12.18.09

Married 65 Years

It's an inspiration to be photographing these two love birds after 65 years of Marriage. Oh and they built their own home from the bottom up.. like with their own hands!

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  1. Victoria - Beautiful. I hope that's me in as many years.
    December 18, 2009
  2. C+D - DUDE. This is by far the sweetest thing i've seen all day. No joke, we got a little choked up. :)
    December 18, 2009
  3. Rachel - Wow. What an inspiration to the enduring joy of love!
    December 18, 2009
  4. Lara - These images made my day. So lovely and inspiring. Thank you, Jose.
    December 18, 2009
  5. Will Duris - I hope I last that long : )
    December 18, 2009
  6. chris arnold - Very sweet, an inspiration.
    December 18, 2009
  7. daniel kudish - can't help but smile by looking at these.
    December 18, 2009
  8. Lisa - Awww.... these just made my day!!! My parents have only been married 58 years - slackers! ;-) I wish they wanted beautiful imagery like this to commemorate all the years they've been together!
    December 18, 2009
  9. deb schwedhelm - such an inspiration. amazing photographs, as usual. i am so hiring you for my 'married XX years' photographs. just have to figure out which XX i want to do that at. hmmm...next year is eight. maybe ten!! maybe i should book you now ;-) deb
    December 18, 2009
  10. Laura Ivanova - Jose, this is just so touching. Your work is amazing as always and you preserved their marriage so beautifully! I just lost my grandpa last week...he and my grandmother had been married 62.5 years, but they're still married in spirit :-) I would've loved pictures like this of them together.
    December 18, 2009
  11. Jenny Haas - these are beautiful! thank you for sharing..they made me want to smile and cry all at the same time! ;)
    December 18, 2009
  12. emily griffith - i don't know how i could ever pick of favorite session of yours, but this is my favorite. beautiful.
    December 18, 2009
  13. Brittany Dawson - I gasped when I saw the last image.
    December 18, 2009
  14. Betsy - Wow. So beautiful. The cowboy boots in his hand got me. LOVE!
    December 18, 2009
  15. kate holt - People CAN stay married and isn't it a lovely thing? I really like these. It's a good way to balance all the young love we see daily - and imagine how it will grow over time.
    December 18, 2009
  16. Jeanette LeBlanc - So beautifully inspirational - both for the photography, and for the love.
    December 18, 2009
  17. Lara Hanlon - Oh, Jose! Absolutely stunning and so very touching. Definitely the sweetest thing I've seen lately - and I needed it! :)
    December 18, 2009
  18. Libby James - make me smile
    December 18, 2009
  19. Libby James - makes me smile
    December 18, 2009
  20. Jillian - That is so touching. I want Scott and I to look that adorable at that age. Thanks for sharing.
    December 18, 2009
  21. Regina White - Que Bella! Oh! I hope that is me one day with my hubbs. These are fabulous. As always you rock it out with a sensational story.
    December 18, 2009
  22. jessi - what a cute and inspiring post:) the sweetness of this couple just oozes out through these images. nice work!
    December 18, 2009
  23. Chad Morgan - I love old peeps. They're so dang cute. Seriously, I want to squeeze them.
    December 18, 2009
  24. Sylwia - Their story is so beautiful it almost makes my cry... You're pictures are beautiful, just as their love is!
    December 18, 2009
  25. Tessa - So sweet! Lovely, lovely photos
    December 18, 2009
  26. Marissa rodriguez - Jose this is so beautiful! It's my parents' 27th anniversary today and it was just so perfect to come to your site and see this adorable couple. I hope to be able to capture adorable sweet moments such as these for my parents for a long time to come! And by the way, you are SO first on my list for our anniversary pictures next year!
    December 18, 2009
  27. Monty - So touching. This is what photography is about ... timeless and simply beautiful.
    December 18, 2009
  28. Bobbie Brown - Oh wow! I love this entire post! The pictures are awesome and the fact they have been married for 65 years and built their house - amazing! We need more marriages like that out there... love it!
    December 18, 2009
  29. candace - Wow. Awe-inspiring. Beautiful images, I love how she still looks at him with eyes full of love. Beautiful.
    December 18, 2009
  30. Drew - Very touching Jose. I love the outcome of these photos. If your clickr finger still works in 60 years, I want you to photography my wife and I :-) Fine how about 30 years?
    December 18, 2009
  31. Tiffany Ckonverse - So So beautiful...your lighting and simplicity is unmatchable. I, once again, chickened out of a workshop this year but I WILL be there in 2010 if you have one. Beautiful
    December 18, 2009
  32. sandra pan - just beautiful, love cute old people..so much love btw them. i hope i have such a lasting love..
    December 18, 2009
  33. jennie - priceless
    December 18, 2009
  34. Candice Lanning - this is precious. that's what love is all about.....
    December 18, 2009
  35. Gemma - These photos bought tears to my eyes, beautiful story.
    December 18, 2009
  36. tanya king - So utterly beautiful to see two people on love but so more inspiring when its for 65 YEARS! Gorgeous!
    December 18, 2009
  37. Kirstin @ Weddings Unveiled - how sweet. they look absolutely amazing and so happy together.
    December 18, 2009
  38. Stephanie Castillo - Wow that is soo heartfelt.. I love seeing this kind of love! GREAT post Jose! Thanks for sharing!!
    December 18, 2009
  39. Rachel Barker - Wow, what an inspiration! I am totally calling you on my husband and I's 65th!
    December 18, 2009
  40. matthew - this is rad. i want be to be this cool when i'm 65 yrs deep.
    December 18, 2009
  41. jessamyn harris - amazing!!
    December 18, 2009
  42. Ronnie - Love it.
    December 18, 2009
  43. Jessica Zais - This makes me happy.
    December 18, 2009
  44. s h e r r y - Love this! :) Warms my heart. 65 years, and still going strong!
    December 18, 2009
  45. Jennifer Nichols - So, so beautiful.
    December 18, 2009
  46. Hilary Helton - So beautiful... I have a huge lump in my throat.
    December 18, 2009
  47. Emily - These photos are priceless.....and so precious!
    December 18, 2009
  48. pamela - adorable
    December 18, 2009
  49. hugh - this is rad!
    December 18, 2009
  50. Alexandra - Adorable!
    December 19, 2009
  51. Gary Wong - So sweet and beautiful. Really amazing!
    December 19, 2009
  52. wen - sooooo lovely ;)
    December 19, 2009
  53. Jeff Ambrose - amazing jose, 65 years is quite an accomplishment!
    December 19, 2009
  54. Brian khang - I hope that's me and Helen someday! These are beautiful!
    December 19, 2009
  55. Susan - I just love ALL of your photos!! They make me want to just dive into the photo and be there.
    December 19, 2009
  56. Kristin Hartness - These might be the sweetest photos I have EVER seen. So amazing. What a beautiful thing to love each other after so many years...
    December 19, 2009
  57. erica - be still my heart. oh how I wish that many years for me and my hubby. almost 15 so far and it's still new. I love all these images Jose. You , you , you! Wow!
    December 20, 2009
  58. Benita - Jose, this is so beautiful!!! Your work gets better each time and you never seem to lose your flair and talent along the way no matter what you do and who you do it for! FAB!!!!
    December 20, 2009
  59. Gena Susan - beautiful. love.
    December 20, 2009
  60. Carebear - This brings me to tears. Could be the hormones... No really, my grandparents just celebrated 60 years, and my grandfather just found out he has cancer. Randy and I head down to see them for Christmas on Tuesday. We plan to do a family photo session on Christmas Day - I sent this to my mother. Merry Christmas Jose!
    December 20, 2009
  61. Ainjil - omg. cutest photo shoot ever!!
    December 20, 2009
  62. Carolyn egerszegi - These images warmed my heart from the inside out Jose. Thank you.
    December 21, 2009
  63. Kristen - I love this couple...do they want an adopted granddaughter? How did you meet them? They are so scrumptious.
    December 21, 2009
  64. Lizelle lotter - My jaw is hanging on the floor. I LLLLLLOOOOOOVVVVVEEEE this!
    December 21, 2009
  65. Will Pateman Photography - nice one my grandparents are celebrating 69 years today...it seems forever
    December 21, 2009
  66. Chanelle Segerius-Bruce - aaaahhhhh soooo sweeeeet... man this is cute - lovely couple :)
    December 22, 2009
  67. AmyPunky Photography - Oh my goodness... this is so sweet and romantic!!!!
    December 22, 2009
  68. uberVU - social comments - Social comments and analytics for this post... This post was mentioned on Twitter by kristiwright: About the sweetest thing ever. Married 65 yrs. http://josevillablog.com/2009/12/1766/...
    December 22, 2009
  69. Christine cornwell - Simply beautiful..
    December 22, 2009
  70. teaworthy - my all time favorite post. So lovely!
    December 22, 2009
  71. 12.21 » Teaworthy - [...] bunch of a lot” of years. Seeing this beautiful post by Jose Villa {Jose Villa – Married 65 Years} reminds me how much I hope to have this much time with him and [...]
    December 22, 2009
  72. Maya - If. Only. THANK YOU, Jose! They are the most beautiful couple you've shot, yet. May we all take a lesson from them. I'm betting they never saw divorce as even an option. They make me think of my parents - even though they have been married "only" 30 years....they are like this pair - happy and in love, vital and enjoying wherever they are. I hope I can have that look, someday...I think I can.. Oh, yes, also the photographs are beautiful, too ;) No, I kid -you know what a fan I am of your work, as always- was just talking about your workshops to a young Brookie. Thank you for sharing with us, this is supremely romantic and inspirational.
    December 22, 2009
  73. Melody Carpenter - Simply amazing...love them!
    December 22, 2009
  74. Paige + Blake - this post makes my heart sing.
    December 23, 2009
  75. vivienne - wow...these pictures are so inspirational! i hope we end up like that...
    December 23, 2009
  76. Melissa Sweazy - Wow. You didn't need the Fuji film to capture their radiance. How beautiful!
    December 23, 2009
  77. Vanessa - I love your work. The last image is the most beautiful, brings a lot of feeling out of my heart.
    December 25, 2009
  78. Andrea mariño - The sweetest session EVER... srsly, EVEEER... :) :)
    December 26, 2009
  79. Vania -SimplyBloom Photography, LLC - this is the loveliest. TRUE LOVE.
    December 29, 2009
  80. Tonya Peterson - This is the most beautiful session I have ever seen. I would kill for pictures of my grandparents like this. Truly beautiful. I love them.
    December 31, 2009
  81. Neil Redfern - Aww! Exceptional concept and photography.
    January 2, 2010
  82. Simon McConico - Oh my... these are amazing.
    January 8, 2010
  83. Dave Lynch - This is one of the coolest series I have ever seen. Absolutely love it. Such an inspiration....Amazing
    January 11, 2010
  84. Abby - This is just beautiful Thank you.
    January 15, 2010
  85. Nate Henderson - Jose, this is a wonderful series; thank you for sharing it with us. I also wanted to tell you that your presentation in Nashville was a breath of fresh air. As opposed to many photographers today, I am totally confident that the beauty and love in nearly every one of your images will stand the test of time, rather than a fad that passes in half a decade. So thank you for being an inspiration for the ages. Also, when my wife and I have our 50th anniversary, or 65th if the Lord blesses us with especially long life, we'll want to hire you.
    January 16, 2010
  86. bridget - I adore this.
    January 16, 2010
  87. william de oliveira - Lindo por demais!
    January 17, 2010
  88. Misty - Wow! These are awesome. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.
    January 20, 2010
  89. julie h - such a beautiful couple. the warmth they exude makes me melt. and miss my loving grandparents.
    January 20, 2010
  90. sonja - What a CUTE CUTE couple! And the pics are just lovely lovely lovely... :-)
    January 23, 2010
  91. David Marshall - Wow!! You can see the love between them even after 65 years. Awesome!!
    January 23, 2010
  92. Douglas - This set of photos made my heart smile. The imagery is great,but I can feel their love oozing from them. Amazing.
    February 3, 2010
  93. Brittany D. - The most inspirational and beautiful shoot and couple I think I've ever seen. Made my heart melt! =)
    February 28, 2010
  94. joanne - This is beyond amazing. So inspiring. Thank you for showing this, it just made my day. xxo
    March 15, 2010
  95. Su - I have been dreaming of a life like this....this must be what having a soulmate is all about!
    April 6, 2010
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