A couple who are both in their 90s have tied the knot in a heartwarming ceremony after finding love during lockdown.
Per The New York Times, Joy Morrow-Nulton and John Shults, who are both 95-years-old and have been widowed twice, first started dating in May of 2019 but went on to fall in love during the pandemic in 2020 when they became dependent on one another for close contact.
Per CBS News, the pair found an instant connection with each other, and soon indulged in romantic dates such as strolling along the Hudson River, taking long drives, playing with dozens of balloons, and phoning each other at least once a day.
Smitten with Morrow-Nulton, Shults decided that he wanted her hand in marriage, but had to pop the question many times before she finally accepted his proposal.
The elderly lovers received their second vaccination together and went on to marry in a New York ceremony on May 22. Their nuptials were attended by 50 guests, and Morrow-Nulton was walked down the aisle by her son, John Morrow, and the wedding was officiated by Shults' son, Pastor Pete Shults.
A wedding reception was later held beneath a pavilion at the Robert Post Park, which also pulled double-duty as a celebration of their 95th birthdays.
The New York Times reports that Morrow-Nulton was born in Mount Kisco in New York State back in 1926, and grew up in White Plains. She married her first husband, Robert Morrow, in 1949 and had two children, John and Melanie.
Morrow died in 1984, and Joy married her second husband, Thomas Nulton, in 1986. Nulton passed away in 2016.
Shults was born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania in 1926, and was married to Elizabeth Salzmann Shults from 1956 until her death in 1997. Shults then married Mary Fuller in 1999, but she passed away in 2017.
Opening up about her unexpected romance, Morrow-Nulton told The New York Times: "I knew he loved me. He would call and say: 'What are we going to have for lunch? Where are we going to go today?'"
She added: "It's true there's not a lot of men my age. And even though we're both 95, I'm 12 days older. One of my friends said: 'Oh, Joy, you’re a cougar'."
Meanwhile, Shults stated: "I'm not lonely anymore. I don't think we'll get sick of each other."
