José Manuel Riella and Martina López had already built a lifetime of memories long before they officially became husband and wife.
The couple from Paraguay first began their relationship in **1933** and spent the next eight decades side by side.
Together, they raised **eight children** and watched their family grow to include **50 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, and 20 great-great-grandchildren**.
Yet despite sharing a life for so many years, they had never formally married.
Then, in 2013, their children asked them a simple question: