My parents' wedding (April 20, 1960)

My mother and father (Carla and Sergio) loved each other so much that they died in the same year (2000) and at an early age for seniors (67 and 70, respectively).

As I was browsing through the family pictures lately, I decided that I should scan their wedding set for conservation purposes.

Then, quite a few days ago, I heard the song "What are you doing the rest of your life?" splendidly performed by Barbra Streisand and thought it was so fitting as a soundtrack for my parents' wedding pictures...and their life as a married couple, for that matter.

Making this slideshow was the obvious result, with a finale to match. Enjoy!

Date of first publication and author of the photographs shown in the slideshow: April 6, 1958 (Renato Giovagnoli); March 29, 1959 (Renato Giovagnoli); April 20, 1960 (Patriarca Photo Studio, Rome, Italy); August 8 and 15, 1969 (Alessandro Cintoli), June 21, 1989 (Renato Salerno).

Photos © 1958, 1959, 1960, 1969, 1989 Estate of Sergio Cintoli and Carla Aldega administered by Alessandro and Fabrizio Cintoli. All Rights Reserved under U.S. Copyright Law.

Slideshow © 2007 Alessandro Cintoli. All Rights reserved.

"What are you doing the rest of your life?"
(Michel Legrand-Alan and Marilyn Bergman, ASCAP)
Performed by Barbra Streisand
℗ 1974 EMI Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

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[SuperYantz]

Was your mother married before? Because she is not wearing white and most brides did in those days unless married before. This is very nice. I wish I could do it with my parents married in 1947 but I only have one posed still.

[acintoli]

Interesting comment, SuperYantz. That struck me as well when I saw these pictures for the first time and when I asked my mother, she told me it would have been hypocrite of her to wear white because it was her first marriage but she had made love to dad during the engagement. I must have been 7 when she explained this and took her word without really understanding what she meant. Later, I realized what a brave step she took showing the world she was not a virgin when she married in 1960.

[Sharimax42]

God Bless you for doing this for your parents. I'm sure they would have been very moved by it. You did your parents proud. Please let me add also that your mother is classically beautiful.

[acintoli]

Thank you for the very enthusiastic comment, Sharimax. Mother was really aware of her no-nonsense beauty: imagine a 5'8" young girl at a time when the average height for a woman in Italy was 5'4" and for a man 5'7". She told me she had problems finding the right man for her because they were always smaller than her :). Until she met someone who was not only her height, but whom she fell in love with there and then. And they loved each other, till death did them part.

[Mabon27]

I just stumbled across this video and decided, what the hell, I'll watch it.

I have to say that it is soooo beautiful.

The chronological pictures of the couple getting married, the kids involved and the ultimate union is so beautiful. Brought tears to my eyes, and I don't even know anyone in the pics.

Thanks so much for posting this, it was wonderful to watch.

[acintoli]

Thank you Mabon! I do appreciate your heartfelt comment.

[bearlaw2]

I've always loved this song and am so deeply moved with the addition of these photos of your parents. We should also be so fortunate to find such real love. Best to you and your family.

[willowsendeavor]

i love how they were in the older pic towards the end of the video still happy!!! thats amazing! it gives me hope that love really can exist for long time! thank you! it means so much to know that!

[jlomax]

Thank you for sharing!! I am a HUGE sucker for a love story..it made me cry!!! How sweet that you honor your parents this way!( I was on born Wednesday April 27th 1960)

Thanks again!!!

[Jacobitejim]

Beautiful. It shows that love never dies. It is even now continuing with you, their sons. I love the old-fashioned feel, with even the beautiful old liturgy and vestments at the wedding. If we are really honest, everyone wants in their own lives what your parents so clearly had. Thank you for allowing us to see a little bit of it.

[Missmyhalo]

How beautiful this tribute is....it brought me to tears.

[Sharimax42]

What I think sets her beauty off is the way she doesn't try to hide that she is tall. She chose a hat that actually accentuated it rather than hide it. Your mom had a special kind of grace....proud yet not haughty. A deep and quiet kind of beauty. I'm sure your father saw that too.

[williamftaylor]

Nice. Heartfelt. Look like kind and good people. Bless you.