A WOMAN was so smitten with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice that she borrowed costumes from the BBC production for her wedding.

Denise and Stuart Vaughan, from Marple, also posed for wedding photos at Lyme Park - the Disley setting for the TV adaptation of the book, starring Colin Firth as Mr Darcy and Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennett.

Music teacher, Denise, 45, said: "This was my second marriage and I had already done the white meringue dress. I am a bit of a thespian and a huge fan of period dramas.

"I know the book back to front and found out about this shop in London which rents out the costumes.The costume I wore was from the first ball scene, when Elizabeth Bennett first meets Mr Darcy. Stuart was okay with it all as he is a thespian as well.

"He sent me a text on the morning of the wedding to say 'Got outfit on - must love you!'

"It was like having my very own Mr Darcy."

Denise added: "We were on the way to our reception when we stopped on the side of the road and got a picture by a field of sheep with Lyme Park in the background.

"The image had featured on our original wedding invitations so we had to get a picture. The whole day was perfect."

Denise met Stuart, 50, four years ago when the pair played husband and wife in a production at Marple's Carver Theatre.




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