Description | Price |
Wedding ceremony OR drinks reception | £275 |
Wedding ceremony & drinks reception | £400 |
Wedding breakfast | £300 |
Wedding ceremony, drinks reception & wedding breakfast | £550 |
Drinks reception & wedding breakfast | £450 |
I'm Christa Hugo, a classically trained pianist with a modern twist.
Imagine your wedding day or special event bathed in the enchanting melodies of a live pianist, adding a touch of magic and making your celebration truly extraordinary, whilst creating memories that will be cherished for a lifetime.
Anticipate a magical experience as my musical arrangements bring your favourite songs to life in unexpected and delightful ways. You can expect to hear beautiful and moving versions of contemporary songs from your favourite genres - whether that be rock, pop, musical theatre, jazz, soul, film music or beyond - and I can adapt the mood for those livelier celebrations where something more playful or quirky is required. Whether you have specific favourites in mind for your wedding or event or need assistance in choosing, I'm here to create a personalized and memorable soundtrack that resonates with your unique style.
NEW! I am thrilled to offer my stunning white baby grand piano shell as an add-on for all my bookings. Enabling my professional stage piano to mirror the sophistication of a classic baby grand, it brings the "wow" factor to all events, acting as a great centrepiece and talking point amongst guests. It's a masterpiece of design, offers a high-gloss finish, and is popular as an enchanting backdrop for cherished wedding photographs.
Based in Bewdley, Worcestershire
(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden Lynn Anderson
(They Long To Be) Close To You The Carpenters
A Day In The Life The Beatles
A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes Cinderella (Disney)
A Fine Romance Billie Holiday
A Sky Full Of Stars Coldplay
A Star Is Born Hercules (Disney)
A Sunday Kind Of Love Etta James
A Thousand Years Christina Perri
A Whole New World (Aladdin) Aladdin (Disney)
Adore You Harry Styles
Afterglow Ed Sheeran
Against All Odds Phil Collins
Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers
Alfie Cilla Black
All I Ask Of You Phantom Of The Opera
All My Loving The Beatles
All Of Me John Legend
All Too Well Taylor Swift
All You Need Is Love The Beatles
Almost There The Princess & The Frog (Disney)
Alone Heart
Always & Forever Luther Vandross
Always On My Mind Elvis Presley
Amazed Lonestar
An Innocent Man Billy Joel
And I Love Her The Beatles
And So It Goes Billy Joel
Angie The Rolling Stones
Anti-Hero Taylor Swift
Any Dream Will Do Joseph & The Amazing...
Anything For You Gloria Estefan
Anywhere The Heart Goes Mancini
As It Was Harry Styles
As Long As He Needs Me Oliver!
As Time Goes By Casablanca
Attention Charlie Puth
Autumn Leaves Roger Williams
Baby Boy Beyonce Knowles
Baby Grand Billy Joel
Bad Guy Billie Eilish
Bad Habits Ed Sheeran
Basket Case Green Day
Be Our Guest Beauty & The Beast (Disney)
Beast Of Burden The Rolling Stones
Beautiful Christina Aguilera
Beauty & The Beast Beauty & The Beast (Disney)
Because You Loved Me Celine Dion
Bella Notte/This Is The Night Lady & The Tramp (Disney)
Best Part Of Me Ed Sheeran
Better Now Post Malone
Beyond The Sea Bobby Darin
Big Girls Don't Cry Fergie
Big Spender Shirley Bassey
Black Coffee Sarah Vaughan
Blackbird The Beatles
Blinding Lights The Weeknd
Blue Eyes Elton John
Bohemian Rhapsody Queen
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Green Day
Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel
Bring Him Home Les Miserables
By The Time I Get To Phoenix Glen Campbell
Cake By The Ocean DNCE
Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jepson
Can You Feel The Love Tonight? The Lion King (Disney)
Can't Help Falling In Love With You Elvis Presley
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man Ava Gardner
Cardigan Taylor Swift
Children Robert Miles
Chim Chim Cheree Mary Poppins
Chiquitita Abba
Circles Post Malone
Climb Every Mountain The Sound Of Music
Cold As Ice Foreigner
Colors Of The Wind Pocahontas (Disney)
Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd
Crazy Patsy Cline
Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne
Crazy Train (jazz version) Ozzy Osbourne
Crocodile Rock Elton John
Cruel Summer Taylor Swift
Cruella de Vil 101 Dalmations (Disney)
Cry Me A River Ella Fitzgerald
Dancing Queen Abba
Dancing With A Stranger Sam Smith
Daniel Elton John
Defying Gravity (Wicked) Wicked
Despacito Luis Fonsi/Justin Bieber
Diamonds Rihanna
Didn't We Almost Have It All Whitney Houston
Do You Want To Know A Secret? The Beatles
Do-re-mi The Sound Of Music
Don't Cry For Me Argentina Evita
Don't Fear The Reaper Blue Oyster Cult
Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John/Kiki Dee
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle
Don't Know Why Norah Jones
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Elton John
Don't Rain On My Parade Funny Girl
Don't Start Now Dua Lipa
Don't Stop Believin' Journey
Don't Stop Believin' Journey
Drivers Licence Olivia Rodigo
E.T. Theme E.T.
Easy The Commodores
Ebony & Ivory Stevie Wonder/Paul McCartney
Edelweiss The Sound Of Music
Embraceable You Billie Holiday
Enchanted Taylor Swift
Enter Sandman Metallica
Especially For You Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan
Eternity Robbie Wiilliams
Everglow Coldplay
Everything Has Changed Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran
Everything I Do (I Do It For You) Bryan Adams
Everything I Wanted Billie Eilish
Eye Of The Tiger Rocky
Fake Plastic Trees Radiohead
Falling In Love Again Marlene Dietrich
Falling Slowly (Once) Once
Feather Theme (Forrest Gump) Forrest Gump
Feed The Birds Mary Poppins
Fields Of Gold Eva Cassidy
Fix You Coldplay
Flowers Miley Cyrus
Fly Me To The Moon Frank Sinatra
For Forever (Dear Evan Hansen) Dear Evan Hansen
Forever Young Bob Dylan
From A Distance Bette Midler
Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles
Get Here Oleta Adams
Getting To Know You The King And I
Giant Calvin Harris/Rag n Bone Man
Gimme Gimme Gimme Abba
Go The Distance Hercules (Disney)
God Only Knows The Beach Boys
Godfather Theme The Godfather
Golden Harry Styles
Goodbye To Love The Carpenters
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John
Hallelujah Leonard Cohen
Happier Marshmello/Bastille
Have I Told You Lately Van Morrison
Heartbeats (Jose Gonzalez) Jose Gonzalez
Hello Again Neil Diamond
Here Comes The Sun The Beatles
Here, There And Everywhere The Beatles
Hey Jude The Beatles
Honesty Stevie Wonder
Honey Bun (South Pacific) South Pacific
Hopelessly Devoted To You Grease
Hotline Bling Drake
How Deep Is Your Love The Bee Gees
How Do I Live Leann Rimes
How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You Marvin Gaye
I Can Hear The Bells Hairspray
I Can't Make You Love Me Bonnie Raitt
I Don't Like Mondays Boomtown Rats
I Dreamed A Dream Les Miserables
I Feel It Coming The Weeknd
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Elton John
I Have A Dream Abba
I Honestly Love You Olivia Newton-John
I Hope You Dance Leann Womack
I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder
I Just Can't Wait To Be King The Lion King (Disney)
I Know Him So Well Chess
I Left My Heart In San Francisco Tony Bennett
I Love You Billie Eilish
I Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin
I See The Light Tangled (Disney)
I Wanna Be Loved By You Marilyn Monroe
I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles
I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner
I Will The Beatles
I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston
I Will Always Love You Dolly Parton
I Will Never Leave You Side Show
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free Nina Simone
I Won't Last A Day Without You The Carpenters
I Won't Say I'm In Love Hercules (Disney)
I'll Never Smile Again Tommy Dorsey
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You Tommy Dorsey
I'm In The Mood For Love Julie London
I'm Still Here/Jim's Theme Treasure Planet (Disney)
If Bread
If I Loved You Carousel
If I Were A Bell Guys & Dolls
If You Leave Me Now Chicago
If You Were The Only Girl In The World Perry Como
Imagine John Lennon
Imagine (Chopin-esque) John Lennon
In My Life The Beatles
In My Place Coldplay
Is This Love Bob Marley
Isn't She Lovely Stevie Wonder
It Had To Be You Frank Sinatra
It's A Small World Disney
It's Too Late Carole King
Jar Of Hearts Christina Perri
Julia The Beatles
Just The Two Of Us Bill Withers
Just The Way You Are Bruno Mars
Just The Way You Are Billy Joel
Killing Me Softly Carole King
Kiss From A Rose Seal
Kiss The Girl The Little Mermaid (Disney)
Knowing Me Knowing You Abba
Lady Madonna The Beatles
Lara's Theme Doctor Zhivago
Largo (Bach) Bach
Lately Stevie Wonder
Lay Me Down Sam Smith
Lean On Me Bill Withers
Let It Be The Beatles
Let It Go James Bay
Let It Go Frozen
Let's Do It Tony Bennett
Listen To Your Heart Roxette
Livin' On A Prayer Bon Jovi
Living Mice Minecraft
London Calling The Clash
Love Changes Everything Aspects Of Love
Love Is A Song Bambi (Disney)
Love Me Tender Elvis Presley
Love Of My Life Queen
Love On The Rocks Neil Diamond
Love On Top Beyonce Knowles
Love Story theme Love Story
Lover Taylor Swift
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds The Beatles
Ma Belle Evangeline The Princess & The Frog (Disney)
Maggie May Rod Stewart
Magic Coldplay
Magic Coldplay
Make It Easy On Yourself The Walker Brothers
Make You Feel My Love Adele
Mamma Mia Abba
Married Life Up (Disney)
Maybe This Time Cabaret
Me & Mrs Jones Billy Paul
Meditation from Thais Massenet
Memory Cats
Merry Xmas Mr Lawrence Sakomoto
Mia & Sebastian's Theme La La Land
Misty Johnny Mathis
Money, Money, Money Abba
Mood Indigo Duke Ellington
Moon River Andy Williams
Moondance Van Morrison
Moonlight Sonata Beethoven
Morning from Peer Gynt Suite Grieg
Mr Brightside The Killers
Music John Miles
Music Of The Night Phantom Of The Opera
My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder
My Favourite Things The Sound Of Music
My Funny Valentine Chet Baker
My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion (Titanic)
My Universe Coldplay
My Way Frank Sinatra
Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley
New Rules Dua Lipa
New York State Of Mind Billy Joel
Nights In White Satin The Moody Blues
Nikita Elton John
Nimrod Elgar
No Matter What Whistle Down The Wind
No Matter What Boyzone
No Other Love Perry Como
No Surprises Radiohead
Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon
Nocturne (various Chopin) Chopin
Non, Je ne regrette rien Edith Piaf
Nothing Else Matters Metallica
November Rain Guns n Roses
Nowhere Man John Lennon
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da The Beatles
On Broadway George Benson
On The Sunny Side Of The Street Dorothy Fields
One Day Like This Elbow
One Kiss Calvin Harris/Dua Lipa
Outside Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding
Pachelbel's Canon/Here Comes The Sun The Beatles
Paparazzi Lady GaGa
Paradise Coldplay
Part Of Your World The Little Mermaid (Disney)
Penny Lane The Beatles
Perfect (Ed Sheeran) Ed Sheeran
Perfect Day Lou Reed
Piano In The Dark Brenda Russell
Piano Man Billy Joel
Please Mr Postman The Carpenters
Pompeii Bastille
Prelude In C Bach
Promise Ben Howard
Promise Me Beverley Craven
Promises Calvin Harris/Sam Smith
Pure Imagination Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
Rainy Days & Mondays The Carpenters
Rather Be Clean Bandit/Jess Glynne
Read All About It Emeli Sande
Rewrite The Stars The Greatest Showman
Ribbon In The Sky Stevie Wonder
Rocket Man Elton John
Romeo & Juliet "Love Theme" Tchaikovsky
Run To You Whitney Houston
Runnin (Lose It All) Beyonce Knowles
Sacrifice Elton John
Sail On The Commodores
Salut d'amour Elgar
Satin Doll Duke Ellington
Save Your Tears The Weeknd
Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston
Say My Name Destiny's Child
Say So Doja Cat
Separate Lives Phil Collins
September Morn Neil Diamond
Set Fire To The Rain Adele
Shake It off Taylor Swift
Shallow Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper
She Charles Aznavour
She's Always A Woman Billy Joel
She's Got A Way Billy Joel
Shivers Ed Sheeran
Sing The Carpenters
Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana
So This Is Love Cinderella (Disney)
Some Enchanted Evening South Pacific
Somebody To Love Queen
Someday My Prince Will Come Snow White (Disney)
Someone Like You Adele
Someone To Watch Over Me Ella Fitzgerald
Something About The Way You Look Tonight Elton John
Something Just Like This The Chainsmokers/Coldplay
Somewhere West Side Story
Somewhere Over The Rainbow The Wizard Of Oz
Song Artist (or movie/musical)
Song For Guy Elton John
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Elton John
SOS Abba
Spaceman Sam Ryder
Speak Softly Love Andy Williams
Speed Of Sound Coldplay
Star Trek theme Star Trek
Stars Fell On Alabama Louis Armstrong
Strangers In The Night Frank Sinatra
Stuck On You Lionel Richie
Summer Nights Grease
Sun & Moon Miss Saigon
Super Trouper Abba
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Mary Poppins
Sweet Child O' Mine Guns n Roses
Take A Chance On Me Abba
Take My Breath The Weeknd
Taking A Chance On Love Ella Fitzgerald
Thank You For The Music Abba
That Ol' Devil Called Love Billie Holiday
That's What Friends Are For Dionne Warwick
The 1 Taylor Swift
The Bear Necessities The Jungle Book (Disney)
The Boys Are Back In Town Thin Lizzy
The Final Countdown Europe
The Girl With The Flaxen Hair Debussy
The Greatest Sia
The Greatest Love Of All Whitney Houston
The Impossible Dream Elvis Presley
The Joker & The Queen Ed Sheeran/Taylor Swift
The Lady Is A Tramp Frank Sinatra
The Last Night Of The World Miss Saigon
The Last Waltz Engelbert Humperdinck
The Long & Winding Road The Beatles
The Pink Panther The Pink Panther
The Rainbow Connection The Muppets
The Second Star To The Right Peter Pan (Disney)
The Sound Of Music The Sound Of Music
The Summer Knows Peter Nero
The Very Thought Of You Nat King Cole
The Way You Look Tonight Frank Sinatra
The Windmills Of Your Mind Noel Harrison
The Winner Takes It All Abba
There Are Worse Things I Could Do Grease
There Must Be An Angel Eurythmics
These Foolish Things Ella Fitzgerald
They Can't Take That Away From Me Gershwin
Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran
This Guy's In Love With You Herp Albert
This Is How You Fall In Love Jeremy Zucker
This Is Me The Greatest Showman
This Is What You Came For Calvin Harris/Rihanna
This Woman's Work Kate Bush
This Year's Love David Gray
Three Times A Lady Commodores
Til There Was You The Music Man
Til There Was You The Beatles
Timeless To Me Hairspray
Tiny Dancer Elton John
Titanium Calvin Harris/Sia
Top Of The World The Carpenters
Total Eclipse Of The Heart Bonnie Tyler
Trouble Coldplay
True Colours Cyndi Lauper
Truly Lionel Richie
Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding
Unbreak My Heart Toni Braxton
Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers
Under The Bridge Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Under The Sea The Little Mermaid (Disney)
Unforgettable Nat King Cole
Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker/Jennifer Warnes
Up, Up & Away 5th Dimension
Uptown Girl Billy Joel
Viva La Vida Coldplay
Wake Me Up When September Ends Green Day
Walk This Way Run DMC
Waterloo Abba
We Are The Champions Queen
We've Only Just Begun The Carpenters
What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
What Was I Made For Billie Eilish
When I Fall In Love Nat King Cole
When I'm 64 The Beatles
When We Were Young Adele
When You Believe Prince Of Egypt (Disney)
When You Say Nothing At All Ronan Keating
When You Wish Upon A Star Pinocchio (Disney)
Where Do I Begin? (Theme from Love Story) Andy Williams
While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Beatles
Who Wants To Live Forever Queen
Wild Horses The Rolling Stones
Wild World Cat Stevens
Wildest Dreams Taylor Swift
Willow Taylor Swift
With A Little Help From My Friends The Beatles
With One Look Sunset Boulevard
With Or Without You U2
Without You David Guetta
Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton
Work Drake/Rihanna
Wuthering Heights Kate Bush
Yesterday The Beatles
Yesterday Once More The Carpenters
YMCA The Village People
You Are My Sunshine Johnny Cash
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Stevie Wonder
You Can Fly, You Can Fly, You Can Fly Dumbo (Disney)
You Don't Bring Me Flowers Neil Diamond
You Make Me Feel Brand New The Stylistics
You Make Me Feel So Young Frank Sinatra
You Raise Me Up Westlife
You Raise Me Up Josh Groban
You Stepped Out Of A Dream Nat King Cole
You'll Be Back Hamilton
You'll Be In My Heart Tarzan (Disney)
You'll Be In My Heart Tarzan (Disney)
You'll Never Walk Alone Gerry & The Pacemakers
You'll Never Walk Alone Carousel
You're A Lady Peter Skellern
You're Beautiful James Blunt
You're My Best Friend Queen
You've Got a Friend In Me Toy Story
Your Song Elton John
Please provide power socket, space of 6ft x 4ft, suitable seating for piano and parking space at the venue to unload. If playing outside, a gazebo or other suitable cover is necessary to provide shade and/or protection from rain please!
I provide my own PA system to amplify my piano.
Just let me know where to unload!
I'm happy to play music through my PA system between sets. This can be bluetoothed (or connected via cable) through my PA system.
Playing at Abbey Road Studios was up there! The piano there is sublime.... Equally, recording at Rockfield Studios was pretty iconic, thinking of all the stars that had gone before me!
Don't make me choose! I am so passionate about music in all its wonderful forms and I can find the beauty in every song... That said, This Woman's Work by Kate Bush is pretty much perfection.
I acquired my first regular paid job as a pianist aged 12 and I've never looked back, having remained in the music industry ever since. Playing at weddings is where I really get to indulge my creative spark and my romantic spirit.
Throughout my career, I've become a sought-after live pianist in various settings, most notably as a skilled ballet pianist, having been a regular musician with the esteemed Royal Ballet School for many years and, more recently, with Birmingham Royal Ballet. I also perform as a regular soloist with Constella Music, an organisation dedicated to harnessing the expressive power of music for social good.
I've had the privilege during my career of gracing stages at Hyde Park (alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra), the O2 Arena and Abbey Road Studios. Television appearances on The One Show and BBC Radio 2, plus a collaboration with Susan Boyle and Michael Ball during the Britain's Got Talent live final, have added exciting chapters to my musical narrative.
Weddings are always a joy and it's wonderful seeing people's faces light up when they recognise the tunes I'm playing!
I allow at least an hour to set up, slightly longer if bringing my baby grand piano shell. Performance times depend entirely on the event and I'm generally happy to work around your needs. Just ask!
I'm happy to play outside and I just ask for shade, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area.
Contrary to the norm, I don't expect you to select your music choices from a narrow, predetermined song list. With me as your pianist, the world is your oyster when it comes to your perfect soundtrack. I relish being asked to play something new. I will craft beautiful, sophisticated and elegant versions of your most meaningful songs, however unusual, and I can adapt the mood if your event calls for something more playful, lighthearted or quirky. That being said, many people appreciate guidance and inspiration in selecting their musical choices, so my ever-expanding repertoire list (available on my website) is there to help in that regard. Feel free to handpick every song for your special day or leave the music choices entirely to me. I'm comfortable with either approach, or anything in between.
Words that I hear often include "so talented", "the perfect musical backdrop", "created a wonderful atmosphere" and "great choice of repertoire".
Medicare
Abbey Road Studios
O2 Arena
NEC Arena
Symphony Hall
Hammersmith Apollo
Wembley Stadium
Hyde Park
Pendrell Hall
The Old Library, Birmingham
Mill Barns
Granary Courtyard
Hopton Court