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Award-Winning Wedding DJ in Cumbria & The Lake District

Dancing In The Dark has been setting the tone for weddings in Cumbria and the Lake District since 1988. Multi-award-winning and rooted in Penrith, we create bespoke DJ experiences designed around you and your guests. Weddings are at the heart of what we do, but we also bring the energy to birthdays, corporate gatherings and seasonal parties. Decades of experience, delivered with style—so your night feels effortless, memorable, and entirely yours.

From the Journal
Why a Professional Wedding DJ Creates a Better Atmosphere Than a Playlist

Why a Professional Wedding DJ Creates a Better Atmosphere Than a Playlist

Reading the Room Unlike a playlist, a DJ can sense the mood and adjust instantly. If energy dips, they’ll know exactly what track to play to lift the crowd. Seamless…
Why Lighting and Music Together Transform a Wedding Reception

Why Lighting and Music Together Transform a Wedding Reception

Set the Mood Lighting shapes perception. Warm, romantic tones complement the music, creating an atmosphere that guests can feel as well as hear. Highlight Architecture Uplighting can accentuate beams, walls,…
Top Wedding Venues in the Lake District for Amazing Dance Floors

Top Wedding Venues in the Lake District for Amazing Dance Floors

The Lake District is one of the most romantic places in the UK to say “I do.” With its breathtaking scenery and wide choice of venues, it’s no wonder couples…

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Mr & Mrs NixonWedding - Armathwaite Hall

“Expectations exceeded, a rarity indeed... Thank you for not only meeting our very specific music requirements, but for specialising in them. It is no longer considered a job when you love what you do, and that shone through. Thank you for making our very special day.”

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Ross & BryoniWedding - The Inn On The Lake

“We both just want to say a huge thank you for your part in making our day so special. Everyone loved the music and great to see people up and dancing all night (including some who can’t usually be dragged onto the dancefloor!). It was the perfect mix of classic bangers and more modern tunes. Honestly, great job! All the best and thanks again”

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ClairWedding - Cragwood Country House Hotel

“Just wanted to say thank you to our DJ for a brilliant evening!! According to our guests he played “banger after banger” and we’ve all got sore feet this morning from all the dancing!”

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Elizabeth and LewisWedding - The Inn On The Lake

“We would just like to say a huge thank for Thursday! We absolutely loved all the music and had the most amazing night. Thank you again!”

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Calum and CharlotteWedding - Low Hall The Lakes

“Thank you so much for Saturday, you did a great job of keeping the party going until the bitter end. Me and Charlotte had such a brilliant time, just nursing our sore feet from all the dancing!”

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Kiran and CatrionaWedding - The Inn On The Lake

“Catriona and I just wanted to say a massive thank you for your work on Saturday. We were delighted with the music and everyone had a fantastic time.”

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Martin ThomasWedding - Broadoaks Country House

“Just want to say a massive thank you to you for our wedding on Saturday just gone it was a fantastic event made even better by Ryan who had the place rocking all night. We have had comments from people to say it is one of the best nights they have had and that the uplighting was great. Many thanks for everything.”

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Rach & LiamWedding - The Inn On The Lake

“Thank you so much for the music, you smashed it, it was amazing!!”

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Nikki & SamWedding - The Inn On The Lake

“Thank you so, so much for helping to make our wedding evening party so amazing, you are just brilliant!!”

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AliceWedding - Askham Hall

“Fantastic DJ for our wedding at Askham Hall in March. The dance floor was full right until the end of the night and lots of our guests commented on what a great DJ we had. Dancing in the Dark were professional and easy to contact throughout the whole booking process. Thank you!”

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Emily and TomWedding - The Inn On The Lake

“A massive thank you to Dancing in the Dark for being the perfect DJ on our wedding day. It was absolutely perfect, we heard so many of our favourite songs and so many of our guests were up and dancing. We had a great time. Thank you so much for your time and for helping to make the day so special.”

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Sarah & MarcWedding - Hundith Hill

“thank you for the great work you did at our wedding at the Hundith Hill Hotel last weekend. Everything was spot on and what we hoped for - Ryan was brilliant and will certainly be recommending you guys to friends and family in the future! Thanks again.”

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DanielleWedding - Broadoaks Country House

“Thank you sooo much to David and the team for putting on an amazing set for our wedding! The music was perfect for us, a good mix of everything to please everyone there of all ages! The DJ happily took my annoying requests all night long with no moaning. Music flowed really well and everyone had such a great time dancing all night to your music. Thank you again!!”

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Sarah & JoWedding - New House Farm

“David DJ'd for us at New House Farm. He was always prompt with email replies and really easy to deal with. We asked that he simply play the music rather than encouraging people to get up and dance, which he did. He played our guests choices and everyone was up dancing straight away until the end of the night! We would definitely recommend him.”

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Alannah & MarkWedding - The Lingholm Estate

“It was brilliant to book a DJ that was so accommodating and let us play literally anything we wanted! Thanks for helping to make our wedding one of the best parties we’ve ever been to!”