Our wedding day
By savypat
@savypat (20216)
United States
August 16, 2010 2:27pm CST
Hubby and I have been married 52 years today. Guess what? it's hot and it was hot 52 years ago. We were married in Vegas and left the small church went right back to the hotel changed our cloths and spent the rest of the day in the swimming pool.
Air conditioning was not what it is today and it was so hot we slept that night on the floor where it was cooler. We had a week-end honeymoon and Hubby was back at work on Monday while I returned to school. We had $300 a month to live on and $57 of that went for rent, $64 for car payment, 25 a week for food and household supplies. The rest we put in savings. I don't remember much about that first year,
but 8 months after the marriage we had a beautiful baby girl and after that life went on. Here we are now greatgrandparents.
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15 responses
@sujaysen (594)
• India
17 Aug 10
Nice to read about your weeding day. In this present day, we cannot think to live by such fewer amounts. But it felt me strange that you had your baby after 8 months of your marrige. Was it your premature baby or something wrong lol? Anyway, now you are a grandparents. You have also duty to the next kins. May God give you a happy and long life.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
21 Aug 10
I can tell you are from a different culture. By the time most girls graduate from high school very few are virgins. Many are with child before marriage, the lucky ones marry the rest become single moms or give up their babies. These days many abort their unwanted babies. This is so common now that there is very little shame connected with it. Not a good state of affairs.
@sujaysen (594)
• India
21 Aug 10
Yes, I have commented upon the view from my different culture. I cannot comment from your point of view as I have been brought up from my own culture. I am also a very free minded person and just asked you as "lol". I do not care who is from which culture and judge this. Anyway, thanks for your reply.
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
17 Aug 10
Wow, it's great that your husband and you have been married for so long. Most people these days aren't married that long.
I don't know about marriage, so many people in my family have been divorced that it has turned me away from marriage. I am seriously afraid of marriage.
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@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
17 Aug 10
I have a boyfriend right now, but even he too has a fear of marriage because of his family's history with divorce.
Both my mom and dad's sides of the family have been divorced, including my father, for my boyfriend, his mother and father are recently divorced and some of his uncles have been divorced.
I told him that if we do, I want to wait a long time to be absolutely sure that is what we both want.
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
17 Aug 10
Hi savypat, Happy Anniversary! One could actually live on $300 a month back then but don't try it today. I bet your grandchildren find it hard to believe that you actually saved money lol! When we are young we don't think about how fast time goes, and I guess that's the way it was meant to be. Now when we look back we often wonder what happened and where the years went. Blessings.
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@silvercoin (2101)
• Lithuania
17 Aug 10
Congrats!
You went together through many things, I believe.I can't imagine myself celebrating even the fifth anniversary and here - more than 50 years.You should write a little book of advices how to make marriage work and what is necessary to keep two people together.There must be some basic rules.
You went together through many things, I believe.I can't imagine myself celebrating even the fifth anniversary and here - more than 50 years.You should write a little book of advices how to make marriage work and what is necessary to keep two people together.There must be some basic rules.1 person likes this
@edwardjoy2000 (2387)
• United Arab Emirates
17 Aug 10
Wow Congratulation. ...when the going gets tough the tough gets going....GOD bless you for the love you shared for 52 years. For me its just going to be 2 years in oct and we are finding it difficult to cary on. She wnts a change in life. Did u feel any such thing in the last 2 years.
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@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
17 Aug 10
Heartiest congratulations both on this special day and for finding your soulmate for life. it always feels special to remember that particular day and the life together that followed! I’m sure the happiness and celebrations are twice over now, now that you are grandparents.
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@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
17 Aug 10
Congratulations on 52 years of wedded bliss! My husband and I have been married only 14 years and our wedding day was darn hot too. I remember the church had no air conditioning and the service seemed to go on forever as everybody sweated. We had the reception in nice air conditioning at least. It is amazing when I look back to the day of our wedding and at all the hopes and dreams we had…Things didn’t always go as we planned and there have been hard times as well as joyous ones but here we are, parents…I still have to get my head around that one although it’s been over eight years…May you and your husband have many more happy years together!
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@ehsanji (503)
• Pakistan
16 Aug 10
A relation based on love, care and respect results in something beautiful such as yours. I mean, it's been 52 years and you still have hots for your husband and you are calling it a good experience and you are so happy to share it with us. May God give you more happiness. For all those couples out there should learn a lesson from your marriage.
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@dreamhome (558)
• India
17 Aug 10
First of all, my heartiest wedding anniversary wishes to you.
married for 52 years? Amazing..I'm really taken away by the love and understanding you both have under this marriage. 
married for 52 years? Amazing..I'm really taken away by the love and understanding you both have under this marriage. 1 person likes this
@Warogue678 (165)
• Belarus
16 Aug 10
Congratz! I guess you're really happy together!
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