100 Days of Happiness - Day 89

[dizzojay]

This coming week marks a momentous occasion in my family - one that will never happen again in my lifetime.  On 4th March 2017 my parents will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary.

50 years of marriage - 50 years!

Those 50 years have had their fair share of ups: family births, great achievements and becoming parents-in-law; not to mention a few significant downs: unemployment, a cancer battle (a successful one thankfully), and deaths of loved ones.  But they've stuck it out and now here we are, 50 years on, and they're still together, still in relatively good health and still driving each other nuts.

I'll be spending their anniversary weekend with them - I wouldn't dream of being anywhere else, but in the meantime I've been indulging in a bit of nostalgia by looking through their wedding photos. (Is it nostalgia if it's something that happened before you were even conceived???)

Their wedding pictures are so evocative of the era, and my Dad looks like a total Buddy Holly clone.  My Mum is a beautiful bride and I know everyone in the family was so proud of her.

I'll post a few more pictures later in the week as I sort through them - they're worth seeing just for the fashions! But in the meantime, here's one of my favourite pictures of the happy couple.

Comments

[stir-of-echoes.livejournal.com]

How wonderful, many congratulations to them both :)

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

It's a fantastic achievement, isn't it :)

[stir-of-echoes.livejournal.com]

It really is, truly. :)

[deanshot1]

That's wonderful news, congrats to both of them. ♥

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I think it's amazing!

[julchen11.livejournal.com]

Wonderful, 50 years is a very Long time. They both look great here, I love your mother's bridal gown.

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

It was very pretty, and very typical of the bridal fashions of the time.

[ennisjackdean.livejournal.com]

Congrats to them and what a lovely example
for you. They're kinda rare in this day and age
aren't they?

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

They are a great example to me. I aspire to be like them.

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

That is amazing and very heartening. For all the crappy break ups and whatnot you see in the press, and the ones you experience in your friends circles, it's wonderful to see such a solid loving couple make to such a huge mile stone! ♥ Love and congrats to them from me and Steve ♥

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

I'll be seeing them next weekend, so I';'ll pass on everyone's good wishes :)

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

50 years is an amazing achievement these days! I love their wedding photo, and your mum's dress is gorgeous. Please pass on my congratulations, too, and have a wonderful weekend with them :)

[sillie]

That's great. Congrats to them. :)

[casey28.livejournal.com]

Congrats to them! <3 What a lovely photo of your parents. :)

[metallidean-grl.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to your parents for reaching 50 years of wedded bliss. You don't see that as much these days, 50 years or more as so many couples give up before then, or some other reason. My parents were married 61 years before daddy passed away. I think its great when couples reach such a milestone. Congrats, again.