Touching video commemorates 70 years of marriage for couple in their 90s
The granddaughter of a couple in their 90s celebrating their 70-year wedding anniversary has shared a heartwarming video of them renewing their vows.
The video of the elderly couple has captured the hearts of thousands of viewers, who watched their everlasting love story reach a bittersweet end.
Patricia Hoefling, now 97, and her husband John Hoefling, from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, originally met in the 1940s and enjoyed a life of happiness together.
John, who fought in Vietnam and Korea, and Patricia, a retired teacher, remained devoted to each other, so they celebrated their platinum anniversary with a vow renewal.
The couple's granddaughter Shelby Hoefling, aged 31, from Virginia, shared her grandparent's heartfelt love story in a TikTok video that has gone viral.
In the video Shelby explains that her 'Nanny' and 'GrandJack' first married on April 12th, 1947, and added that it would be their 75-year anniversary on the day she posted the video.
Shelby shared footage from Patricia and John's 70-year wedding anniversary, which showed the couple renewing their vows.
@shelbyhoefling Happy anniversary to my role models ❤️ #fyp #lovestory #love ♬ original sound - Shelby Hoefling
When the couple arrived at the ceremony family and friends greeted them with smiles while bagpipes played in the background. Patricia said on stage “Here's to us, my love.”
Shelby then revealed that her grandparents were married a total of 72 years before her grandfather John died at the age of 92.
In the popular video Shelby wished her “role models” a happy 75-year anniversary and said her “Nanny doesn't go a day without loving him just as she vowed she would love him all the days of her life.''