(Picture: Steve VanHorn/Myles Goode)

A couple from Dover, Ohio have starred in a brilliant 80s-themed photoshoot in celebration of their 10th wedding anniversary.

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Steve and Danielle VanHorn first met in high school chemistry class 16 years ago – which Steve describes as being both ‘cheesy and cliche’.

The couple have three sons together, with Danielle working a limited schedule so that she can stay home and look after them.

But she took a break from the kids when she and Steve decided to do something spectacular for their anniversary – creating an old-school, 80s-themed photoshoot.


(Picture: Steve VanHorn)

(Picture: Steve VanHorn)

The pair posed in their local photographer’s home studio, with signature 80s-style perms, leotards, long socks, high-wasted jeans and large, rounded glasses.



Steve said the inspiration for the photoshoot came as they were looking at photos from their childhood.

(Picture: Steve VanHorn)

He told Metro.co.uk: ‘We were both born in the early/mid 80s so the looks we replicated were very similar to the pictures from when we were young that we’ve laughed at for many years.

‘The outfits came from a local thrift store and cost us a total of about $6. The photo shoot was done to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary on June 22nd.’

(Picture: Steve VanHorn)

According to Steve, the photoshoot was ‘pretty casual’.

Before participating, they took a second look at their old photos to make sure they could perfect their ideas – though he admitted a lot of what took place during the shoot was improvised.

‘I was thrilled with the photos,’ said Steve.

(Picture: Steve VanHorn)

‘We received them back a few evenings later and we were laying in bed crying we were laughing so hard as we looked through them.’

Hilariously, their children don’t quite understand the photos – not one bit. Steve tells us: ‘Our kids don’t get it. They just think we’re big dorks which is pretty typical.

(Picture: Steve VanHorn)

‘They do like all of the publicity though and insist on being part of all TV interviews which has been a lot of fun for them.’

Though Steve shared the brilliant photos to his Facebook page, he has no real plans for what to do with them next.

(Picture: Steve VanHorn)

He said: ‘The original plan was just to print a few to display around the house and make a shutterfly book with the rest… but now it seems as though they’ll exist and be bouncing around in cyberspace for many years to come.’

(Picture: Steve VanHorn)

And for those who have fallen in love with the couple’s glorious 80s shoot, this won’t be the last you’ll hear of Steve and Danielle, as Steve said: ‘We’ll definitely do more at some point.

‘This is not the first time we’ve done some family photos and I’m sure it won’t be the last… these just happen to be the first ones we’ve put on Facebook.’

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