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Couple finally sees their wedding photos — 56 years later

Sandy Verma January 09, 2025 01:24 PM

Their love is timeless.

A cash-strapped young couple who couldn’t afford their own wedding photos were finally given the opportunity to view them — 56 years later.

“She cried a lot. Happy tears,” Barry Sharman told the CBC of his wife, Margaret. “She was just beside herself with joy.”

Barry and Margaret Sharman never had the chance to see their wedding photos until 56 years later. CBC

Margaret, 77, and Barry, 78, who tied the knot in 1968, hired a wedding photographer for their celebration. But when it came time to pay up, they only had enough to cover his services — not the prints.

“We were never able to pick them up because we didn’t have any money,” Margaret shared with CBC’s Radio West.

The British Columbia, Canada duo kept the memory of their big day in their hearts — since they had no physical images.

However, years later, Margaret’s longtime friend and bridesmaid Sandra Farynuk was shocked to stumble across the snaps at a museum where she worked.

Farynuk recognized herself in the Sharman’s wedding party photo and decided to surprise the couple with a special delivery.

Barry and Margaret Sharman tell CBC News about the moment they finally saw their wedding photos for the first tim — Margaret becomes flustered with emotion when she looks at her wedding photos, grateful her photographer kept the images. CBC

“It was heartwarming for me to be able to do this,” Farynuk told CBC.

After getting the photos retouched, Farynuk sent the images to Margaret and Barry on Christmas Eve.

When the couple received the package, they were overwhelmed with joy at the opportunity to look back on their wedding day. The set of prints included one of the wedding party, one of the newlyweds, and a third image of the bride posing by herself.

“I just looked back and how young we were,” Barry said. “Marg was 20, I was 21. We’ve come a long way, and we’ve had a wonderful time and a wonderful life.”

Margaret becomes flustered with emotion when she looks at her wedding photos, grateful her photographer kept the images.

“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,” Margaret told local outlet Summerland Review.

Meanwhile, for Barry, the photos take him down memory lane to when he first laid eyes on his “stunning” bride, who wore a white dress made by her mother.

“I was just so happy that she picked me,” he recalled.