Our 45th Wedding Anniversary
@DeborahDiane (40288)
Laguna Woods, California
October 21, 2016 12:54pm CST
This past weekend, my husband and I celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary!
We went to one of our favorite Laguna Beach restaurants where we watched a spectacular sunset and had a fabulous meal. We shared an Ahi Tuna appetizer. Then, he ordered scallops and I had roast duck. We split a creme broulee for dessert.
On the way home, the full moon was spectacular.
It is hard to believe that we have been together 45 years. The time has flown!
The photo above shows us on our wedding day. We were married in a park in Berkeley. I was a "flower child" of the 60s; he was a conservative stock broker! Many of our guests didn't think it would last. 
Some of our guests are still in touch and contacted us this week to congratulate us. It's nice to have friends for so long!
Some of our guests are still in touch and contacted us this week to congratulate us. It's nice to have friends for so long!30 people like this
31 responses
@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
21 Oct 16
You were(still are) beautiful.
Congratulations, it`s hard to keep a marriage so long.Im not sure of the US,but in Europe, it seems like many young couple cant wait to divorce. I think it`s one in every 1.5 in every 3 marriages breaking up.
Been married only 2 years,there are ups and downs,but in general im so happy and see me celebrating 45 wedding anniversary with hubby,the sad part? l dont see him hanging around that long
2 people like this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Oct 16
@miniam - I certainly hope that your husband stays with you. We've had our ups and downs over 45 years, but we are happy we stayed together. Read the book, "Getting the Love You Want." It really helped my husband and I get through a rough spell about 20 years ago.
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Oct 16
@enlightenedpsych2 - I agree with you. @miniam deserves to have her relationship last a lifetime.
@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
22 Oct 16
@DeborahDiane
Thanks,will check Amazon.I think all marriages go through rough periods
1 person likes this
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Oct 16
Great picture! You were such a cute little "flower child!" Congratulations to both of you!
2 people like this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Oct 16
@JamesHxstatic - Thanks, James! My husband and I have fond memories of our wedding. I love my husband's long sideburns in this picture! They are long gone!
1 person likes this
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Oct 16
@DeborahDiane What? I kept mine for years.
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Oct 16
@JamesHxstatic - You'll have to post some more old photos of you. I remember an old one of you acting, but I don't remembers the sideburns!
1 person likes this
@zweeb82 (5653)
• Malaysia
30 Oct 16
@DeborahDiane Congratulations again!~ Time really flies. I started counting and my wife and I have already been married 10 years, my gosh, lol!~
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
30 Oct 16
@sweeb82 - Yes, it takes a lot of commitment from both of us to stay married that long ... but we're glad we did.
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
31 Oct 16
@zweeb82 - Congratulations on 10 years of marriage. That is wonderful!
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Oct 16
@much2say - So you liked my purple dress and white flowers! Thanks! It was a fun wedding!
1 person likes this
@much2say (55507)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Oct 16
@DeborahDiane I love it - not your typical white foo-foo wedding dress 
! Oh and I am getting a kick out of the pattern on the foreground guy's pants!
! Oh and I am getting a kick out of the pattern on the foreground guy's pants! 1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Oct 16
@much2say - That was our minister wearing those crazy pants ... those were his dress-up clothes! LOL Life was a lot different back in the early 1970's, especially in California!
1 person likes this
@Tampa_girl7 (50179)
• United States
23 Oct 16
Congratulations on 45 years.....that's awesome.
1 person likes this
@Tampa_girl7 (50179)
• United States
23 Oct 16
@DeborahDiane yes, they fly by. My husband and I have been together 28 years next month and celebrate our 28 th wedding Anniversary in July.
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Oct 16
Thank you, @Tampa_girl7 - The years have gone by so quickly. Sometimes it is hard to believe we have been married that long!
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Oct 16
@Tampa_girl7 - Congratulations on the fact that you and your husband have been married 28 years. You'll be shocked at how fast the next couple of decades will pass by!
1 person likes this
@sallypup (60948)
• Centralia, Washington
22 Oct 16
@DeborahDiane Oh my yes. I wonder what he is wearing these days?
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Oct 16
@sallypup - The man with the patterned pants was the minister who performed our wedding! After all ... it was Berkeley in the early 70's! LOL
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Oct 16
@sallypup - Ha Ha! I haven't seen that minister in decades. He is probably very conservative and wears blue jeans or khakis these days!
1 person likes this
@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
23 Oct 16
@DeborahDiane Thanks for the advice. We're definitely going to do our best. I think every couple goes through some rough years. So far, I'm happy we're here..
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Oct 16
@dodo19 - Stick it out with your marriage. We had some rough years, but we are so happy we stayed together!
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Oct 16
@dodo19 - If you are happy right now, then you will probably be happy in the future. It is amazing ... you really just live life one day at a time!
1 person likes this
@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
21 Oct 16
Congratulations. We have also celebrated this month, ours was a 41st and also an unlikely partnership.
1 person likes this
@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
23 Oct 16
@DeborahDiane I suppose that the truth is that the people did not know us as well as they thought they did.
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Oct 16
@41CombedaleRoad - Isn't it satisfying to have a long marriage that surprises the people who know us? Congratulations on your 41 years of marriage. That is also an accomplishment!
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Oct 16
@41CombedaleRoad - People just don't always recognize the connection and fortitude that can make a marriage last.
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
7 Nov 16
Happy belated Anniversary, Dearheart! 
I hope you and your husband enjoy the 
next 45 years just as much as you did your first 45 years together!
It is nice to hear love and happiness really can last so long...
I hope you and your husband enjoy the next 45 years just as much as you did your first 45 years together!
It is nice to hear love and happiness really can last so long... 1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
10 Nov 16
@DeborahDiane LOL! You're welcome, DD!
Getting on each others nerves is simply being human and being in close proximity to each other for extended periods of time! shrug! It happens to the best of us!
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
8 Nov 16
@DaddyEvil - Thank you! My husband and I have been very lucky to still have a happy marriage. We laugh a lot and still enjoy each other ... although we get on each other's nerves once in a while, too! LOL
1 person likes this
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
22 Oct 16
happy belated anniversary! so glad that't sounded like a most perfect eve :) 45 years 'tis quite the milestone, that's fer certain. big hugs!
1 person likes this
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
23 Oct 16
@DeborahDiane yer welcome! kinda like raisin' young'uns - some days (weeks/months) ya dunno if'n yer gonna survive 'em, the next they've moved out'n're 'n their own. the time flies when we look back :)
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Oct 16
@crazyhorseladycx - Thanks! We had fun celebrating our anniversary. It seems like the years went by way too quickly!
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Oct 16
@crazyhorseladycx - You are so right that the time flies by, the kids grow up, they move out and start families of their own.
1 person likes this
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
28 Mar 17
@DeborahDiane That is a very American answer! We don't haver the combination disc jockey/pastor in Germany. I think his trousers belong to the disc jockey side of his personality. :-)
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Mar 17
@MALUSE - He was a very "colorful" personality, too!. I have to admit that his combination career is not common here, either. However, he was a good friend and we wanted him to perform the ceremony. 
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Mar 17
@MALUSE - Yes, the man was a licensed pastor, although he did not work in a church. He was actually a radio disc jockey who also was licensed to perform weddings.
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Oct 16
@DianneN - Thanks, Dianne! We have had a lot of wonderful experiences together ... and raised four wonderful daughters. Hard to believe we now have seven terrific grandkids.
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Oct 16
@DianneN - You are so right. It is hard to imagine the future when we first marry. I know we never thought past the next few months ... let alone raising four daughters and having seven grandkids. The furthest thing from our minds!
1 person likes this
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
23 Oct 16
@DeborahDiane That would have boggled the mind just imagining that when you first got married!
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Oct 16
@just4him - Yes, we have been very lucky and have had a good marriage.
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Oct 16
@just4him - It seems on one hand like our wedding was a long time ago .. and on the other hand, it seems like it was just last week!
1 person likes this
@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
@DeborahDiane That's a good marriage
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
31 Oct 16
@HazySue - Yes, I am lucky that I have had a good marriage. Not many people are this lucky!
1 person likes this
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
4 Nov 16
@DeborahDiane you are right, many are not that lucky. There are a lot of people who haven't figured out that it is a lot of work to have a good marriage.
@rebelann (112770)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Oct 16
Happy Anniversary, I can't remember many couples getting married in 1971, most of the gals I knew didn't want to give up their freedom so they opted to shack instead ..... it worked well for many of them who after a few years did end up married and still are.
1 person likes this
@rebelann (112770)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Oct 16
Yeah, that makes sense @DeborahDiane no one can promise what they'll do in the future.
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Oct 16
@rebelann - You'll appreciate the fact that, although we got married, we did not have any wedding vows. I wasn't going to make any promises! That might not work for everyone, but it worked for us!
1 person likes this
@1creekgirl (41387)
• United States
21 Oct 16
Congrats! They were sure wrong when they predicted it wouldn't last! We've been married 50 years and there are not two people on earth who are more opposite than my husband and I. Needless to say, it's taken a lot of patience and grace of God!
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Oct 16
Congratulations on your 50 years of marriage! It does take a lot of patience and the grace of God, doesn't it?
1 person likes this
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
24 Oct 16
That's great; you survived the years. Happy wedding anniversary to both of you!
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Oct 16
@acelawrites - Thanks! We really enjoyed celebrating this anniversary.
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
21 Oct 16
What a great picture! Happy Anniversary! I hope you have many more wonderful years together.
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Oct 16
@Happy2BeMe - Thank you! We also hope we will have many more years together!
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Oct 16
@maggie88 - It was so much fun celebrating this anniversary!
@spaceseed (2843)
• India
17 Jul 17
Oh my you look still the same...............what is secret of your eternal beauty
1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
17 Jul 17
@spaceseed - Thank you for your kind words. My secret is that I mix a little olive oil with my moisturizer when I put it on twice a day. It makes a big difference to my skin.
1 person likes this
