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54 years ago photographers did not take pictures during a wedding ceremony. We posed as if we were exchanging rings. All of a sudden, Pastor Gross (yes, that was his name!) exclaimed, “I hope the book won’t show in that shot. I had it open to Burial of the Dead.”
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That’s hilarious!
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Happy 54th Anniversary both.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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Thanks, David. We’ve been greatly blessed.
xxx Anne-eversary hugs xxx
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Happy Anniversary!!!
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Happy Anniversary Anne and John!
Susie
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Thanks!
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Hi Anne. Happy Anniversary. May you both be blessed always.
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So funny! Congratulations!!! 54 years that is something to celebrate.
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And we still enjoy each other!
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I have much admiration for couples like you. Great role models for the rest of us.
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We have muddled through, seeming to complete each other.
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Congratulations on your anniversary. Your dress and headpiece are beautiful. Did you feel like a princess in them?
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The crown headpiece was new, so that made me feel a bit royal. The veil was special because John’s aunt loaned it to me. It was a great day.
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Love you two! Happy Anniversary!!!!
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Thank you. We had a lovely day.
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Great picture! Sometimes I wonder where the time goes. Seems like a long time ago but I remember those dress styles!
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It was a long time ago, but it sometimes seems just a few years have gone by.
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Wow Anne! Happy anniversary. What a lovely photograph and story to match! It’s my 23rd year anniversary coming up. X
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Congratulations to you, too. 23 years is a long time.
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Congrats! It is a lovely picture.A handsome couple!
(I think it was nicer when cameras/tv weren’t allowed in the services and churches. More dignified and kept the atmosphere formal and serious…and somehow warm and comforting – apart from the outside world)
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We thought our ceremony was lovely. A college friend played the organ, and our best friends sang. We had been part of the Madrigal group, and several of them stayed after graduation to sing at our wedding.
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How interesting. My husband I were in a Madrical group in high school.
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Wow! That’s marvelous.
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Happy anniversaries.Younwere both beautiful and sweet even if you were faking it😜
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Ha! Ha! We enjoyed our wedding.
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Happy 54th anniversary and best wishes for many more for you and John.
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Aw…thanks for posting this…what a beautiful couple you make.
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wow and congratulations! I am convinced it couldn’t have happened to a nicer bride.
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Thank you. Our lives were not a fairy tale, but God brought us through the difficult situations.
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well it sounds like a fairy tale!
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Happy Anniversary! Such a funny story, too!
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Lovely shot of the young’uns! Happy Anniversary, Anne & John!!
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Well would you look at your two! John was very much ahead of his time with that designer stubble look. What a striking pair you both are. You dress is beautiful Anne.
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John shaved the morning of the wedding, but he commented on his stubble, too. My dress was just a formal gown bought for the recital I gave my senior year of high school. (I was 17.) Four years later I made the top to go over the dress, reusing the beading that had been on it.
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Many congratulations! Thom
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Thank you, Thom.
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LOL Great shot!
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Beautiful wedding picture! So funny about the book. 🙂
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Happy belated Anniversary Anne!!!
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Oh how funny.
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Funny about the book .You both look smashing.
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