Couple Who Married At 102 And 100 Break Guinness World Record

A couple wedded months ago has been officially named the world’s oldest newlyweds.

Bernie Littman, 100, and Marjorie Fiterman, 102, fell in love at a senior care facility.

Guinness World Records confirmed on Tuesday, December 3, that they are the world’s oldest newlyweds, with a combined age of 202 years.

Both Marjorie and Bernie were believed to have been married to their first spouses for nearly 60 years, but when their spouses died and they moved onto the same floor of a senior living home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, none of them anticipated to find new love just a few doors down.

The two apparently became close after sharing meals and taking part in performances at their retirement community.

Bernie credits his long life and pleasure to reading and remaining current, but Marjorie attributes hers to buttermilk.

GWR’s report partly read, “They tied the knot on 19 May after a nine-year relationship, making the pair the oldest couple to marry (aggregate age) with their combined ages of 202 years and 271 days.

“Bernie hit it off immediately with Marjorie when they first met at a costume party on their floor, and the romance began shortly after—they had their first date on the same day one of his great-granddaughters was born.

“Although they both could’ve crossed paths years prior when they attended the University of Pennsylvania at the same time, life seemingly has funny ways of making us wait.

“They studied different degrees—Bernie becoming an engineer, Marjorie a teacher—and never met before that fateful day.”

The wedding was supposed to have taken place at the senior living facility where they originally met.

Four generations of Bernie’s family allegedly attended the celebration, with loved ones holding up the chuppah (a traditional Jewish wedding canopy) while Bernie and Marjorie were wheeled to the altar.

Adam Wohlberg, who officiated the wedding, told Fox News that he didn’t want to deliver the usual advice he does to married couples. But Bernie and Marjorie had “eventually reached the point where being not just close friends—but husband and wife—felt like the right step to take.”

“Each of you has already amassed a lifetime of wisdom and experience, and your attitudes, feelings, and opinions are pretty well formulated at this point,” Adam reportedly said in his speech.

“That’s not to suggest that you won’t continue to learn and develop as people. But I think it is safe to say that each of you, what you know and understand about each other, is exactly what the future holds for you and your partner.

“And what you have determined you love about each other—well, those things are not about to change,” he added.