A Worcestershire couple are celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary today - February 14th.

Ivor Graze and his wife Dorothy, who are 81 and 80 years old respectively, have now been married 60 years and plan to go out for a meal with their friends to celebrate the occasion, reports the Redditch Advertiser.

The loving couple will be also meet up with other family members for a party this week, where anniversary gifts may be exchanged.

Mr and Mrs Graze first cast eyes on each other at a dance in Alvechurch when the two of them were both teenagers. The pair got married after the second world war at Barnt Green Church and have been happy together ever since.

Valentine's Day is a popular day for weddings due to the romantic connotations. The Web Wedding website advises brides who choose this day to get married to carry "a single red rose adorned with a ribbon".

Suggesting Valentine's Day wedding party ideas, the portal indicates that all the music played should have the word love in the title.