GETTING HITCHED?

THE MOMENT wants your engagement and marriage announcements to feature in future editions.

We don’t charge but space is limited so we can’t promise publication. To announce a wedding, you must have tied the knot within the past two months. Engagement notices must be made no earlier than two months before the wedding.

Please send us the following: the couple’s full names, occupations and education; any noteworthy awards, charitable activities and special achievements; parents’ names (including if deceased) and occupations; and the date and venue of the event officiator. Also include a story of how the couple met and a photograph of at least 800Kb.

Please ensure that you have permission from the photographer and any guests featured, as we accept no liability relating to photographs received.

Email: themoment@sundaytimes.co.za My parents, Frank Richter and Marjorie Sampson, married in Grahamstown on May 3 1946. They met in the Air Force, where Frank served as a pilot and Marj served in signals. Frank fought in World War 2 and in the Korean War and then flew for South African Airways. They lived in Pretoria and later Benoni, and then retired to Jeffreys Bay. They had four children, Denise, Gail, Brian and Anne, 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The marriage lasted 67 years, until Marj passed away in March 2013. Frank, who turned 92 this month, still lives in Jeffreys Bay and goes to gym five days a week. He loves working in his garden and spending time with friends.

— Submitted by Denise Elkin. The Moment is looking for your vintage wedding photos. If you have something you’d like to share with us, please scan and e-mail to

themoment@sundaytimes.co.za. Send us the details of your submissions and include all names in full. French

champagne house Piper-Heidsieck is giving away a bottle to each of the top 12 published submissions.