REALLOVE DENISE DEPAOLO | ELIZABETH LUCILLE PHOTOGRAPHY
IN THE MOVIES, THE WEDDING IS OFTEN THE END OF THE STORY. THE COUPLE OVERCOMES ARBITRARY OBSTACLES TO GET TO THE ALTAR AND PLEDGE THEIR ETERNAL LOVE TO ONE ANOTHER, AND THAT’S IT. IN REAL LIFE, HOWEVER, DEEP, ABIDING LOVE OFTEN GROWS AFTER THE WEDDING. IT’S EASY TO FEEL ENAMORED WHEN TIMES ARE GOOD, BUT WHEN THINGS GET HARD, THAT’S WHEN YOU KNOW WHETHER YOU’VE FOUND A KEEPER. IN HONOR OF VALENTINE’S DAY, WE VISITED WITH TWO SOUTH DAKOTA COUPLES WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH HELL, AND CAME OUT THE OTHER SIDE HAND-IN-HAND. NOW THAT IS TRUE LOVE.