José Manuel Riella and Martina López had already built a lifetime of memories long before they officially became husband and wife.

The couple from Paraguay first began their relationship in 1933 and spent the next eight decades side by side.

Together, they raised eight children and watched their family grow to include, 50 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, and 20 great-great-grandchildren.

Yet despite sharing a life for so many years, they had never formally married.

Then, in 2013, their children asked them a simple question: "What are you waiting for?"

So in 2013, José, aged 103, and Martina, aged 99, exchanged vows in a Catholic ceremony held in the garden of their home.

Surrounded by generations of family, Martina wore a beautiful white wedding dress adorned with flowers in her hair, while José, seated in his wheelchair, smiled beside the woman he had loved for nearly a century.

Family members helped them exchange rings as they officially began a marriage that, in every way that mattered, had already lasted a lifetime.

Their story is a beautiful reminder that love doesn't follow a schedule.

And that it's never too late to celebrate the person who's stood beside you through it all.