As couples everywhere celebrate Valentine's Day, it will be an extra special occasion for Brian and Doreen Lealan. The pair are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary.
The duo were married in Bristol on the afternoon of Valentine’s Day back in 1953 - although they never originally intended to have such an auspicious anniversary date. There were chances the wedding, which had already been postponed by a week, could have been axed, as a huge blizzard hit on the morning.
The couple had initially booked Holy Trinity church for the wedding to take place the Saturday before, on February 7. But there was a problem as the big day approached, reports BristolLive. Just before Christmas, Brian had been called up for his National Service so the young couple booked their wedding for his first weekend on leave, at the start of February.
