What to know about rooms, gardens, and entertainment logistics before you book your wedding at this riverside Jacksonville venue.
Epping Forest Yacht & Country Club sits on the banks of the St. Johns River at 1830 Epping Forest Drive in Jacksonville, built around the historic duPont Mansion. The property pairs the mansion's period architecture with formal English Gardens and river views, and the club can accommodate everything from an intimate dinner for 10 to a large celebration of several hundred guests.
The combination of indoor mansion rooms and outdoor garden and terrace space is what sets Epping Forest apart from most Jacksonville venues — couples can host a garden ceremony, cocktail hour on the terrace, and a reception inside the mansion, all on the same property.
Epping Forest offers several distinct spaces, so the right one for your wedding depends mainly on your guest count and whether you want an indoor or outdoor feel:
| Space | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Forest Room | Up to 30 guests |
| Gate Room | Up to 70 guests |
| Dupont & Mason Room | Up to 200 guests |
| Entire Second Floor | Up to 240 guests |
| Terraces | Up to 275 guests |
| English Gardens | Up to 600 guests |
If you're planning a smaller wedding, the Forest or Gate Room keeps things intimate. Larger weddings typically use the Dupont & Mason Room or the full second floor indoors, with the English Gardens as the go-to for a large outdoor ceremony or reception.
Footloose Entertainment works weddings at Epping Forest Yacht & Country Club regularly, so we already know the rooms, the load-in routes, and the venue's coordination team — not something we're figuring out for the first time on your wedding day.
Because Epping Forest spans both historic indoor rooms and open-air garden and terrace spaces, your entertainment setup needs to match whichever space you book. An outdoor garden ceremony has different sound and power needs than a reception inside the Dupont & Mason Room, and we plan for the specific space you've booked rather than showing up with a one-size-fits-all setup.
What we already know from working this venue: the load-in routes for each room, how sound carries across the gardens and terraces versus indoors, power access points for outdoor setups, and how to coordinate directly with Epping Forest's event staff on timing.
If you're booking Epping Forest, that familiarity means fewer unknowns on your wedding day — we're not learning the venue at the same time we're running your reception.
It depends on the room: the Forest Room holds up to 30 guests, the Gate Room up to 70, the Dupont & Mason Room up to 200, the entire second floor up to 240, the Terraces up to 275, and the English Gardens up to 600 for larger outdoor celebrations.
Yes. The English Gardens and riverfront terraces overlooking the St. Johns River are popular for outdoor ceremonies, with the option to move the reception indoors to the historic mansion.
Yes, the venue provides a dedicated event coordinator who works with couples on room selection, catering, and day-of logistics, and who coordinates directly with your outside vendors, including your DJ and entertainment company.
Because Epping Forest offers both historic indoor rooms and open-air garden and terrace spaces, your DJ needs equipment and a setup plan suited to whichever space you book, plus a load-in plan coordinated with the venue's own event staff. Footloose Entertainment works weddings at Epping Forest regularly, so we already know the rooms, load-in routes, and coordination team.
