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After 56 years, couple finally sees their wedding photos

Barry and Margaret Sharman

Their love is eternal.

Fifty-six years later, a cash-strapped young couple who couldn’t afford their own wedding photos finally got the chance to view them.

“She cried a lot. Happy tears,” Barry Sharman told CBC about his wife Margaret. “She was ecstatic.”


Barry Sharman and Margaret Sharman didn’t get a chance to see their wedding photos until 56 years later. canadian broadcasting corporation

Margaret, 77, and Barry, 78, married in 1968 and hired a wedding photographer to prepare for their celebrations. But when it came time to pay, they only had enough to pay for his services, not the prints.

“We were never able to pick them up because we didn’t have the money,” Margaret told CBC Radio West.

The duo from British Columbia, Canada, kept the memory of their fateful day close to their hearts—because they had no physical image.

However, a few years later, Margaret’s old friend and bridesmaid Sandra Farunuk was shocked to stumble across the photos in the museum where she worked.

Farunuk recognized himself in Sharman’s wedding photos and decided to surprise the couple with a special gift.


Barry Sharman and Margaret Sharman tell CBC News about the moment they finally saw their wedding photos for the first time
When Margaret looked at her wedding photos, she was distraught and grateful that the photographer had kept them. canadian broadcasting corporation

“It’s heartwarming for me to be able to do this,” Farinuk told CBC.

After retouching the photos, Farunuk sent them to Margaret and Barry on Christmas Eve.

When the couple received their package, they were overjoyed at the opportunity to look back on their wedding day. The set includes a photo of the wedding party, a photo of the newlyweds and a third photo of the bride posing alone.

“I just look back and realize how young we were,” Barry said. “Marg is 20 and I’m 21. We’ve come a long way and we’ve had a great time and a great life.”

When Margaret looked at her wedding photos, she was distraught and grateful that the photographer had kept them.

“He was an angel because he took the time to keep them instead of throwing them away. I cry every time I think about it,” Margaret told local outlet The Summerland Review.

Meanwhile, for Barry, the photos reminded him of the first time he laid eyes on his “stunning” bride, who was wearing a white dress made by her mother.

“I was so happy that she chose me,” he recalled.

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