The first time I saw my future spouse:

She says: “He looked dependable. He was a handsome person.”

He says: “I was excited to meet her.”

On our wedding day:

She says: “I wore my wedding dress from the beginning to the end. I didn’t change like some people do now.”

He says: “It’s all a blur, but the ceremony was beautiful in the church. It’s similar to the open-air wood and glass church by E. Fay Jones in Northwest Arkansas.”

My advice for a long happy marriage:

She says: “Trust each other. Also, I think, compromise. It can’t always be one way, both sides need to compromise.”

He says: “Work on it. And be accepting.”