44 years ago today.

[LakeArenal]

Two young hippies got hitched.
He cut off his ponytail for my mom

I picked out the blue suit. Didn’t want to look back and think “Oh that suit”.

Now? “Oh that suit”!

By this picture time we were drunk on champagne and high as kites from smoking in the woods.

Today we are going canoeing.

Thanks for listening.

[DarthDem]

1. Congratulations!

I tested myself before reading the answer and came up with "Ford pardons Nixon." Your answer is much, much better. Enjoy the canoes.

[Fla Dem]

2. Good looking couple, stoned and all. Congratulations!!

[Pachamama]

3. Happy Anniversary!!!

Nice suit!

[Aristus]

4. Congratulations!

I can remember my older sister wearing that short-skirt-long-socks look when we were kids.

The 1970's; the decade that fashion forgot...

[LakeArenal]

6. I bow to your fashion sense.

[Aristus]

9. I'm waiting for cooler weather to break out my latest acquisition:

A grey silk brocade dinner jacket.

I plan on pairing it with a black tuxedo shirt and black bow tie. It will kill at the ballet or opera...

[LakeArenal]

32. Wolf whistle. Hope you aren't offended....

[Aristus]

53. Not at all. Thank you.

[LisaM]

51. It was the decade when runway fashion absolutely did not translate to an everyday look.

Some of the haute couture is quite beautiful, but by the time it filtered down to the racks, everything looked pretty gruesome.

[underpants]

5. Congratulations 🎈 🎊

[flor-de-jasmim]

7. Hubby looks so much like my HS sweetheart. Funny...

[LakeArenal]

39. Hmmm. You from Wisconsin????

Thanks.

[Tech]

8. Congrats! Did he ever grow his hair long again?

[LakeArenal]

31. Yes he did. Immediately. But now he looks more like his dad on the right. 😳

[KY_EnviroGuy]

10. Congratulations, LakeArenal.

No funny business in that canoe, yaw'll........


Thanks for sharing your memories!........

[LakeArenal]

40. Whoa... almost tipped it... Whew!

[Botany]

11. The bride looks baked

Congrats.

[LakeArenal]

17. She was, is, gonna be anyway. 😉

[Heartstrings]

12. I remember that day (kinda) very well!

Congratulations LaLa!

🎉🎊💞🥂💐💋

[LakeArenal]

33. If I had a babe of honor it would have been you.

But I do believe you signed as a witness.

[Heartstrings]

54. Yep! I vaguely think I did!

[Kali]

13. LOL

I was the girl with the poncho.

[LakeArenal]

16. The girl in the poncho is 50!!!

Manoman. Time flies

[Kali]

18. close

ish

[virgogal]

14. Happy anniversary.

[LakeArenal]

41. Thanks!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

15. Far out!

[LakeArenal]

42. It was. Fun.

[Heartstrings]

19. I think I remember this song....we were just a wee bit under the influence!

[Martin Eden]

21. Blue Sky and Little Martha

Those two together are my favorite feel good music.

[LakeArenal]

29. Those were my here comes the bride songs.

I remember my grandpa in a yellow suit tapping his foot. It was wonderful o

[Martin Eden]

20. "drunk on champagne and high as kites"

Mom and Dad too??!!!
I graduated high school about a month before that Photo, so I was probably high on weed too.

[LakeArenal]

30. Parents had champagne and a few cocktails

We had beer and sparkly. And smoke.

[lillypaddle]

22. What a wonderful beginning

and apparently a middle of 40+ years. Congrats to you both! Cool sunglasses, LakeArenal.

[LakeArenal]

34. 🤗

[smirkymonkey]

23. Happy Anniversary! Great photo!

The sunglasses are a dead giveaway!

I remember those ponchos! I used to think they were so cool! Have fun canoeing!

[LakeArenal]

48. All my wedding pictures. Seem to be in sunglasses.

Same today I guess.

[MicaelS]

24. What in the world are you doing with your right hand? n/t

The picture reminds me of the country song, "For She Was Mama."

There was one of her, flippin' the bird
Sittin' on a Harley
And a few with some hairy hippie dude
Turns out his name was Charlie
Her hair, her clothes, her drinkin' smokin'
Had us boys confused
I'll never forget the day us nosey kids got introduced

To Mama, 'fore she was Mama
In a string bikini, in Tijuana
Won't admit she smoked marijuana
But I saw Mama, 'fore she was Mama

[LakeArenal]

35. Still that girl sans bikini now.

[Ohiogal]

25. Congratulations!

The 70s seems like yesterday... I remember them well....

Y’all were having a good time, I can tell .... lol

[LakeArenal]

36. ☺️

[joanbarnes]

26. Awe! Congrats! These two hippies beat you by 7 months! His Mom cut His hair!

[LakeArenal]

47. Long beautiful hair shining gleaming streaming flaxen waxen

[livetohike]

27. Happy Anniversary! Love this pic. May you have many

more years of adventures .

[LakeArenal]

46. It was a beautiful day. Thanks!

[Karadeniz]

28. Happy anniversary! Great photo!❤

[LakeArenal]

44. Today was a beauty.

Never shows how great....

[onethatcares]

37. and they said

"It would never last".............................congrats

[LakeArenal]

38. Awww. Yeah....❣️

[samnsara]

43. wow were you stoned!!! Congrats!

...hope you can still light up to celebrate!

[LakeArenal]

45. We may just do so. If you are in the neighborhood maybe stop and see.

[marble falls]

49. Groovy and far out! Ain't happiness grand?

[LakeArenal]

56. LIG

Life Is Good..

LIFG!!!!

[marble falls]

57. Life IS good in every way, in every day!

[littlemissmartypants]

50. Beautiful. Congratulations! nt

[Glamrock]

52. Congrats!

Wishing you the best, mama!

[LakeArenal]

55. Hey thanks.

Our A-frame is up for sale and we’re moving to Costa Rica!

[nocoincidences]

58. I could have been there...

but I didn't know you!

[LakeArenal]

60. I distinctly remember sending you that invitation..🤷🏼‍♀️

Maybe my next wedding!!!

[nocoincidences]

63. I might have been stoned /tripping

you know I would have been there otherwise.

What else did I have to do?

[LakeArenal]

64. Doing the same so... maybe you were there. 🤩

[gopiscrap]

59. Congratulations

[LakeArenal]

62. Thank you. 🌞

[gopiscrap]

67. You're welcome that's quite an achievement

We have been married 39 years

[LakeArenal]

68. We say "44 years. 40 happy ones! (Cumulatively)

[Niagara]

61. Congratulations!

Happy, happy anniversary!!

[LakeArenal]

65. Thanks. It's been a great great day!!

[backtoblue]

66. Beautiful! Happy Anniversary!!!

[LakeArenal]

69. Thank you!

[CottonBear]

70. Nice shades!

Extra baked bride and groom!

Congratulations!

[csziggy]

71. That's a great picture and I'm sure great memories go with it!

Happy anniversary!

My husband got married in a suit very much like that - to his first wife. That marriage didn't last long but everyone stayed friends. He didn't cut off his pony tail for his marriage but his first father in law never liked it.