I was in the office this morning about to fax the Purchase Order to supplier when I heard the above through the radio. The first thing that comes to my mind was, “Boy! The old lady must be filthy rich or maybe San Jose plastic surgeons did their wonders and transformed her look and body to a 24 years old lady.”

But I was wrong. Just look at the picture. She really looks her age and she does look rich.

My question, if she is not rich, does this proves that love is really blind?

The groom, Reinaldo Waveqche, told reporters after the ceremony in Santa Fe, northern Argentina: “I’ve always liked mature ladies.”

Mr Waveqche added: “I don’t care what other people say.” He and bride Adelfa Volpes, 82, are planning to travel to Rio de Janeiro for their honeymoon.

Asked if the marriage was purely spiritual, Ms Volpes laughed and replied: “There is going to be more.”

The couple were married in a civil service after several years of engagement, and later walked through a local church surrounded by reporters.

Their love blossomed when Mr Waveqche went to live with her after his mother’s death when he was 15.

He said he admired his new wife’s zest for life, and emphasised how special she was to him.