46 Years!

 It has been 46 years since these kids decided to tie the knot and make a family of their own.

In front of family and a few friends these two became one at the Chapel at the University of New Mexico.

Who has longer hair--Irv or Ellen?

No makeup, no fancy hairdos, and a dress purchased at the mall.  Oh to be so carefree again!  I've always longed for a wedding dress of my own, it's one of my biggest regrets about our big day.  Every woman should have the dress of her dreams for her special day.  Oh well, it wasn't meant to be.

Here I am signing my life away.  I've always regretted not hyphenating my name.  I think a woman should be able to keep that part of her identity after she's married.

Here I am monitoring Irv to make sure he really signs.

Of course you have to have the obligatory altar photos.

One of the few family shots.  There aren't any with my brothers or Irv's siblings.  Maybe they weren't there.  I don't remember a whole lot about the day.

My good friends Diane and Kaye were there to support us.  I didn't have any bridesmaids, my dad didn't even walk me down the aisle, and Irv didn't have a best man.  It was just a celebration of the two of us.

Think of all the birds that may have been killed because of the rice throwing.

After the ceremony we all went up the mountain to a restaurant called Bella Vista.  It was all you can eat fried fish and chicken.  We used to love going there, but it has been out of business for many years.

I still have this cake topper.  Why?

No saving the top of the cake for our 1st anniversary like people do now.  Can a cake that has been frozen for a year be any good?

No stuffing the cake all over my love's face.  A piece of wedding cake would taste really good right now.

My friends decorated the car with lots of shaving cream.

He still looks at me like this.  I'm so lucky to be married to my best friend for all these years.  He puts up with all my shenanigans and passions and encourages me to follow my dreams while I still can.  What a lucky woman I am!

I still have the pressed boutonniere that Irv wore that day.  Again, why?

Here's the newspaper clipping announcing our nuptials.  Activities, births, divorces granted, and marriage licenses issued.  This is what the world was like before the internet.

Four more years until the big 5-0.  What to do for that celebration?  Hopefully we'll be traveling to a far away country on that day.