Mollymom, my parents got married at 19 and 21 and had me at 20/22. They've been happily married since... so, yes, it can work, but I know that my parents (and I'm going to wager a guess that yours, too) never had photographers following them around to the grocery store, the pool and the bathroom.
Avatar - Isaac, my blue-fronted Amazon parrot. Adopted 9/7/07. Age 30 (my pet is older than me!)