Holly surprised him by wearing her wedding dress from when they eloped 30 years ago & meeting Larry at Rocky Point Pier

Holly says over the course of the day, she's received thousands of calls and texts from around the world

Larry Steiner put up posters asking strangers to text his wife saying "Larry Loves You" in honour of their anniversary

PORT MOODY (NEWS 1130) — It’s an anniversary a Port Moody couple won’t forget anytime soon.

Larry Steiner put up posters asking strangers to text his wife Holly saying “Larry Loves You” in honour of their 30th wedding anniversary.

HOW CUTE ! Holly and her husband are celebrating 30 years together today, and as a gift her husband asked for strangers to text “Larry loves you”. I just spoke to Holly who says she’s gotten THOUSANDS of calls/texts from around the world. @NEWS1130 pic.twitter.com/JVa0qAlD5P — Taran Parmar (@Tarankparmar) August 3, 2019

Holly says she received thousands of calls and texts from around the world Friday.

“Oh my goodness, we’ve been flooded with texts and phone calls. I’ve been blown away. We received literally thousands of texts. Thousands of people sending good wishes from all over North America and all over the world. We’ve gotten texts from Dubai, Mexico and Australia. It’s crazy, this outpouring of love. I feel blessed.”

She admits initially she was taken aback by the flood of texts and phone calls from complete strangers.

“It was funny, I woke up with a message from Quebec and I thought ‘what’s that?’.A few dozen more came in and I thought it was weird but my husband didn’t say anything. I told him ‘Larry this is weird,’ and he told me to check my car. He put a flyer on my car. So he let the cat out of the bag of what he’d been up to, so he kept it secret from me all week.”

As for her gift to her husband, Holly says the pair took a trip down memory lane.

“I took him out, I surprised him. He loved me in my wedding dress when we eloped. So I arranged to meet him down at Rocky Point Pier. He didn’t know what we were doing. I was sitting on a park bench in my original wedding dress and flowers from thirty years ago.”

Holly says she’s gotten texts from Dubai, Mexico, Australia. Says she’s overwhelmed by all the love and well wishes sent their way today. As for her gift to Larry, Holly wore her wedding dress (from when they eloped 30 yrs ago) & met him down at Rocky Point Pier. @NEWS1130 — Taran Parmar (@Tarankparmar) August 3, 2019

The pair met forty years ago, and as Holly explains it was love at first sight.

“We eloped and got married in 1989 and it was funny because I asked my mom what she thought about people eloping. She said she thought people should do whatever they want to do. So by the time we got back from California, she practiced making three wedding cakes.”

She says she’s floored by the support and well wishes, adding it’s one of the best anniversaries they’ve had yet.

“We just need more love in the world and I’m just so deeply moved that so many people are contacting a total stranger to say congratulations. It’s very heartwarming.”