The Nelsons

"Sometimes... just sometimes when people say forever, they mean it." I have so much brewing over here in my heart that I'm eager to share. But for now, I just wanted to share this photo and a part of my mission with y'all tonight. I see this photo of my Mamaw and Papaw and think, I wonder what @ddhp and I will look like at this age. I hope we never forget to laugh. And flirt. And love without abandon. Lately I have been praying fearfully about my #oldlovebook. I have hope that it will open eyes and change bitter and tired hearts so that people view marriage as 100/100. Not 50/50. Bottom line: You have to give it all you've got. #thehearthasnowrinkles #lovethenelsonsproject #oldlovebook

A photo posted by Shalyn Nelson (@shalynnelson) on Dec 15, 2015 at 4:52pm PST

Wedding photographer Shalyn Nelson took pictures of her grandparents in a wedding-like setting to celebrate their 63rd anniversary. Joe and Wanda Nelson met in 1950 when he pulled up in his car and asked her for a date. They’ve been together ever since. Shalyn asked them write letters to each other before the shoot. His begins,

“Dearest Wanda, it’s been a long time since I have written you a letter. I think it was when I was working in Canada, that I wrote you last. Anyway, I still love you just as much, probably more.”   

See the rest of the photoshoot at Buzzfeed. -via Pleated-Jeans