Wedding photographer Amber Robinson shared photos of her parents, Marvin Brewington, 70, and Wanda Brewington, 67, in celebration of their long and strong marriage.
Robinson, who’s accustomed to shooting young couples on their big day, shared snaps on Instagram of her very own parents’ lasting love story, which has triumphed over adversity.
“In this wonderful creative industry that I worked in, I focus so much on providing couple hours with a day of beautiful photography. To be honest, rarely do I stop to think about the day, weeks, months or years that follow a wedding day,” Robinson wrote.
“So today I share with you what those years after can look like when true love exists. These are my parents: married for 47 years, they have triumphed over cancer … twice. Have raised two successful daughters. They have been poor together and rich together. They have fed, sheltered, and advised countless lost souls. They love without expectation and give freely, whatever it is they have to offer. I am SO proud to call them Mom and Dad. They are the epitome of where I strive to be in my own marriage and a constant reminder that a wedding is only a day, but a marriage is forever.”
The couple met in 1968 at Livingston College in Salisbury. Robinson told Huffington Post that her father was a football star at the time, while her mother was a shy and timid girl who caught his eye – “He asked her out multiple times before she said yes!” The couple married in 1970 and struggled with infertility for 10 years before having two daughters, and also endured financial hardship for a number of years while their daughters were growing up.
However, despite it all, Marvin and Wanda are as in love as their early days at college. And while Robinson photographs her parents every year for their Christmas card, she wanted them to go formal this year and succeeded at capturing them looking as youthful and happy as ever.
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