A reveller prepares his outfit during the Gay Pride parade in Lima, June 28, 2014.
A reveller prepares his outfit during the Gay Pride parade in Lima, June 28, 2014. Supporters and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community took part in the gay pride parade to celebrate the diversity of lifestyles and denounce homophobia. Reuters

After more than 72 years of courtship, Alice Nonie Dubes and Vivian Boyack, both in their 90's got married in Davenport, Lowa, in the company of their close friends and family members.

Believing in the saying that 'It's never too late to start a new chapter in life,' 90-year-old Dubes and Boyack, 91, exchanged vows in a small ceremony. While seated in their wheelchairs during the ceremony, the couple held hands and seemed deeply in love with each other. While Boyack wore pink, Dubes was in taupe.

Addressing the small gathering, Reverend Linda Hunsaker said, "This is a celebration of something that should have happened a very long time ago."

The two met in their hometown of Yale, Lowa and later moved to Davenport together in 1947. As per Quad City Times, while Boyack worked as a primary school teacher in Davenport, Dubes worked for the Times and Democrat for 13 years in payroll, after which she worked with Alter Corp. for 25 years. As for Boyack, teaching was her first and last choice. "My plan at an early age was to teach in the school where I was then going and my teacher would move on to another school," said Boyack.

The couple had an eventful life and has together travelled all over U.S., provinces of Canada and even went to England twice. The two worked hard to keep their relationship alive for 72 years and enjoyed each other's company thoroughly. "We've had a good time," said Dove.

According to The Guardian, 73-year-old Jerry yeast, who worked in the couples' yard since he was a teenager, was very happy with their decision, referring to them as 'special'.

Background - How and when was same-sex marriages allowed in Lowa?
Same-sex marriages or gay marriage as we know, with marriage license, came into effect on April 27, 2009. Six gay couples, in the year 2005, filed a lawsuit in Polk County when they were denied a right to marriage.

The district court ruled in their favour in 2007. However, it was not until April 3, 2009, when the Supreme Court ruled that same sex marriages should be legalized. Lowa is the fourth state in U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage, after California, Connecticut and Massachusetts.