We were so pleased when one of the husbands of our dear friends gave us their wedding album and asked us to look through it with his wife.
Looking through scrapbooks and family albums that our dear friends have is always a special time for us. The ladies we visit in our retirement community who have some type of cognitive decline are usually able to recall the events that occurred years ago when prompted by a picture or other memorabilia. Recently we enjoyed talking about the wedding of one of our dear friends who has been married for more than sixty years.
She could describe the wedding and reception in detail, and we loved hearing her recollections. It was a very effective way to engage our dear friend in topics that held such wonderful memories for her. Conversation led to comparisons of weddings “then” and “now.”
One of the Lady-Links brought an example of something from a wedding that fell in the “now” category. It was a table runner from the rehearsal dinner of one of her relatives and featured pictures of both the bride and groom from childhood to adulthood.
We loved comparing the fashions and traditions from this recent wedding to those from our dear friend’s album. Weddings hold special memories and can provide a time of delightful conversation and interaction with our dear friends.
Another of our Lady-Links shared a “cut-out” of a picture from her wedding. Each Lady-Link had a special memory to share from either her wedding or from a wedding of a friend or relative. Such happy memories brought on lots of happy talk! It was a very uplifting time with plenty of love and laughter shared throughout the visit.
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