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San Diego lovers tell why they are still together

Reader writers recall their weddings, engaged at Escondido baseball stadium

Albert and Laura. "He asked me if I had the book. I was, like, ‘Of course I have the book! I’m in the class!’"
Albert and Laura. "He asked me if I had the book. I was, like, ‘Of course I have the book! I’m in the class!’"
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  • Sealed with a Kiss

  • “I think what’s made our marriage work is our ability to change,” says Marge. “When we got married, the priest told us, ‘For the rest of your life, everything you have is equally yours. If you only have one piece of bread, you divide it in half, equally.’ Well, we’ve made a game out of that for 43 years. When there’s an apple, we’ll cut it right smack in half. But the idea is to share….”
  • By Robert Kumpel, Feb. 13, 2003
  • Steered back to Mary

  • The organist started to play the Schubert march Mary and I had chosen for the occasion. She'll be upset at me for not remembering what her dress looked like, but I wasn't looking at her dress as she walked up the aisle toward me. I was looking at her lovely face.
  • By Ernie Grimm, June 1, 2006
  • Bree and Ryan

    A Navy Guy Makes His Move for a Home Run

  • With Ms. Henderson still blindfolded, Mr. Cornforth walked her to the edge of the infield. “That was the cue for the music to start. They walked to the pitcher’s mound and faced home plate. Ms. Henderson still had no idea where they were. “I gave my speech. I told her our time together had been amazing.” When Mr. Cornforth finally removed the blindfold, his friends turned on the lights. “I got down on one knee.”
  • June 17, 2004
  • A Look That Could Banish Shadows

  • By the time the Big Day came around, in fact, Becky and I'd been apart for at least a week. I missed her so bad they could've held the damn ceremony in the Roman Coliseum with lions and tigers and Spartacus on steroids, and I'd have fought through them all to be with her again.
  • By Jeff Smith, June 1, 2006

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Albert and Laura. "He asked me if I had the book. I was, like, ‘Of course I have the book! I’m in the class!’"
Albert and Laura. "He asked me if I had the book. I was, like, ‘Of course I have the book! I’m in the class!’"
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  • Sealed with a Kiss

  • “I think what’s made our marriage work is our ability to change,” says Marge. “When we got married, the priest told us, ‘For the rest of your life, everything you have is equally yours. If you only have one piece of bread, you divide it in half, equally.’ Well, we’ve made a game out of that for 43 years. When there’s an apple, we’ll cut it right smack in half. But the idea is to share….”
  • By Robert Kumpel, Feb. 13, 2003
  • Steered back to Mary

  • The organist started to play the Schubert march Mary and I had chosen for the occasion. She'll be upset at me for not remembering what her dress looked like, but I wasn't looking at her dress as she walked up the aisle toward me. I was looking at her lovely face.
  • By Ernie Grimm, June 1, 2006
  • Bree and Ryan

    A Navy Guy Makes His Move for a Home Run

  • With Ms. Henderson still blindfolded, Mr. Cornforth walked her to the edge of the infield. “That was the cue for the music to start. They walked to the pitcher’s mound and faced home plate. Ms. Henderson still had no idea where they were. “I gave my speech. I told her our time together had been amazing.” When Mr. Cornforth finally removed the blindfold, his friends turned on the lights. “I got down on one knee.”
  • June 17, 2004
  • A Look That Could Banish Shadows

  • By the time the Big Day came around, in fact, Becky and I'd been apart for at least a week. I missed her so bad they could've held the damn ceremony in the Roman Coliseum with lions and tigers and Spartacus on steroids, and I'd have fought through them all to be with her again.
  • By Jeff Smith, June 1, 2006
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