Now 93 and 94, respectively, the Rienzos recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary at Bristal Assisted Living Community in North Woodmere, New York.
They have two children, four grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
They grew up together in the same New York neighborhood in Brookyln and John explained that, initially, Louise wasn't impressed by him. Sometimes, he would walk by her pushing his baby brother in a stroller in an effort to get her attention.
Finally, after a walk through Highland Park and a gift of Paris perfume, he changed her mind.
"After a while, she decided I was charming, I was a nice boy and I didn't try to be fresh with her," John told the news source.
The Rienzos aren't the only seniors who are enjoying a wedding ceremony during their retirement living. Ninety-two-year-old Floyd Cheff recently married childhood friend Cecelia Halseth, 91, in Montana, according to the Independent Record.
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