AFTER 60 years of marital bliss, Cohuna couple Doris and John Mathers still laugh over their wedding day in 1961.

John loves to tell the story of his runaway bride, chased down on the morning of the wedding by Koondrook police officer, Mr Coleman.

"We got married in Barham on August 26, 1961 - John remembers that day," Doris said.

John said he has to get the police to find her.

"At the church,...