Couple in their 90s who met as teens renew wedding vows
Jean and Norman Quick met as teenagers but lost touch. They met again in their 60s and were married within a year of reuniting.
Tuesday 10 October 2023 14:57, UK
A couple in their 90s who first met as teenagers have renewed their wedding vows.
Jean and Norman Quick first met at a dance when they were 17 years old.
They lost touch but met again at another dance in their 60s.
In 1995, within a year of reuniting, they were married.
Jean's daughter Philippa Cole said her mother - who is about to turn 91 - wanted to have a blessing in front of her family.
The blessing took place at St Davids Church in Miskin, Rhondda Cynon Taf.
"It was important to her for some reason so we made it happen as well as we could to replicate the original wedding day, which by the way I was not able to be a part of because I was in Canada," she said.
"So instead, at that time I brought them to me for their honeymoon so they came to me for a month."
But this time, Ms Cole - who is one of five children - had moved back to Wales and was in attendance along with many members of the family.
One of Jean's daughters flew in from Spain for the big day.
Between them, Mr and Mrs Quick have 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
"Family Christmases are quite a thing, there's almost 30 of us," Ms Cole added.
The day itself was carefully arranged to replicate their wedding day as closely as possible.
Ms Cole said the family were "very lucky" the cricket club in Miskin rented their space out for the event, something they don't usually do.
"They agreed to allow that to happen again for us because that's where their original reception had been and that was only because Norman, my stepfather, had been a groundsman there for many years."
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One thing about her mother and stepfather which always brings Ms Cole great joy is seeing the affection they have for one another.
"They hold hands a lot and that just charms me entirely. I just like to see that. They like to hold each other's hand," she said.
"It just shows a really deep affection for each other, even if I'm there visiting their house for a tea or something, they will sit on the couch next to each other and hold each other's hand and I just find that absolutely adorable."