Jimu News reporter Wang Jiawen
Correspondent Zhan Ou Yu Hongling
"Uncle and auntie, come closer and smile!" "Uncle, please put your arms around auntie's waist..." In the camera, a pair of golden couples who have been together for many years are cuddling with each other, weather-beaten. A bright smile on his face, his wrinkled hands tightly clasped together. Click, as the camera shutter clicked, a wedding photo was frozen.
The Chinese Valentine's Day, as the most romantic festival among traditional Chinese festivals, carries people's yearning and pursuit of beautiful love. That morning, the ten couples who signed up for the photoshoot came to the temporary dressing room prepared in advance in the community early to choose wedding dresses and dresses. Everyone was looking forward to it but nervous, as if they had returned to the sweet time of first love, and their happiness was beyond words. The makeup artists dressed up the "bride" one by one, drawing eyebrows, applying powder, and applying lipstick... Under the careful decoration of the makeup artists and stylists, the aunties who put on makeup amazed everyone, and the uncles who had dressed up, It was eye-catching, and everyone’s faces were filled with happy smiles.
In the tacit understanding test game session, 10 couples sat down one after another under the guidance of the host. The host poses questions and the couple intuitively writes the answers. The questions are not difficult, but they test the understanding of the other half in ordinary years, from personal hobbies, places visited, favorite colors, what your wife likes to eat... Everyone answered actively, and the atmosphere was relaxed and pleasant.
Then, the romantic moment came quietly. The community prepared roses symbolizing love for each golden wedding elderly couple, and invited the elderly people to come on stage and bravely speak their true feelings to each other. "Thank you very much for your company. Thank you very much." "50 years is not easy. We must keep going." "Happy Chinese Valentine's Day. I hope you will smoke less in the future and go further with me." Simple and unpretentious The words contained deep love for the other half, which also made many people at the scene laugh and cry, and were moved by it.
The event has reached the part where the elderly are most looking forward to taking wedding photos. Under the patient guidance of photographers and volunteers, the aunts and uncles on site pose in various poses. By pressing the camera shutter again and again, the most natural and vivid moments of the elderly were captured. Half a century of love was frozen in this moment. It not only made up for the regrets of the elderly, but also allowed them to relive their feelings for each other. emotion.
“When I got married, there were no wedding photos, only a group photo, which was taken casually. I also wanted to go to the photo studio with my wife to take another photo, but we were too embarrassed to go to the photo studio to take photos. We have been married for more than 50 years, and now we are finally happy. Our wedding dream," resident Aunt Feng said excitedly, holding her wife's hand. Seeing his wife, who never wears makeup, dressing up, the couple both showed happy smiles during the photo shoot.
Fifty years of mutual dependence are long and precious. The oldest person in this event was 92 years old. The event showed the best love style of the older generation and laid the foundation for creating a harmonious and friendly community environment. In the future, Zhanggongdi Community will continue to polish its golden name as a national age-friendly community, adhering to its original intention of caring for the elderly, innovating service models, and constantly realizing the elderly's yearning for a better life.
(Source: Jimu News)