Comments on: A wedding at Sassinoro

By: Diane Altieri Black

Diane Altieri Black — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:31:24 +0000

I came across your blog while my son and I were doing a bit of research on Sassinoro. My father and his family were from Sassinoro. I imagine my grandparents were also married in this church and my father was Christened there. My brothers have had the privlege of visiting but I have not. Thank you for this small glimpse of what life is like in Sassinoro.
To Mr. De Lucia, I imagine our families knew each other.

By: Inger Steiger

Inger Steiger — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:38:45 +0000

Simply put, you’re blog is the best that I’ve come across in a long time, please keep up the great work.

By: louise

louise — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:48:45 +0000

Great eye, Barbara! Loved your comments.

By: Ralph De Lucia

Ralph De Lucia — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:13:25 +0000

Thank you for this wonderful vignette of life in this small Italian hill town.
It is where my mother and all of “her side” were born and raised.
My visit several years ago to Sassinoro and my grandfather and great Grandfather’s houses was an emotional journey made even more melancholy by the empty houses and population that numbered around 500.
To see this wedding is like an acknowledgement that perhaps Sassinoro and maybe other small Italian hill towns will not be forgotten but may if fact have a rebirth.

By: kevin l. mahoney

kevin l. mahoney — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:51:45 +0000

The original Father of the Bride, with Spencer Tracy,was on TV recently. This sounds even more amusing.

By: Helen Ruchti

Helen Ruchti — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:50:53 +0000

The groom’s morning coat was probably made of expensive silk brocade, a fabric used in the past by the nobility and wealthy Europeans for their coats and special outfits. Brocades are also used for upholstery, even today.

After the formal wedding mass, the wedding luncheon was probably a blast. Don’t you wish you could have looked in on that? The best man probably attacked the groom’s jacket, cutting it in pieces and auctioning it to help the couple have a proper honeymoon. (I’ve seen that done with ties at an Italian wedding celebration.)

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:09:30 +0000

I love it. The description is so vivid, great job!

By: Peter Masullo

Peter Masullo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:40:11 +0000

I have been traveling to Italy for twenty years and on each visit I have seen at least one wedding party. Even once at St Peters. But, this groom takes the prize. I love it. Only in Italy.