Pics by Murray Clarke
Wedding DJ Marden Park Mansion
Karen & Chris’s no-holds-barred throwback party
Marden Park Mansion in Woldingham, Surrey is one of those venues that makes you stand up a bit straighter when you roll in. Big stately home energy, loads of character, and a layout that lets a party build properly once the formal bits are done.
Karen and Chris wanted exactly what it sounds like on paper, super fun throwback vibes with no care given to “cool”. That brief is basically a license to go hard on big choruses, unapologetic pop, proper singalongs, and hands-in-the-air 90s and 00s energy, as long as the pacing is right.
The Venue: Marden Park Mansion
Because we are on the suppliers list at Marden Park Mansion, the logistics are always smooth. Load in, timings, and comms with the team are tight, which matters when you are doing all day support from ceremony onwards.
Stately home rooms can be lively acoustically, so the job is controlling clarity, keeping vocals punchy, and making sure the dancefloor feels full rather than boomy. The space here is ideal for momentum mixing, you can start tasteful and warm, then open the taps when the room is ready.
The First Dance
Karen and Chris went with California – Phantom Planet, and it set the tone perfectly. Indie, nostalgic, instantly recognisable, and it tells everyone straight away this is going to be a fun night with zero overthinking.
From there it was about holding that feel, keeping guitars and pop hooks in rotation, then nudging into bigger dance records once the confidence in the room kicks in.
A Genre-Hopping, Floor-Filling Set
Early doors, I kept it friendly and familiar. Soul and Motown warmth to pull people in, then classic pop singalongs as soon as you can see groups starting to form.
Once the dancefloor was moving, the set went properly genre-hopping. Britpop and alt anthems for shouty moments, 80s synth and pop for full-room choruses, then straight into 90s eurodance and cheeky 00s club edits when it was time to stop pretending anyone wanted to sit down.
The best part of this kind of wedding is the lack of hesitation. When the crowd is not trying to be cool, you can take bigger swings and they will meet you there, arms up, lyrics out, no shame, full commitment.
Lighting, Production & Vibes
All day support means everything looks and feels consistent from the first moment, not just when the dancing starts.
All day support package from ceremony onwards.
Clean, tidy DJ setup that suits a stately home room.
Lighting run to lift the room energy as the night progressed, brighter and more dynamic once peak time hit.
Big Tunes That Worked
Walking On Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves, instant smiles and straight onto the floor.
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston, full volume singing.
Girls Just Want to Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper, hands up, no one holding back.
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) – ABBA, proper wedding rocket fuel.
Don't Stop Believin' – Journey, peak-time chorus moment.
Freed From Desire – Gala big bounce, big chants.
Curveballs That Worked
Sit Down – James, a left turn that still hit hard with the shouty crowd.
The Passenger – Iggy Pop, cool on paper but it played like a singalong.
Paint It, Black – The Rolling Stones, stomp-along energy, loads of shape in the room.
Pump Up The Jam – Technotronic, pure throwback, zero resistance.
Destination Calabria – Alex Gaudino & Crystal Waters, the room went full holiday mode.
The Logical Song – Scooter, pure nonsense, everyone loved it.
Last Song of the Night
Closing with Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen at Marden Park Mansion is always a moment. It is not a “play and leave” track either, you ride it, you let the room do the work, and you finish on that huge, collective scream that makes it feel like the whole wedding has ended in one shared chorus.
Planning a wedding at Marden Park Mansion in Woldingham, Surrey, and want a Wedding DJ Marden Park Mansion set that is built around your crowd, not a generic playlist? Drop us a line and let’s talk music.
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