{"id":171639,"date":"2018-01-30T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/171639\/couple-celebrates-life-and-love\/"},"modified":"2018-01-30T14:05:43","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T12:05:43","slug":"couple-celebrates-life-and-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/01\/30\/couple-celebrates-life-and-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Print Exclusive: Couple celebrates life and love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You don\u2019t usually hear anyone talking about having a \u201cthank you party\u201d for their friends and neighbours, and even if you do, you least expect them to host it on the date of their wedding anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>But Driekie Smith and her husband Christo aren\u2019t just anyone.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>For the full story be sure to get this week&#8217;s GCN out Wednesday (January 31).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-171639 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/01\/30\/couple-celebrates-life-and-love\/attachment\/03gcngeneralkm3_60418\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/03GCNGENERALKM3_60418-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-171641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/03GCNGENERALKM3_60418-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/03GCNGENERALKM3_60418-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/03GCNGENERALKM3_60418-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/03GCNGENERALKM3_60418.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-171641'>\n\t\t\t\tDriekie Smith and husband Christo are in good health after the grievous attack. They held a special 41st wedding anniversary party last Saturday to thank all those who helped and supported them after the attack.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/01\/30\/couple-celebrates-life-and-love\/attachment\/04gcngeneralkm2_99697\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/04GCNGENERALKM2_99697-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-171642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/04GCNGENERALKM2_99697-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/04GCNGENERALKM2_99697-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/04GCNGENERALKM2_99697-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/04GCNGENERALKM2_99697.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-171642'>\n\t\t\t\tZanthe van Greuning and her mother Trudie are close family friends of the Smiths and were happy to be celebrating the lives of their friends, as well as their 41 years of marriage.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/01\/30\/couple-celebrates-life-and-love\/attachment\/03gcngeneralkm4_50012\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/03GCNGENERALKM4_50012-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-171643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/03GCNGENERALKM4_50012-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/03GCNGENERALKM4_50012-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/03GCNGENERALKM4_50012-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/03GCNGENERALKM4_50012.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-171643'>\n\t\t\t\tDriekie and Christo Smith at their home in Sunnyrock, celebrating life, love and friendship.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>ALSO READ:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/171279\/ease-into-february-with-laidback-tunes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ease into February with laid-back tunes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/162642\/music-to-make-you-happy-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Music to make you happy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a 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