not limited to the venues below. Ask for details on your venue's offers, or use our handy Package Builder to create your dream package and get a quote including any discounts available at your venue.

Most Booked Venues

Craig is resident pianist and/or a musician recommended by staff at around 50 venues nationwide, and as a result he plays at many of these very often. His most regularly booked venues are:

More Wedding Venues

Below is a selection of around 40 more wedding venues for which Craig has taken bookings several times over the years. Just ask if you don't see your venue; there's every chance Craig's been at least once. They can't all be listed here — 80-100 weddings a year adds up to an awful lot of venues!