Married couple Marvin and Lucille Stone met in their 20s and now, they are celebrating 60 years together.
The pair, who are 88 and 81 respectively, decided to commemorate their six decades together and did so in absolute style.
The besotted couple organised a stunning photoshoot, where they wore their original wedding outfits.
Posing as gracefully as ever in an open Nebraska field, Marvin and Lucille were captured by photographer Katy Autry.
Marvin was pictured looking dapper in a tuxedo while Lucille wore a gorgeous lace gown that she made herself, all those years ago.
Their original wedding took place in 1960 at a small Lutheran Church in Sterling, Nebraska.
Marvin was nearly 29, while Lucille was 22 years old.
As children of the Great Depression, the couple had a lot in common and got on very well.
‘We’re both pretty conservative,’ Lucille told KHGI-TV.
‘We were Depression children. He was born at the beginning of the 30s and I came along a few years later for my parents as kind of a surprise baby.’
When they married, their families also came together, which helped their connection.
‘It was a typical wedding,’ Lucille added.
‘My dad cried. He was the only one that cried.
‘My mother beamed and they both thought Marvin was just perfect, and that does help when your parents like the person that you’re marrying.’
Marvin says their commonalities has made the last few decades easier.
‘We don’t always agree but we have the main focus that we’ve always had, so it just kind of moves along,’ said Marvin.
‘We have had similar values and so it has worked out pretty well and, I don’t know, we never spent any time considering separating.’
Lucille also echoed the sentiment, and said: ‘You do what you have to do and by no means have we been perfect in our marriage.
‘We’ve had arguments. We’ve had disagreements, but on the big things we’re pretty much on the same track.’
The couple also shared the secret to a long and successful marriage.
Lucille said: ‘Use the resources that you have and don’t expect to have everything that you might want.
‘Focus on the needs along the way and keep the faith, keep a positive attitude and do your best.’
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