Cakies, we recently received the sweetest anniversary session in the 100LC inbox. Oklahoma based Kara of Joyous Blooms was inspired to celebrate all stages of marriage, not just that first year, and to show off a couple you wouldn’t typically see in a wedding editorial. Her hometown’s favorite couple, Carol and Charlie, instantly came to mind. Everything went down at Grassroots Vintage, where they got all dolled up and reveled in a design inspired by vintage Better Homes & Gardens magazines. Read their story as you scroll through the photos + film by Blu Knot Weddings:

Cutest wedding photo up on display!

Kara explains, Charlie (83) and Carol (85) Rutledge are pillars in the town I grew up in of Lone Grove, Oklahoma. Carol was the high school’s librarian assistant for 33 years and Charlie worked for Oklahoma Gas and Electric and was a colonel in the Oklahoma National Guard. They both know everyone in the town and everyone knows them. Anyone who grew up playing Lone Grove in High School football knew the man with the megaphone and cowbell in the bleachers. Every single person that knows the Rutledge’s absolutely adores them. They are nothing but genuine, kind, loving souls. During the process of preparing for the 64th anniversary event, I learned that Carol and Charlie had a quaint wedding at their church on June 10, 1955. Carol wore a dress that her Aunt had sewn for her and wore a simple lapel corsage. Charlie was almost late becau...