My Church holds a Anniversary Dinner every year. This year it was for couples who were married in years ending in 4 and 8. This made each couple married for a multiple of 5 years (5,10, 15, 20, 25, etc). The longest couple had been married for 65 years. I was fortunate enough to be there as the church photographer. It was so inspiring to see these married couples and how they interact with their spouses.

During the dinner each couple stood up and shared a short story from when they were dating or first married. These stories were hysterical. One gentleman stood up and said that he and his wife met in Marching Band for Michigan state. He liked the way her tush wiggled in her band uniform and knew immediately that he was going to marry her. Everyone was laughing and she was blushing. Another gentleman stood up and recanted their first date and how he forgot his wallet in his other trousers. Fortunately, his girl had some emergency money in her coin purse and she was able to pay for the cinema which cost 2 dollars. They were together for 55 years after that. Another couple told how the guy stood her up on the first date. Another bride told us how she didn't even like "him" when they first met and how she thought he was annoying. He kept pursuing her though, everyday telling her what "hot" legs she had.

It was so neat to hear these stories and be a part of this evening. I hope I captured some great moments, the first picture is my FAVORITE, they were such a sweet couple.