I am a portrait and wedding photographer.
Last weekend, I was photographing a wedding and toward the end of the night, the DJ had music pulsing through the reception hall and the dance floor was packed. After a fast pop song with a lot of bass, he slowed things down and invited the couples onto the dance floor for a dance.
I made my way around the perimeter, snapping photos of the dancing couples. One couple stood out to me.
They were middle aged, maybe in their mid-60′s [hard to tell in the dark] and there was hardly a millimeter of space between them. Their arms were intertwined as they slow danced, and just as I passed, the husband gave his wife a long and lingering kiss on the lips.
I see this type of affection from young couples all the time. But it’s a rare sight for me to see two people who are in their 60′s or older, and have been married for a long time, showing that much affection toward each other.
It made me want to be the same way. I hope that in 40 years, my husband and I are slow dancing during weddings and still kissing each other on the lips.