NtB Loves: Old Love!

May 13, 2011 in Marriage with 5 Comments

When you say “I do,” the hope is that you’re saying I do forever. Today, I was tempted to write something about wedding superstitions , but I don’t want to promote the hype that some minor decision made in advance of the big day can ruin a wedding or make a couple unlucky forever. It’s more important to get married on a date that’s convenient for you and your loved ones, to wear the colors that you love, to see your spouse the morning of the wedding or not, to traipse around in your wedding dress and bridal veil whenever you feel like if you want to, and so on. With everything else brides and grooms have to worry about, I don’t want to be the one to add bad luck to the list!

Of course, one can find love at any age!

So instead of going on about bad luck on this Friday the 13th, I thought I’d wind down NtB Loves week by talking about a topic that I think is extraordinarily luck: Old love. From what I hear, there’s nothing quite like it… to have someone you’ve grown old with by your side, a person who’s walked with you through the best and the worst of life. That’s pretty awesome, you have to admit! Even if, like Alton Nichols, 82, and Betty Hall, 87, you don’t find each other until you’ve walked through a lot of bests and worsts without one another. Recently, my own grandparents celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary, which is quite the achievement these days!

Has anyone in your circle hit 60 years of marriage? Who are your Old Love role models?

About Christa Terry: Christa Terry is a writer and wedding and lifestyle expert whose book iDo: Planning Your Wedding with Nothing But ‘Net is a one-stop planning resource for modern, free-thinking brides and grooms. With one husband, one toddler, and more on the way – kids, not husbands – Christa somehow manages to stay on top of the tricks and trends that make getting married and living life stylish and fun.

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5 Responses to “NtB Loves: Old Love!”

  1. class factotum May 13, 2011 at 9:43 am #

    I think my grandparents made it to 60. I know they made it to 50 because at the party, my grandmother wore her wedding dress. Yes, it still fit and yes, it still looked good because it was a very simple, elegant, classic style.

  2. SarahDances May 13, 2011 at 9:43 am #

    My grandparents celebrated their 60th anniversary on Wednesday! A particular blessing, given that my grandfather was very ill this time last year and we weren’t sure he would make it.

  3. Kate May 13, 2011 at 1:18 pm #

    My grandparents celebrated 50 years just before my grandfather died. I don’t think I’ve ever known anyone to get to 60, but I hope to – my parents celebrate 43 this year!

  4. 7nina May 13, 2011 at 1:26 pm #

    My Fh’s parents had 61 years together before he died. They’re definitely my role models.

  5. Mrs. Lee May 20, 2011 at 7:47 pm #

    My grandparents have been married for 65 years. :)