August 16, 2008
A Star Wars mad couple have tied the knot in a wedding ceremony entirely based on the sci-fi films.
Bramwell Brightey, 33, dressed up as Han Solo to wed Tamsyn Lofts, 29, dressed as Princess Leia.
The service, at Leatherhead registry office, was watched by a Chewbacca, stormtroopers and an Obi Wan Kenobi, reports the Croydon Guardian.
Bramwell, from Epsom, Surrey, said: "We didn't really want a traditional church wedding... So we decided we'd do something different.
"We both like the Star Wars films but we're not fanatics or geeks. We figured that a lot of our friends liked the films as well and Star Wars is massive everywhere all around the world."
The pair originally wanted to hold the day on May 4 - as in "May the fourth be with you" - but instead waited until the following week which was their eighth anniversary together.
With 50 guests at the wedding and another 50 at the reception afterwards, Bramwell admitted that the sight of so many costumes was "amazing".
Instead of a traditional first dance at their reception in Esher, the Ewell couple instead opted for a light saber duel.
"We turned all the lights off and turned our light sabers on and had a duel," Bramwell revealed.
"The whole day was amazing, everyone looked amazing. I said to everyone there, this is the greatest day of my life. Everyone made an extra special effort and without them, it wouldn't have been as good."
