“She was the most special thing in my life and still is,” says Donald Joye about his wife Phyllis, with whom he’s shared 50 years of married bliss. How incredible is that!
They met in junior high and it was love at first sight. They secretly married while still in high school and somehow managed to keep their marriage secret (their parents had figured it out anyway, but approved and also kept their secret) so they could graduate and Phyllis could still be the homecoming queen. She never had a wedding dress, but had her prom dress altered to fit for their 50th wedding anniversary celebration. Read their fairy tale love story here.
They certainly have the right stuff going for them—you can still see true love zinging between them after more than 50 years since they met. It gives me chills to look at that photo! Phyllis never had a wedding gown, but kept her prom dress which she had altered so she could wear it for their 50th wedding anniversary celebration. They still look like teenagers in love, don’t ya think?
Frank Sinatra once sang,
Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you
If you’re young at heart
For it’s hard, you will find, to be narrow of mind
If you’re young at heartYou can go to extremes with impossible schemes
You can laugh when your dreams fall apart at the seams
And life gets more exciting with each passing day
And love is either in your heart or on its wayDon’t you know that it’s worth every treasure on earth
To be young at heart
For as rich as you are it’s much better by far
To be young at heartAnd if you should survive to 105
Look at all you’ll derive out of being alive
Then here is the best part
You have a head start
If you are among the very young at heart
Maybe the golden key to celebrating your 50th wedding anniversary is nothing more than keeping fun and joy in your relationship!
What keeps your love glowing?
it’s this kind of luvvy duvvy story that makes me buy pretty things on impulse !
Andy Baileys last blog post..teeheeheee John Terry
Sorry I’m getting back to this so late! No, didn’t know them, just found it to be an inspiring story!
What a great site. But you missed one great personalized gift idea from Book By You. They have really well written personalized romance novels. I’ll keep searching this site for it but everyone should check them out. I already have all nine of their personalized romance novels (I’m a romance nut) but I’m buying this year for my mom, aunt, grandmother and sister. They offer discounts on orders of four or more and make such a unique gift. Check them out! – Tera
Do you know these two? Do they remember how they were engaged? I’d love to hear their story of the engagement!
http://www.ourweddingproposal.com
Dan’s last blog post..Finally! The engagement weekend…