Chris Haslam CHESS DJ - Professional Wedding and Party DJ

12/11/2022

Looking forward to meeting lots of future wedding couples next Sunday at the Gate Street Autumn Showcase.
Please email [email protected] for more information & to book your visit.

14/10/2022

Georgina & Alex’s big, brilliant summer wedding at Littlefield Manor on the outskirts of Guildford.
Working with the top team of Lilybean Photography, Blank Canvas Wedding Venues & One Six Events.

13/10/2022

Maddie & Ben’s first dance at Gate Street last week.

They were kind enough to send me this message afterwards...

“Hey Chris, honestly thank you so much, you absolutely smashed our wedding and everything happened exactly how we wanted it to. Genuinely it was brilliant and we can’t thank you enough!”

Tandem Catering Shootinghip - The Photography of Robert Burress

https://www.chessdisco.co.uk/testimonials

12/10/2022

Catching up with another of the many amazing weddings I’ve been fortunate enough to play at this year. This was at the Bride’s parents’ incredible house in Sussex on one of the hottest days of the summer!

11/10/2022

A fabulous 50th birthday party in Godalming this summer.
Richard was kind enough to send me this message shortly afterwards...

“Hi Chris, many thanks for Saturday night, cracking night, excellent music. I loved the whole evening. Some very amusing dancing on videos & photos. Everybody had a fantastic night. Thank you very much for your part in an excellent evening.”

Perfect Pitch Marquees Ltd.

09/10/2022

It’s just over a month until the Gate Street Autumn Showcase. The perfect opportunity for couples planning their wedding to visit this amazing Surrey venue & meet lots of brilliant suppliers.

Sunday 20th November 2022, 1-5pm.

06/10/2022

Lucy & George’s wonderful wedding at Wasing Weddings in June.

04/10/2022

I’m looking forward to the Surrey Event Professionals launch party at Guildford Pavilion tonight. If any wedding or event friends are interested, come & join me.

03/10/2022

Lots of fun last night celebrating Roxanne & Josh’s wedding at Gate Street.
Lovely to be working with the A Team; Tandem Catering, VLA Wedding Photography & Soirée Events.

01/10/2022

Some more great feedback from Marina & Freddie’s wedding at Northbrook Park last Saturday...


“Dear Chris, We would like to echo the below and say a huge thank you for helping to make our wedding such a success. The music was fantastic and there was such a brilliant atmosphere all night long. You played banger after banger and guests of all ages were loving it! You were so helpful in the run-up to the wedding as well and we felt very reassured by your professionalism.

Thank you so much also for liaising with Frank Reid and his band to make sure that aspect of the evening was also a runaway success. The night just flew by and we will treasure the memories forever.

We will certainly recommend you wholeheartedly to friends & family for future weddings and other events.”

30/09/2022

I often miss the chance to take photos of amazing moments at weddings & parties as I’m busy focusing on playing the music, so I’m really grateful when talented photographers like Shootinghip - The Photography of Robert Burress capture moments like this from Lewis & Issy’s wedding at Gate Street this summer.

29/09/2022

It’s been a great year of playing at some wonderful weddings & parties, so time now to catch up & share some of the highlights on social media.

This was a fantastic 50th birthday house party for Lou & Niall in Woking, lots of fun! They emailed me afterwards to say...

“Thanks for a fab night! I hope you enjoyed spinning the tunes as much as we enjoyed drunken spinning to the tunes!”

28/09/2022

Beautiful First Dance photo from Hannah & David’s recent wedding at Gate Street.

“Thanks Chris Haslam CHESS DJ - Professional Wedding and Party DJ, from our first dance to the last song of the night - we thoroughly enjoyed the party!

27/09/2022

What an amazing day on Saturday for Marina & Freddie’s wedding at Northbrook Park.

Marina’s mother Annette sent me this message today...

“Hi Chris, I just wanted to send you a quick message to thank you so much for all your help with Marina and Freddie’s wedding on Saturday. It all went amazingly well and Marina, Freddie, ourselves and our guests had a really wonderful and memorable day and evening.

Thank you for sorting out the mics, liaising with Frank, providing a great backdrop for the evening dancing and above all fabulous music which kept the dance floor full of enthusiastic dancers, young and young at heart, all evening. Dealing with you has been so easy and your professional attitude at all times provided me with much needed confidence at certain times along the road towards producing Marina’s Dream Wedding !!!! I think and believe we all achieved it on the end…!

It was also really helpful that you had worked at Northbrook before and knew Frank, so the set up of his band worked seamlessly too.”


Great to work with The Frank Reid Scottish Ceilidh Band, The Artichoke Kitchen, Farnham Sound & Light, Lynsey Grace Photography & Harris Wedding Films.

07/06/2022

Super photos by the brilliant VLA Wedding Photographyfrom Millie & Andy’s recent wedding at the wonderful Gate Street.

I received this lovely message shortly afterwards...

“Dear Chris, Andy & I wanted to say thank you so much for the fabulous music & atmosphere you created at our wedding. Your attention throughout the day was brilliant & you totally got the vibe of our tribe of people! We had such a great time!
Everyone that we have spoken to said they loved the music and that’s evident as the floor was never without dancing feet!”

31/03/2022

When your good friend & fellow DJ Patrick Kelly aka Junki Munki asks you to play at his 40th birthday!

Themed as “Come as your favourite Pat”, we had Cash, Sharp, Stewart, Palmer, Moore and, of course, Butcher!

Everything from Old Skool Breakbeat & Jungle through House to Pop & Yacht Rock.

Patrick was kind enough to send me this message afterwards...

“Thanks so much for Saturday, it was such an amazing night for us. The music was just awesome, exactly what I wanted.”

30/03/2022

Such an inspirational & enjoyable weekend at the Pro Mobile Conference 2022 in Solihull! Fascinating & educational seminars & a long overdue catch up with other professional DJs & friends.

***THANK YOU***

The team at Pro Mobile would like to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone involved in any capacity at this year’s hugely successful Pro Mobile Conference!

Since it’s inception, Pro Mobile Conference has provided fantastic opportunities to learn and grow your DJ business in the company of like-minded professional DJs, and this year was no exception. You all contributed to an outstanding event, and we hope that you enjoyed it every bit as much as we did.

We would like to thank:

The incredible team from Kent Media Group, Boxoso AV, ADJ UK and FBT Audio UK for their first-class production. To have such a high standard of production at PMC is something we do not take for granted. We stand in awe of your work.

Our Headline Sponsors, Breakout Room Sponsors and Table-Top Exhibitors, without whom our conference could simply not happen:

Headline Sponsors:

ADJ UK (Lighting Sponsor), FBT Audio UK (Audio Sponsor), djkit® (Retail Partner), NADJ (Educational Partner)

Breakout Rooms:

Official Rane DJ, Alto Professional, Numark, Denon DJ, SoundSwitch, SmartQuiz, On The Rise DJ Academy

Table Top Exhibitors:

ADJ UK, DJ Event Planner, djkit®, eLumen8, LEDJ, Equinox DJ, Pioneer DJ, FBT Audio UK, Harry's Tomfoolery Box, Mastermix, NADJ & Selfie Wizard Ltd.

We would also like to thank our incredible speakers – what a line-up of world-class acts you all were!

In order of appearance:

Paul Martin, Alan Berg, Dan Keeley, Lee Smith, Rob Ferre, Stephanie Hirst, Rachel Holmes, Anna Goodwin and Richard Lee.

Thanks go to the team at Village Hotel Solihull, who all worked incredibly hard – we really are sorry about all the confetti, though the effect was spectacular!

And thank you to Toby Oakley (who took the image above) for his Photographic duties.

Our final thanks go to everyone who attended – there was a real buzz throughout, you all contributed to a brilliant conference.

THANK YOU AND SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

10/01/2022

Thank you to Jess & Kieran for sending me this lovely card following their wedding last year at Gate Street.

“Dear Chris, We just wanted to say a big thank you for helping us to have such an amazing wedding. We had the best night of our lives and loved every minute of it!
The music was spot on and everyone had such a great time.
Lots of love
Kieran & Jess”

14/12/2021

I received this lovely card from Rebecca & Phill today, following their fantastic wedding at the end of September at Gate Street.

“Dear Chris, Thank you so much for creating an amazing atmosphere in the evening of our wedding and for being so accommodating of our saxophonist, Mason.

As you heard on the night, our guests loved your set and one commented you were the best wedding DJ she’d been to, and we’ve had 3 friends’ weddings in the last few months within our group!

We know the evening music/dance floor will be something people remember when they think of our wedding!”

Photos by the super talented Shootinghip - The Photography of Robert Burress .

30/11/2021

I’m really looking forward to meeting lots of wedding couples this Sunday at the Gate Street Winter Showcase. It’s going to be a fantastic event for anyone planning their wedding for 2022 & beyond!

⏳THE COUNTDOWN HAS STARTED!
Only 6 days to go to our...

​WINTER SHOWCASE 💍
Sunday 5th December 2021
10am - 3pm

Have you booked your time slot?

We are organising an event to help couples meet prospective suppliers, tour the venue and be inspired! 🌷🍰
 
You are warmly invited to attend and experience the venue at your own pace with your loved ones.

Our venue bar will be open serving complimentary teas and coffees.

Entry is by appointment only.

Appointment slots will be operating every half hour starting at 10am and finishing at 3pm.

Please email [email protected] with:
 
▪️ Your name & partners' name
▪️ Party size
▪️ Wedding date
▪️ Preferred time slot

We cannot wait to welcome you!

😊

                                                         

13/10/2021

Time to catch up here after a hectic September & early October! Roisin & Simon’s wedding finally happened last week, after being postponed last year, at the very cool The Ramblers Rest, Coulsdon.
They were kind enough to send me this message shortly afterwards...

“Hi Chris, Roisin & I would like to say thank you for DJing at our wedding. Everyone loved the music & had a great time.”

You can read lots more lovely comments from previous customers on my website https://www.chessdisco.co.uk/testimonials

15/09/2021

Another fantastic August wedding at Gate Street. Samantha & Liam were kind enough to send me this email shortly afterwards...

“Hi there Chris, Just wanted to drop you a message and say thank you for being absolutely amazing on our special day. Honestly wow, what a party! Everyone literally had the best time and said what a day and night it was. You played everything we love and I don’t think the dance floor was ever empty.
Honestly just bloody fantastic and will be spreading your name far and wide as you’re just brilliant.
Thank you so much for making our big day.”

14/09/2021

During the incredibly busy return of weddings & parties in August I had the pleasure of returning to play at Tylney Hall for Sharon & Mark’s wedding celebrations. Like so many others, they had been forced to reschedule several times, so this was an incredibly special day.

13/09/2021

Charlie & Paul’s wedding at Gate Street in August had been rescheduled from September 2020 & April 2021, so we had a fantastic party to finally celebrate their big day!
They sent me this lovely message shortly afterwards...
“Hi Chris, Thank you so much for last night, to say it was epic is an understatement. It was the most amazing day, totally worth the wait even though now I’m so sad it’s over. You were absolutely brilliant!! Thank you so much again.”

11/09/2021

A lovely video by the brilliant Musk Photography & Films from Helen & Phil’s wedding at Gate Street in early August.

09/09/2021

Such a fabulous marquee wedding for Serena & George in West Sussex last weekend.
Serena’s father sent me this message shortly afterwards...

“Dear Chris, This is to thank you so very much for all your hard work last Saturday providing the wedding disco. The music was fantastic. You were brilliant in all respects, from the moment we first made contact until your departure after clearing up very early on Sunday morning.
If you ever want to use me as a reference please don’t hesitate to ask. You’re five stars ten times over!
Very many thanks from us all.”

Such a great team to work with too;
Wigwam Marquees, The Artichoke Kitchen, Flo Brooks Photography, Martin Sanderson Magician.

07/09/2021

I’ve been as busy during the last few weeks as I can remember ever being, but it’s been absolutely fantastic! Lots of weddings postponed during the last 16 months could actually go ahead with no restrictions and people really came out to party! Lots of photos to come in the next few days, including these from Natasha & Jack’s special day in August at Gate Street.

31/08/2021

Such a lovely card from Sarah & Adam following their wedding at Millbridge Court. Photo by The Springles.

“To Chris. WOW...what a night!!

Thank you so much for being a part of our special day! You were bloody brilliant!
Anyone would be lucky to have you DJ at their wedding!
Wishing you a fun filled & successful wedding season!

Love Sarah & Adam”

26/08/2021

A couple of weeks ago was my first time back at Mercure Box Hill Burford Bridge since I’ve been playing at weddings again. It’s a venue I’ve been to many times before, so it was great to return for Natasha & Chris’ intimate & very emotional day.
Their wedding ceremony took place in the 16th century Tithe Barn & we had the evening party in the bar area, which made for great night with the small number of guests.

I received this lovely message shortly afterwards...

“Hello Chris, we wanted to say thank you so much for being part of our wedding. You were great and you were able to meet our needs with our song choices. Especially with Men at Work - Down Under (made me home sick but I love the song) and also Led Zeppelin!
We wish you all the best with future events you play at and if we ever need a DJ again, you will be the first we contact.”

25/08/2021

More fun photos & lovely messages from Steph & Harry’s fantastic wedding at Pelham House in Lewes, where I was playing behalf of my good friend Accolade DJs earlier in August.

“Hi Chris, we just wanted to say a massive thank you for Saturday! We had the best day! You were amazing from start to finish, the most lovely man and best DJ we could have wished for. You helped make our day so perfect, it honestly wouldn’t have been the same without you. Thank you so much!”

Great also to work alongside other wonderfully talented people Duntons Photography, Michael O'Sullivan Photography, Holly Cassidy & Spencer Wood Magic.