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In the run up to Valentines day, we wanted to celebrate love. But rather than getting all soppy, we went back to basics… And for some of us, we had to go way back!

Blipfoto’s about the little moments that come together to make life special. So what could be more appropriate - for a day dedicated to all things romance - than celebrating a special moment of love. And you don’t get more special than your “big day”?

So we asked members all over the world to upload photos from their big day - and another photo from now. The results were quite beautiful!

1992 2015

“As we live next door to the church where we were married, hubby came up with the grand idea of someone taking a photo of us by the altar. [What a romantic chap]. It was very, very cold in church this morning and I think we were both wearing two coats.”~ Tigg
1999 2015

“I wish he wouldn't smoke too much! I have never smoked and I am really concerned about my hubby's health..”~ Aynil
1971 2015

“Here we are, almost 44 years after our wedding. To my amazement, the wedding dress still fits ... well, I was able to squish into it.”~ Anneli
2008 2015

“She's still finding out who I am and it would be boring to have all the information from the start.”~ SaraEvans
1991 2015

“Let's just say it was probably better I didn't know how hard it would get but I'm so glad we are where we are now and I love him even more than I did on that day back in 1991!”~ SarahK
1968 2015

“I didn't realise back then just how laid back he was and believe me, 'laid back' can be so annoying and frustrating especially for someone as spontaneous as me! I know I am 'Number 1' in his life at the moment (February) but gardening and cricket will soon oust me from that position - but then isn't that what marriage is all about - giving the other space?”~ Honeycombebeach
1977 2015

“The dress is size 10: I am size 12. The dress is 38 years old: I am 63. The dress has done in its life, a days work: I have had three changes of career and raised two wonderful girls. No wonder the dress still looks good!”~ clickychick
1999 2015

“The end of the millennium was a time when internet dating hadn't really got going so Rob and I met through a traditional dating agency and he described himself as 'Curious' and this intrigued me from the start! We have continued in our own curious way together since then!”~ hildasrose
1992 2015

“We have laughed a lot doing this, particularly when my neighbour said hello to John over the hedge and nothing was said about the wig. I am wearing the same jacket, which mysteriously did not do up, and the same earrings - woo hoo, something still fits!”~ kagsy65
1989 2015

“Perhaps my best years are gone. When there was a chance of happiness. But I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.”~ BrianH
1963 2015

“It is still a source of amazement that, although we were both very young when we married, and knew practically nothing, we thought we knew everything we needed to know. Perhaps we did. What we were both certain about was that it would all work out. And I think it is safe to say that it has.”~ Wildwood
1990 2015

“I wish I knew then that it really doesn't matter what other people think. I was too impatient then and just didn't get how much repeating and practicing slowly builds into deep knowledge. And I worried too much about what others thought and was too hard on myself.”~ ArtistAnnie
1966 2015

“If I had realised how truly fortunate I was to have had the most amazing wife I would have been even more excited about our future life together.”~ CannyScot
1998 2015

“I certainly knew about his honesty, wit, generosity and old fashioned courtesy but perhaps not so much about his unsociability and his dedication to extremely early rising. Oh, and his love of potatoes”~ LadyFindhorn
2009 2015

“We got hitched at Chelsea Register Office (28 May 2009) after meeting two years before whilst walking our respective dogs (Fred and Frank) on Wandsworth Common.”~ SarahSmith
1982 2015

“Here we are 32 years later, still talking to each other most of the time. The cord running down the back of my head is attached to the remote control that is usually in Debbie's hands.”~ 1VintageAirman
1973 2015

“We are so grateful to have made it this far especially in the light of what has happened with me this year, we asked not to have any gifts but if anybody wanted to give us something we have collected money for Bulstrode House, who care for cancer patients, so far we have collected £245 which is amazing!”~ KarenBourgaize
1973 2015

“I was 22 and Linda was 19. This is one of the unofficial photographs taken by a friend. I rephotographed it recently as the original was starting to fade.”~ DuncanBrown
1968 2015

“Back in 1968, Mrs T to be was a young primary teacher and I was an impecunious graduate student. Luckily we were far too poor to have the new fangled colour photographs that were becoming fashionable, and which by now would have turned to lurid shades of green and mauve. Our cheaper B&W prints were carefully fixed and are still as good as new, almost 50 years later.”~ Talpa
1975 2015

“What we know now that we didn't know then? Well, that we would have a lovely son and daughter (and now a son in law too) who are settled and successful in their careers and, that we would put so much weight on! ( I would never get into that wedding dress now!)”~ Jeanneb53
1972 2015

“Glyn has just recently retired and we are starting our lives together all over again, he is still full of wit, full of fun and full of love for me and our family, we enjoy everyday we have together... If I knew then what a know now'? I wouldn't change a thing !!!”~ MollyMay49
1997 2015

“Having kids is not as scary as it seems. And I hope these are not my famous last words before Hanna enters her teen years.”~ hrubieszowianka
1987 2015

“I’d have skipped down the aisle a lot earlier if I'd known how much fun, happiness, and joy we'd have together! When people ask us how long we've been married, we reply, 'Not long enough!'”~ DDW
1981 2015

“Although we are still ‘together’ in the romanic sense of the word, my husband Nicky and I are now separated by 10 time zones and a hemisphere for most of the time… But what I’ve learned over time is that no matter what happens, there is really no point in getting into a state over it because nothing will change what has happened; you just have to carry on and work with what you’ve got now, to make a new plan!”~ TMLHereAndThere

In the run up to Valentines day, we wanted to celebrate love. But rather than getting all soppy, we went back to basics… And for some of us, we had to go way back!

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