Celebrating 60 | Tampa Bay Family Photographer

I was honored when a fellow photographer contacted me to photograph her family reunion in July.  They were all getting together to celebrate Mr & Mrs L's SIXTIETH wedding anniversary.  

This is the second 60th wedding anniversary that I have been lucky enough to capture.  You may recall the FIRST -- and a statistic that I shared with you.  If not... here it is again.  

Do you know how many married couples make it to their 60th wedding anniversary? 

5.5% 

Crazy right??? 

What an incredible evening it was at the beach with the L family.  Going through and editing the pictures, I couldn't help but smile.  There was so much happiness and laughter and LOVE throughout the evening -- and it SHOWS in the pictures. 

Congratulations again to Mr & Mrs L! 

Because when your baby's tooth falls out, it's a really big deal.  

60 Years. | Long Boat Key Anniversary & Extended Family Photographer

Do you know how many married couples make it to their 60th wedding anniversary?  

No? Take a guess?  

5.5%.  

That's it.  So crazy.  

Now I'd like to introduce you to Jack & Marlene.  

Two of the most beautiful human beings on the planet.  

They were married August 2nd, 1954.  

Thats right, 60 years ago.  

Five and a half years ago my mother married into this amazing family.  And when she did, they took us ALL in with open arms.  Especially Grandma Marlene & Pop Pop Jack.  

Every year, for a week in July, the family meets up at Gulf Tides in Long Boat Key, FL to spend time with one another.  This year marked their 30th year of doing so.  

While we were together this year, we celebrate Jack & Marlene's anniversary.  It truly is one of the most inspiring things to see the two of them together.  

After all this time...  they are still perfectly & madly in love.  

I hope and I pray that one day.... 

54 years from now... 

Mr. RMP & I are standing on a beach... 

surrounded by our family and our friends... 

holding each other.  

Laughing, and smiling, and loving one another the way that these two did on this very special evening.