I dressed up as Mr Darcy from Pride & Prejudice at my wedding after joking about it

A GROOM had to dress up as Mr Darcy from Pride and Prejudice at his wedding – after joking about getting married in a costume.

Matt Dennison, 54, dropped the light-hearted suggestion after proposing to Jane Austen fan Amy, 59

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His henna artist fiancée loved the idea and professional violinist Matt panicked.

He said: “Since we decided to have a low-key wedding, I said, ‘Why don’t we dress up and have some fun?’ I was joking, but she said, “That’s a really good idea.” I thought, ‘What have I done?’.”

They originally planned to go to Tudor, but Matt would reject the idea of ​​tights and codpiece. The Pride and Prejudice-style day then took shape with the groom fully embracing the role played by Colin Firth in the 1995 TV series.

Matt looked dashing in a rented white shirt, tie, vest, trousers, tailcoat, driving boots and top hat.

Bride Amy walked down the aisle like an Austen heroine – in a green empire dress and faux fur stole, with her red locks updo.

The couple married at Tudor House and Garden in Southampton before celebrating at a nearby pub.

Matt now thinks more people should get dressed up and get married.

He said: “It felt a bit like I was in the Jane Austen era, it could have been a few centuries back. The only thing we didn’t do was arrive on a horse, but I suggested we get one.

‘I don’t know if I would give Colin Firth a run for his money, but he did Nice to dress up – and I didn’t have to worry about buying a suit.”

Amy said of their wedding last April: “It was quite fun to look in the mirror and see me transform from a 21st century woman to a woman of that era.”

Of her gown, she added: “I first saw it in the fancy dress shop and hoped it would fit. It’s almost like it was meant to be that way.”