As Margaret, 84, and Mervyn, 86, Miller talked about their big day in 1960, both realised with a chuckle that history was truly repeating itself.
Mrs Miller said 65 years ago to the day, she had to hold up her wedding dress while her bridal entourage covered the group with umbrellas while they made their way into a taxi.
"It was absolutely pouring that day — unlike today, it didn’t stop, it was coming down all day and night."
If the relentless rain was an omen, it must have been a good one.
Mr Miller was raised in Momona. His family farm was in the very spot the airport runway now sits.
He farmed for most of his life, before moving to work at the Otago Regional Council, then becoming a greenkeeper at Gladfield.
He finally retired at the age of 83.
Mrs Miller is a Macandrew Bay local, having attended King Edward Technical College before leaving at 15 to work in an office.
When she was 19, and Mr Miller 21, the couple were married at the Caversham Presbyterian Church.
Through long milking days on their farm — where Mr Miller would sometimes work from 4am until 11pm — the couple raised five children.
"Unfortunately, we lost one son at Christmastime to cancer; it was a big blow to us," Mr Miller said.
Mr Miller broke his femur not long after.
"The latter years have been not too good. Up until then it all been pretty rosy," he said.
They said hard times and tragic events could hit anytime during a long marriage, even in old age, but the Millers faced those times together.
Along with their four sons and one daughter, they have 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
While the grandchildren were spread across New Zealand and the world, they were very fortunate to have all their children living close by.
"Our children and grandchildren have all done well. We’re lucky in that way," Mr Miller said.
The couple’s advice for newlyweds was to start your family young "because then you truly grow up alongside them".
"We've grown up, grown along with them and seen them all make their own families ... it’s special," Mrs Miller said.
