A 94-year-old couple from New York City is looking to a bright and happy future marriage as soon as they get their coronavirus vaccines.
While the coronavirus kept most people apart, Joy Morrow-Nulton and John Shults became inseparable, their relationship flourished during the pandemic.
“I’m looking forward to getting married to my wonderful wife,” Shults told Spectrum News. “She is wonderful, cute, smart.”
Now that each of them has received their vaccinations, they are eager to plan their wedding.
New York State Sen. Michelle Hinchey (D-Saugerties) gave them a certificate in honor of the trip.
Their families are also excited.
“We were just remembering that,” said Emily Loughran, Shults’ granddaughter. “It was exciting because we have been very careful with them and how important it is to get the vaccine, and you know what that means for everyone around you too.”
The couple about to be married also hope to enter life with a little less weight on their shoulders.
“Being able to not be so scared everywhere we go, although we are careful,” said Morrow-Nulton.
The New York State Department of Health reported that 13.9 percent of the New York state population received at least one dose of the vaccine.