Friday, December 06, 2024 - A couple who got married months ago has been officially named the world's oldest newlyweds.
Bernie Littman, 100, and Marjorie Fiterman, 102, found love
in a senior living facility.
With a combined age of 202 years, Guinness World Records
revealed on Tuesday, Dec. 3, that they are officially the world’s oldest
newlyweds.
Both Marjorie and Bernie were said to have lived over 60
years of marriage to their respective first spouses, but when their spouses
passed away and they moved into the same floor of a senior living facility in
Philadelphia, USA, neither of them expected to find new love just a few doors
down.
The pair reportedly bonded by sharing meals and
participating in their retirement community’s productions.
While Bernie credits his long life and happiness to reading
and staying up-to-date, Marjorie credits hers to buttermilk.
GWR’s report partly read, "They tied the knot on 19 May
after a nine-year relationship, making the pair the oldest couple to marry
(aggregate age) with their combined ages of 202 years and 271 days.
“Bernie hit it off immediately with Marjorie when they first
met at a costume party on their floor, and the romance began shortly after—they
had their first date on the same day one of his great-granddaughters was born.
"Although they both could’ve crossed paths years prior
when they attended the University of Pennsylvania at the same time, life
seemingly has funny ways of making us wait.
"They studied different degrees—Bernie becoming an
engineer, Marjorie a teacher—and never met before that fateful day."
The ceremony was said to have been held at the same senior
living facility where they first met.
Four generations of Bernie’s family were reportedly present
to celebrate, with loved ones holding up the chuppah—a traditional Jewish
wedding canopy—while Bernie and Marjorie were escorted to the altar in
wheelchairs.
Adam Wohlberg, who officiated the wedding, told Fox News
that he didn’t want to deliver the usual advice he does to married couples. But
Bernie and Marjorie had "eventually reached the point where being not just
close friends—but husband and wife—felt like the right step to take."
"Each of you has already amassed a lifetime of wisdom
and experience, and your attitudes, feelings, and opinions are pretty well
formulated at this point," Adam reportedly said in his speech.
"That’s not to suggest that you won’t continue to learn
and develop as people. But I think it is safe to say that each of you, what you
know and understand about each other, is exactly what the future holds for you
and your partner.
"And what you have determined you love about each other—well, those things are not about to change," he added.
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