Marita Hanson finds it difficult to remember her first wedding to John because of dementia, so her family decided to give her another one
A couple from Torquay have renewed their wedding vows in a care home - 50 years after they first tied the knot.
The ceremony was held on Saturday 13 July at Lorna House Residential Home in Babbacombe, where Mrs Hanson lives. A nearby Barnados charity shop lend Victoria a mannequin to display her mum's original wedding dress. The couple first met as children as Marita went to school with John’s sister Christine. At that first meeting John was covered in chocolate, which was supposed to be a present for his sister, but he’d polished it off because she was late back from school.Their first date, a few years later, was arranged by Christine at a Valentine’s disco in their local Mecca.
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