As a DJ, there’s nothing quite like a “Retro” wedding. The sounds and lights of yesteryear, guests enjoying the evening, and the sense of occasion that goes with all weddings.
Maxine and Graham’s evening reception was actually an “after-party” as happens a lot lately. They’d done the deed and got married several weeks before the party and used the evening as a very relaxed and informal party.
I like these types of wedding receptions a LOT! Especially when they’re in one of my favourite local venues.
What do I mean by "Retro"?
Behold, the Retro Roadshow. A genuine disco lighting system as used in the 1980’s and early 1990’s . There are no computers or LED chips controlling this thing!
Seeing the playlist Maxine had started building on my online planning portal, I offered her and Graham the opportunity of the Retro setup and the decision was made.
The evening saw a full dance floor for the duration, with hits mainly from the 80s as requested, mixed in with some more modern tunage for the younger guests. All in all, a damned good night!
Some photos of the action
For some reason, I didn’t actually take that many photos (not like me). Hopefully those below give a flavour of how the evening went though
And so to the playlist
This was favourite kind of evening. A mixture of pre-requested music (but not too much), my own choices and guest requests as well.
Here’s what was played on the night
- Celebration – Kool & the Gang
- Never Too Much -Luther Vandross
- Too Shy – Kajagoogoo
- Good Times – Chic
- Love Come Down – Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King
- Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! – SGT Slick
- Tragedy – Steps
- September – Earth, Wind & Fire
- Don’t You Want Me – Human League
- Whatever You Want – Status Quo
- Love Is In The Air – John Paul Young
- Man! I Feel Like A Woman! -Shania Twain
- Dancing Queen – ABBA
- I’m In The Mood For Dancing – The Nolans
- Respect – Aretha Franklin
- I’m a Believer – The Monkees
- Love Action (I Believe In Love) – Human League
- Super Trouper – Abba
- The Power Of Love – Huey Lewis & the News
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston
- You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes
- I Can’t Help Myself – The Four Tops
- My Girl – The Temptations
- Dancing On The Ceiling – Lionel Richie
- Last Night A DJ Saved My Life – Indeep
- Hold On, We’re Going Home – Drake
- Chasing Highs – ALMA
- Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake
- Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
- DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love – Usher Feat. Pitbull
- Promises – Calvin Harris & Sam Smith
- We Found Love – Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
- Starships – Nicki Minaj
- Toca’s Miracle – Coco Star
- Insomnia – Faithless
- 9pm (Till I Come) – ATB
- Sandstorm – Darude
- Don’t You Want Me – Felix
- Infinity – Guru Josh
- Touch Me – Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra
- Cuba – Gibson Brothers
- Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
- Summer Of ’69 – Bryan Adams
- Another One Bites the Dust – Queen
- Welcome To New York – Taylor Swift
- Just Can’t Get Enough – Depeche Mode
- Is There Something I Should Know – Duran Duran
- You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) – Dead Or Alive
- Don’t Leave Me This Way – Communards With Sarah-Jane Morris
- I Think We’re Alone Now -Tiffany
- Love Shack – The B-52’s
- Tainted Love – Soft Cell
- Fantastic Day – Haircut 100
- The Word Girl – Scritti Politti
- Girls on Film – Duran Duran
- Temptation – Heaven 17
- Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Backstreet Boys
- Need You Tonight – INXS
- Everybody Get Up – Five
- Bad Blood – Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar
- Love On Top – Beyonce
- What Lovers Do – Maroon 5 ft SZA
- Skate – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
- Stay The Night – Sigala x Talia Mar
- Sweet Caroline – DJ Ötzi
Are YOU celebrating a special occasion at Ely Golf Club?
If so, I’d love to hear from you. I cover all tastes and genres (it doesn’t have to be Retro). Why not fill in the couple of fields below let’s have a chat about YOUR plans
