Who is RetroBride?

About me:

I'm 36, and work as an Academic Administrator at Oxford University, but with quite a lot of Film Extra work on the side. I shall be marrying Sam, who is a 28yr old Quantity Surveyor from Cheltenham. We will be getting married in May 2012, at the Divinity School in Oxford's Bodleian Library (which used to double up as the Hogwarts infirmary).

Sam and I met at a Tudor historical reenactment four years ago and I've always been a retro girl at heart. My wardrobe is packed with Victorian bodices, 60s mini dresses and 50s frocks. I describe myself as 'retro' rather than 'vintage', because I like to mix old styles without getting too bogged down by sticking to one era. When I was a kid I spent my pocket money on 50s dresses in Camden Market and now I'm getting married I have all sorts of retro styles and ideas I'd like to use. Most of all I want the wedding to be OURS - not a bland copy of somebody else's.

I was shocked and delighted when Sam proposed, half-way up a mountain while were on holiday in Cuba. Although the planning is daunting, so far we have had a lot of fun just bouncing ideas around. I might be a retro girl but I don't have retro attitudes - it's important to me that our wedding is as much Sam's day as my own. He's already created a webpage for our guests to refer to, so in his own way he's as creative as I am.

Now the date and venue are booked I can't wait to get on with the finer details. Deco decadence or Venetian vamp? Victorian elegance or 50s rock and roll, even Bollywood or Moulin Rouge? It will be fun finding out! One thing I can say for sure is that a Harry Potter themed wedding is out of the question, despite our magical venue...