65 Year Anniversary Session | Jim & Mary

If you enjoy a good “love at first sight” story, then you are going to fall head over heels for this couple! Jim and Mary Johnson’s love story actually began over 65 years ago when Jim, a college student at the Johnson Bible College in Knoxville, TN, needed to have surgery at the Baptist Hospital. On the way to his room, Jim spotted a beautiful blonde nurse who smiled at him, he smiled back at her, and as all “love at first sight” stories go, both turned back to catch another glimpse of the other. Jim told his roommate he was going to marry that blonde nurse down the hall. Two days after his surgery, his roommate came to see him at the hospital and couldn’t find him in his room, instead he was across the street at Kay’s ice cream with Mary White, that beautiful blonde headed nurse. Just a year or so later, the two were married in September of 1951, at the Oral Baptist Church in Lenoir City, TN and here we are 65 years later still celebrating!

I LOVED this anniversary shoot! Mary mentioned that she didn’t really like having her photo taken, but I realized very early on that she and Jim were actually pros! Jim mentioned that he’s had 65 years of practice on how to hold and nuzzle his bride! So stinking adorable! I had a hard time choosing from all the many precious photos and moments captured. There is still so much joy and love between them even after 65 years!  So sweet and a beautiful testimony to all couples about staying together! To all of my recently married couples, I hope you have these same smiles after 65 years together. This photo shoot was a gift to this “young at heart” couple from their daughter who wanted to honor their years of marriage in this way. A wonderful idea to preserve a beautiful love while they are still able to. I hope to have many more sessions like these in the future! Congratulations on 65 years of marriage Jim and Mary!