Age is only a number, true love is eternal

The romance surrounding weddings often brings a tear to the eye. Even more so when the love story of the couple at hand is this cute…

Wedding bells are in the air...

                                                                        

There had been months of planning and preparing for the big day. Finding the right church for the ceremony, booking the hotel reception and, most importantly, choosing the perfect wedding dress. There was also invites to be designed, table decorations to be organised and seating plans to be approved. There was so much to do, but Annie didn’t mind. After all, she had time on her hands and was determined to make her big day absolutely perfect.

Annie had always thought the old saying "Always the bridesmaid, never the bride" had been written especially for her and, after four weddings as maid of honour, she had given up all hope.

And then she met Tommy.

He strolled into her life and settled comfortably as if he had been part of it for the last 82 years. They went for walks together, read the newspapers every day and, occasionally, played cards. They fought like any old couple; bickering and niggling as if they had been doing it for years. But they had just met. They were in the honeymoon phase; despite being 82 and 86-years-old respectively.

She knew she loved him and wanted to spend what little time she had left on this earth with him. So, defying the odds and proving that age really is only a number, they tied the knot last summer less than a year after they met.

At 82-years-old Annie finally walked down the aisle.

She knew their story was one for the books and, at her wedding reception, Annie beamed as she said:

“When I think about it there’s nothing incredibly special about Tommy and I together. Except that I think our love story is the sweetest of them all.”

Pictures c/o: Top Vectors and U Turn Crossfit.