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Couple celebrate their 82nd wedding anniversary

This couple reveal the secret to their long-lasting marriage.

Nicholas and Rafaela Ordaz celebrated their 82nd wedding anniversary on the weekend, a milestone that ranks them amongst the most enduring marriages ever recorded.

The pair celebrated the occasion surrounded by their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren at a party in Tracy, California, reports 9news.

Their anniversary fell on Nicholas Ordaz’s 102nd birthday giving the entire clan two big reasons to celebrate.

The happy couple said the secret to a lasting marriage was respect, affection and not sweating the small stuff.

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