3 post-90s fixed "the happiest appearance of love" for 34 old couples

Source: Zhonggong Network

In early March, the first pair of elderly people was photographed

Hu Menglu, Jin Luyao and Ying Xiaoxiao are three post-90s workers at the Fukang Social Work Service Center in Dongcheng Street, Yongkang City, Zhejiang Province. "Think about the older generation, many people have not worn wedding dresses, and some may not have entered the photo studio, so we launched a volunteer service project called 'The Most Romantic Thing' public welfare to help the elderly wedding photography, for the elderly who have not taken wedding photos for free." 」 Hu Monroe said.

The vision is beautiful, but some factual difficulties have to be considered. "Where do wedding dresses come from, cosmetics have to be bought, how to find more people who are willing to take pictures?" In order to carry out the volunteer project smoothly, the three people decided that all the project expenses would be shared by the three people for the time being, and the cosmetics should be used first. The three also went to the street and the community to find the elderly to do research, understand the ideas of the elderly, and talk to the wedding dress shop one by one to talk about cooperation.

After hard work, the three successfully completed the preparation of the project, and recruited the elderly who wanted to take pictures through the public account and leaflet. In early March this year, they took the first picture of the elderly couple. The 3 young men were both nervous and excited. "We washed out the wedding photos and sent them to the old man, and also filmed a behind-the-scenes video for the old man. Although the grandmother was shy, she could see the joy in her heart from her face. ”

Growing old together is the exclusive romance between couples. But in the past, everyone lived in an era without wedding photos, and although many elderly people have gone through silver weddings, gold weddings, and even diamond weddings, they still have not taken wedding photos, and there is a trace of regret in their hearts. Photo by correspondent Shen Yuanting

Participate in competitions and receive public welfare funding

"If you want the project to go further, it is not enough to rely only on the strength of three people, and you have to strive for public welfare funds from the relevant departments." After sorting out and improving the project plan, the three participated in the Yongkang Volunteer Service Project Competition, and finally won the gold award, and also received financial support from the civil affairs department.

"By the end of November, we plan to shoot 50 elderly couples over the age of 60, and we have already photographed 34 pairs." Hu Menglu said that from the survey results, the demand for old people to take up wedding photos is quite large. With the support of pro bono funding, they have a more detailed plan for the project. Now, in addition to the elderly or individual children of the elderly applying to them, they also cooperate with various townships and villages to find the elderly who need to take wedding photos through various channels.

"We are still recruiting volunteers, and we hope that more young people will devote themselves to public welfare." Hu Menglu said that there are currently 33 volunteers in the project, and they are still recruiting more volunteers to join the team.

Youth is fleeting Love is not old

"Some of these seventy- and eighty-year-old grandparents have never taken a picture. They weren't used to facing the camera, and at first their eyes and movements were unnatural, but through our guidance, they slowly relaxed. Hu Menglu said that many elderly people are older than the age of her parents. One of them is an elderly couple who have been married for 61 years, which is the oldest and the longest married of all the elderly people who have been photographed.

During the filming process, the three of them made up and took pictures of the old man while talking cordially with the old man, talking about the past and the present, and also talking about home.

"Grandpa Fan and Grandma Tong were signed up with the help of their daughter, and the couple went to the countryside when they were young, they were classmates of each other, and now they have been married for 55 years." Hu Menglu said that Grandma Tong is the first time to make up, when making up, Grandpa Fan has been watching Grandma Tong from the side, after Grandma Tong changed her wedding dress, Grandpa Fan even praised Grandma Tong for looking good, such a love made the three people deeply moved.

Youth is fleeting, love is not old. On the shooting scene, an old man told the volunteers about her love story with her husband. "When I got married, I didn't expect to be able to wear a wedding dress and take pictures now." As the old man spoke, tears flashed in his eyes. In the eyes of the three volunteers, such tears are so crystalline and so dazzling. (According to "Zhejiang Workers Daily" news Xu Jianyong)

Editor-in-Charge: Yimeng Yao