Can you believe it? 14, 600 days ago Eric and I got married! ! Yep, 40 years ago! ! A couple wedding fun facts: Here is the 40th anniversary card I made for Eric… I enlisted Gus (Gus is what I named my ChatGPT AI assistant) … to help me create this ...
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Happy 40th Anniversary to us!!

Can you believe it? 14,600 days ago Eric and I got married!! Yep, 40 years ago!!

A couple wedding fun facts:

  • Eric’s dad married us (he was a Lutheran minister – he performed the marriages of all his kids and several of the grandkids!)
  • We got married in the courtyard of a Sheraton hotel.. a hotel we were part of the design team for at the Structural Engineering office where we met and worked
  • The hotel was newly opened, so we were the 1st wedding to take place there!
  • My best friend Renee, and Eric’s brother Lowell were our maid of honor and best man
A wedding photo dated June 28, 1986, shows a bride and groom smiling. Beside it, the same couple stands arm-in-arm on a ship deck at sunset, older but happy, with the text "40 Years Later!" above them. Both images reflect love and togetherness over time. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

Here is the 40th anniversary card I made for Eric… I enlisted Gus (Gus is what I named my ChatGPT AI assistant) … to help me create this is a fun collage of photos from 40 years ago and present day.. I didn’t want to cut up my only copies of old photos, so, I went with this and printed it at home 🙂

40th anniversary card. A handmade card features a collage of couple photos over the years, a round “40” badge with blue hearts, and phrases like “Our Journey through the years,” “So many memories. So much love!” and travel/love-themed drawings. The card is signed "Patty Bennett. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

I added the stamped circle and die cut 40 element to the front, and did some decorating on the inside. It’s a big card.. I think it’s about 6×7.

A hand holds open a red and white Valentine card decorated with gold and patterned hearts. Inside, a torn paper labeled “(the secret mushy stuff)” partially covers a handwritten note. The watermark reads "Patty Bennett PATTYSTAMPS.com". To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

We don’t have huge plans this weekend… but we are celebrating with 2 cruises this summer and that makes us happy! 🙂

Thanks for stopping by today and celebrating with us.

Patty & Eric