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Real South Carolina Wedding: Ruth + Jerry
This might just be my favorite real wedding we've featured on Southern Weddings. Ever. Andy of Donnan Photo submitted his grandmother's -- yep, grandmother's -- adorable wedding, and we had no choice but to feature it. As Andy says in the little write-up we asked him to send in, "It's comforting to know that you can be in love at any age." Check below for even more from this adorable, intimate, and joyful wedding (and check out a few more photos on Andy's blog!).
Ruth and Jerry's video:
Ruth & Jerry from Andy Donnan on Vimeo.
From Andy, the grandson and photographer:
"When I head that my grandmother was going to get married after just a few months of meeting Jerry, all of us were a bit worried, but what can you really do? She's happier than ever before and there's no way any of us were going to stand in the way of that. It's clear that they are in love and I'm proud of them for doing it right, even in their 80's.
She then said that they wanted to have a tiny ceremony, which ended up being on Tuesday at the church they both went to at some point in their life. I basically gave her no choice but told her I had to be at their wedding. After I showed her the photographs, she was thrilled that I was there to witness and record the event. Both of our families are very grateful for that.
My girlfriend and I arrived at the chapel about 45 minutes prior to the ceremony. We greeted Ruth and Jerry, who were sitting in the pew with the rings, flowers, and each other. We all waited for the pastor to arrive, and then an intimate wedding took place with just the five of us in the room.
I asked Jerry to hold the rings in the palm of his hand. I was amazed at how steady he could hold them, despite being nervous before the wedding. It was actually cute to see the both of them nervous! It's comforting to know that you can be in love at any age.
After the ceremony, it was cute to watch Jerry carefully assist his new bride outside of the chapel, where I had them stand for just a few images before they drove off in his Buick."
Congratulations, Ruth + Jerry! We're so happy you found each other, even if it did take awhile! :)
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 08:00AM
Reader Comments (58)
Oh, my, this is beyond awesome! Thanks for such a cute, uplifting start to the day!
Okay, I have to admit, this made me tear up. There is always hope to grow love and find love! Good for them!
This gave me goosebumps. These two are beautiful, thank you for sharing!
oh my god, this is the cutest thing i've ever seen!
Agreed. Best wedding ever.
Oh my gosh this MAKES my day. No one "gets" love like someone in their eighties. They've lived and learned what truly matters in life is the people you love. So beautiful :) Thanks for sharing this SW!
I love this! So sweet!
How adorable! I teared up looking at these shots. I wish this couple a very happy life.
This made my heart melt and eyes water. Even pulled my husband out of the bathroom mid-shave to come see.
So so sweet.
This makes me smile :)
This is so adorable!!!
Love this. So awesome. Love knows no boundaries.
I absolutely love it.
This is the first entry on the blog that has made me cry. It's lovely. Thank you so much for this!
Oh, this is precious!
so sweet.....
Awwwww I LOVE it!!
Love this! They are so beautiful. :)
This is so stinkin' cute!!!
This is so sweet!!!
this post makes me miss my grandparents even more. thank you SW for posting this beautiful, heartfelt, and utterly sincere wedding! a wonderful way to start my day!!!
OMG, I totally teared up at this. This wedding is sooo sweet especially the sweet old man. I hope they are so happy together!!!!
Sweetest thing ever!
Truly beautiful! It is easy for a 20-something bride to look innocent and full of hope on her wedding day.....it is quite another story when a senior can have that same look of innocence and hope and wonder and faith in love after living her life and experiencing the ups and downs that she met along the way. This is such a testament to the power of love.
Just adorable. And think about how the vows must take on a whole new meaning to them at this stage in their lives. Thanks for posting!