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For more than 50 years, Margaret and Barry Sharman’s memories of their 1968 wedding were preserved only in their minds. Though they hired a photographer to document the occasion, they could not afford to pay for the prints at the time.
However, through a stroke of serendipity, some of the long-lost wedding photos made their way back to the couple, who lives in British Columbia, Canada, according toCBC.
All these years later, a set of the photos ended up at a garage sale, where someone purchased them and then brought them to a local museum. They were forwarded on to another museum where Margaret’s longtime friend — and bridesmaid — Sandra Farynuk happens to work as an administrator.
Recognizing herself in a photo of the wedding party, Farynuk texted Margaret and asked her if she had her original wedding photos. “I said we were never able to pick them up because we didn’t have any money,” Margaret recalled to CBC’sRadio West.
Farynuk had the photos redone and sent them to Margaret, 77, and Barry, 78. They arrived on Christmas Eve last month, making for a magical holiday gift for the couple. “It was heartwarming for me to be able to do this,” Farynuk told CBC.
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For Margaret and Barry, finally seeing the photos from their special day was an emotional moment. “She cried a lot. Happy tears,” Barry told CBC of his wife. “She was just beside herself with joy.”
“I was just so happy that she picked me,” he recalled to CBC.
“I just looked back and how young we were,” Barry added. “Marg was 20, I was 21. We’ve come a long way, and we’ve had a wonderful time and a wonderful life.”
As for the photographer who held onto the wedding photos for so long, Margaret told local outletSummerland Review: “He’s just an angel for taking the time to keep them and not dispose of them. Every time I think about it I cry.”
source: people.com
