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MANSFIELD When Karen and Mark Cline, from Mansfield, Ohio, married as teenagers they did not have $150 (£73) to cover the bill for their photographs. Now they have the pictures after their photographer handed them over – just in time for their 27th anniversary.
Jim Wagner, the photographer, who is now 80, said: “About a month ago I was cleaning out some of my old things and I found it.
“I knew she didn’t have any money back then and I just thought she might like to have it.” Mr Wagner managed to track down Mrs Cline to the diner where she works and presented her with the wedding album. Mrs Cline, who was 18 on her wedding day, said: “I just stood there and cried and cried and hugged him.”
She added that the only picture the couple had of their wedding day was a photo that someone else had taken of her walking down the aisle.
Mr Wagner also got a surprise – Mrs Cline immediately wrote him a cheque for $150. (AP)
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Great the couple are still together! In response to Rons comments above: As a photographer I have 3-4 sets of wedding images that couples never collected over the years (despite several attempts to contact people etc), inc. two sets of proofs that were never even looked at. Ask any wedding photographer and they will all have someones wedding pictures or proofs that were never collected. Believe me its never a case of the photographer not wanting to give a couple their album and getting paid, it is always a money issue or short lived marriage. $150 was a lot more money 27 years ago, im sure it cost him a lot more than that inc. his time to put the album together today. nice story.
Rory Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
I am so happy for this couple to finally get their wedding photos. Our daughter married in July and the photos are priceless! (We love Mansfield- have raced there @ MidOhio many times) So beautiful @ this time of year! Good luck to you
Robin V. Manning, Memphis, tn
What kind of person holds on to a poor couple's wedding photos for that long - especially over a measly $150.00? The nerve of him to even accept that check- shame, shame!
Ron, New York City,
wow i think that the dude should of made aragements. after all it was her wedding. think of it like this if its your wedding and you don't have the money wouldn't you want an agreement so you can have your pictures? i know i would
Tiffany, dalton,
This has to be one of the most touching things I have ever read and it isn't preachy. I got a laugh out of the fact that she wrote him a check for the 150 too. I am quite sure that that was not his motivation in tracking her down, but it was cute.
Just Me, here, Rhode Island