On Sunday, February 8, 1948, after an eight month courtship, my parents tied the knot. It must have been a strong knot because here we are in 2022 celebrating their 74th wedding anniversary!
Surrounded by friends and family, they married at St. Mary’s Church in Philadelphia, PA, and celebrated with roast beef sandwiches at the reception. Their special dance was to the song, “Near You”, and 74 years later, they may not be dancing, but they are still living and…
How uncommon is a couple
celebrating their 72nd wedding anniversary? Very. According to
the Census Bureau, 0.1% of all people currently married (less than one tenth of
one percent) have reached their 72nd anniversary! My parents are
part of that 0.1%! On February 8, 1948, they tied the knot after an eight-month
courtship. Seventy-two years, three
children, seven grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren later, they are
still pressing on!
A 72nd wedding anniversary is both a rare and remarkable event, indeed, and one that arouses curiosity as to what helps…
I promise to love you more than I love my credit card. And I promise to love you for richer or poorer as long as your credit card limit stays high.
I promise to never put you or myself in danger. That means I will never come between you and a mirror.
From the moment you entered my world you have filled it with life, color and energy like never before…like a rose garden in a junkyard. You are my rose and I promise to devote my life to being your dirt.
…on a Sunday with snow on the ground, my parents, Gloria and Mertz Vasso, said, “I do!” and I’m so happy they did!
Mom and Dad, you’re inching up on Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher, the record holders for the longest marriage—86 years, 9 months, and 16 days! That’s a lot of dinners, dishes, kissing and making up! And their secret to a lasting marriage? No secret, just hanging in there!
Happy 67th anniversary Mom and Dad! Thanks for hanging in there and for being such an incredible example of covenant love…
…on a Sunday with snow on the ground, my parents, Gloria and Mertz Vasso, said, “I do!” and I’m so happy they did!