One of the dances our wedding D.J. suggested was a longest married dance; all of the married couples are encouraged to get out on the dance floor, and then the D.J. starts telling people to sit down if they’ve been married less than a day, less than a year, and on from there. We loved the idea, and chose this song for it. Obviously, Nick and I were the first couple out.
My paternal grandparents were the longest married couple there, coming in at 58 years.
Nick’s maternal grandparents came in a fairly close second, having just celebrated their 49th anniversary nine days before.
Some honorable mentions included:
My parents, less than two months shy of their 34th anniversary.
Nick’s mom and step-dad, Susan and Alan, two days shy of their second anniversary.
And my aunt Diana and uncle Lane, having just celebrated their first anniversary three weeks earlier.
You’re probably wondering how Susan and Alan get an honorable mention at two years, and Diana and Lane get one at just a year. Well, if it hadn’t been for the four of them, Nick and I likely wouldn’t have ever met. As I’ve mentioned before, Nick and I met on E-Harmony; we were actually matched the week Lane and Aunt Diana got married. Nick only tried online dating after seeing how it well worked for his mom, and I only tried it after seeing how well it worked for my aunt. So, in a way, we owe it all to them.
Just in case you’re wondering, Aunt Diana and Lane just celebrated their 11th anniversary on the 8th, and Susan and Alan will be celebrating their 12 anniversary on the 30th. I promise this really isn’t an E-Harmony sponsored post! I have no idea what the statistics are on marriages lasting if the couples meet online versus in a more traditional setting. In our two families, the odds seem pretty good.
So what about you? Are you a Louis Armstrong fan? How did you meet your significant other?
