Juana Barrón (Guanajuato, 1944)

Bartolo Mosqueda (Guanajuato, 1944)

My cousin Beatriz sent me these photos about two weeks ago. They popped up in my gmail inbox without warning. I had no idea that these photos existed or that my cousin Juan had scanned and retouched them.

Soy chillona. And photos of my grandparents in 1944 at age 19 (Grandma) and 21 (Grandpa) get those tears going. I immediately thanked Beatriz. She emailed back that according to our Tía Paty, these photos were taken on their wedding day during the civil ceremony.

Fifty years later, I celebrated my grandparents’ wedding anniversary with the rest of my family.