Doug, Donald , Diane, & Larry Weddings

Diane & George's engagement part & wedding.
This is an 8mm screen shot slide show of Diane & George's Engagement Party:ThumbnailDiane & George 8mm Slideshow.What's this?Thumbnail
Wh
ile the engagement party was going on inside others arrived. Filmed outside after sunset it is too dark to see, but we can at least see outlines & "shapes!"Dark Footage

Thumbnail 1962 Wedding Diane & George Cuatt L.O.V.E.

The photo below does not exist. As my father walks Diane inside Holy Innocents the film goes dark (due to low light). I stopped the film advancing it frame by frame to capture this surprise
image just before the 8mm goes to black.

As they exit the church they're pelted by rice. Thank you Barbara Tocci!
(That story aka The Pelter is further below). My parents behind her look down as Uncle Sonny to her right looks away to avoid being hit. Antoinette in front of Diane is laughing as usual!
Toast your glass of champagne to the newlyweds with the video to the right or raise your glass here:

Completely restored:Diane's Engagement & Wedding
YouTube - DianesWedding
A newly revised version of Diane's wedding:Diane's Wedding
Diane's enhanced church arrival & ceremony:
New evidence proves Diane & George were "pelted," with rice by more than Barbara in the Slo Mo version & the larger Holy Innocents video below it:Pelter (Slo Mo Version)


Hey Harry! Is that your 8mm camera?Harry's 8mm
Diane's Memorial Video: YouTube - Diane

Before she was pelted with rice here's Diane's graduation video. Very short. Read the description of the first then watch the second!

Diane's 8mm moments, teenager to married life: YouTube - dianeveryear
& an alternate music version:
Diane Every Year
View the new digital version of Diane on film: Diane's 8mm Years
REVISED DIGITAL VERSION:

The Cuatt Boys
best seen in their 8mm glory. George devours watermelon. I believe these few seconds are all there is of David (as an infant) on 8mm:George & David Cuatt
This is another digital version:George Jr & David Cuatts Baptism
George likes his summer treat:
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Watermelon George


Diane & George. A Tribute:

Diane died in April 2008, George survived her by two years passing away September 2010.
Because of copyright issues this video may only be found here. Youtube could mute it, but
The Dell's classic "Oh What A Night," was the perfect choice for this video:
DianeGeorgeTributeThis is an alternate version. Read the youtube description:

DianeGeorgeTribute Two

George & Doug passed away 2 months apart in 2010. Ironically they would
"pass," in front of the camera at Kelly's wedding in the same order:

Doug passed away November 14th 2010:
Doug Tocci 2010 Memorial



Read the video descriptionto find out why he's: Traveling Doug

Doug's surprise welcome! Hey! Have a salami SANGWEDGE & then the boys will play cards:

Doug's Wedding aka The Days of Wine & Roses

A music video filled with photos & video of he & Norrine. The 8mm was never seen before. I unconvered it when restoring Uncle Dan's home movies. You can enjoy the wine & roses here:

YouTube - Doug'sWedding
A further attemp to restore the badly worn VHS: Marriage of Doug & Norrine
Restoration never ends. Doug & Norrine leaving the church:Doug & Norrine Enhanced
2011 Clara Marini enjoys watching Doug's wedding some 23 years later:Thumbnail2011 Clara Watches 8mm-1958

Doug's surprise:Doug's Surprise & Boys Play Cards
These are Doug's Lost Home Movies:

The images above were edited from the 8mm below to show the condition of this film. Disintegrating from years of exposure it was almost lost permanently. Eight minutes look like the first photo...gone. Twenty two minutes, sometimes in poor condition were saved.
The best four
minutes of Doug & our family is below.

Watch Norrine, or Doug Jr. sitting on the table digging into his birthday cake. There's a young Diane too.
Here's a very special moment between mother & son, Norrine & Doug Jr. having fun. Norrine would pass suddenly in October 1965 leaving Doug with two toddlers & an infant. Remember the good times below.
Digital edited version:YouTube - DougsLost8mm

Revised
digital version with slightly enhanced footage:Doug & Norrine Revised
Doug & Norrine Revised
Now Re-restored with greater more accurate color balancing. Sadly this 8mm has some of the worst blow outs, burns, flares, & complete physical breakdown as the first two of these four showcases:
Doug & Norrine
Doug Jr.'s Restored First Haircut
Doug's LOST 8mm Revised
Doug's LOST 8mm Revised 2

Now the revised above is available in HD:
Doug's LOST 8mm Revised HD 1
Doug's LOST 8mm Revised HD 2
Doug & Doug Jr. cartooning & sledding to real life...just watch:Doug & Doug
Happy Holidays from Elmsford:

Merry Christmas From Elmsford

The full versions featuring all the footage of our family including Norrine's, film that was nearly completely lost to rapid deterioration but now preserved:
Doug's Lost 8mm Restored 1
Doug's Lost 8mm Restored 2

I gathered Doug's 8mm Christmas footage this year (2012) to create Christmas Past.

Thumbnail 8mm Home Movie Memories Of Christma…
Thumbnail 8mm Home Movie Memories Of Christmas…
 

What's a Voice O Graph? Listen!

Recently found! The only known footage of Donald & Barbara's wedding outside Holy Innocents Church. Below is also a newly created digital slide show & 8mm movie of formal wedding photos too:Donald & Barbara Tocci 1964 Wedding, 8mm Home Movie
1964 Donald & Barbara's Wedding Slideshow
Both of the above combined:
Donald & Barbara Wedding Video & Slideshow
1964 Donald & Barbara's Wedding  8mm Home Movie1964 Donald & Barbara's Wedding  SlideshowDonald & Barbara Wedding Video & Slideshow

Thumbnail Now in HD:Dan Marini's 8mm of Donald & Barbara's wedding
1964 Barbara & Donald Tocci Wedding HD



Here's Lara's wedding from 1996. Part One & Donald's video's Part Two:
You can also download it here:
http://www.archive.org/details/LaraPatrick
http://www.archive.org/details/LaraPatrick2

This was long overdue.
The weddings of Doug, Diane & Donald:

Weddings of Doug, Diane, Donald & Larry Tocci

When Mary & I married in 1980 the 8mm format was long over while expensive ($1200.00 or more) bulky VHS recorders were just debuting. That's why no video exists of our wedding day, except for a brief but very dark clip below. Instead we do have a 90 second HD slideshow: Larry & Mary's Wedding
The classic Larry & Mary song. Performed by Mary's Irish tenor Uncle Francis aka Uncle Franny , he wow'd guests with a rendition of Santa Lucia sung only to the words of Larry & Mary. We may have not have video fr
om that day, but he was recorded years later at Mary's family reunion. Franny has since passed away but the song lives on :Larry & Mary Song Encore!



The only footage of our wedding day which occurs before the ceremony.
VHS was new & as such cameras were very limited in their ability to capture low light conditions. You also had to connect the camera to the VCR to record onto the deck as camcorders were not yet available.. This is why you SEE everyone STARING at the TV aka Lara, Heather & Barbara!

Using their video camera, Mary's sister & her future husband Jay & Susie Van Nostrand recorded this rare moment late afternoon Nov. 28th 1980. Seen in the dark footage is Donald & Barbara, Lara & Heather, & Christine. From the living room you can see Mary & her father being photographed.
My mother in law who had hands of gold made EVERY dress including Mary's gown, just weeks after she had a lung removed. I'd forgotten that all the girls went to Mary's house to get their gowns to make sure there were no last minute alterations needed. I must've been in the car, because Donald, Anthony, & Tony Chiarlitti all came with me.
Donald went inside to see what was going on. LI
STEN to what he says. OUR family is seen within :50 seconds. There is little I can do about the quality or low light, increasing the brightness only makes the video more grainy.
Wedding Day of Larry & Mary

Larry & Mary's Wedding Day


RECENTLY FOUND! Captured months later at the backyard wedding reception of Mary's sister Susie, Francis Trimble's encore of the Mary & Larry song he performed months earlier at our wedding:
Larry & Mary THE SONG HD

Mary & Larry THE SONG!
Mary & Larry Song Slide ShowThe song performed at Susie's wedding turned into a :30 second slide show: Mary & Larry Song Slide Show

Mary & Loreto = MARETO
A quick mix of 8mm home movies featuring each:
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Little Loreto Thumbnailacting badly:

A photo from Doug & Gloria's wedding.
Fast Forward 1987. Doreen's Wedding.Doug & Norrine & years later walking Doreen:
Doug & Norrine. Doug & Doreen
As of today eleven seen in the receiving line have passed away: Doreen's Wedding 1987
No one can dance like those Cedrones: Doreen's Reception 1987
Nearly LOST (The wedding video not the football game): Doreen's Wedding NY Jets
Donald & Barbara's 25th: Download here:
http://www.archive.org/details/DonaldBarbaras25thAnniversary

It's also available on youtube:



Donald & Barbara 25th Part 3
Many years later Donald & Barbara visit Joe & Mela:
Donald & Barbara & Mela & Joe



Thumbnail 8mm screen shot of :Doug, Donald, Diane, & Larry Tocci

Here's a variety pack of Tocci Siblings:
Doug, Donald, Diane, & Larry Tocci

Below are classic clips from above, first in full frame HD & the others raw/unedited or enhanced, as they appear on the reel. They & the rest are also available in this playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?p=F312AF111BB010EE
Thumbnail Diane's Prom late 1950's

1080p:
George Cuatt Jr. Baptism
Doug's Surprise!
Diane & George "Riced!"
David Cuatt Baptism
Diane & George EngageddEven though we have so very much. Some 8mm was lost. So, we'll never know what we truly had:
Lost 8mm Thumbnail
While visiting Barbara & Donald I found never before seen color slides of their 1964 wedding. While I always travel with photo/video gear, I don't pack a scanner too.
You cannot easily photograph slides because they're transparent. Hold them up to a light & you can see through them. Instead I taped the slides to their fluorescent bathroom light. The soft or frosted glow provided just the right amount of illumination and since they run cool they couldn't burn or melt the images.
Now in HD:Dan Marini's 8mm of Donald & Barbara's weddingThumbnail
ALL the baseball & army images can also be viewed/downloaded here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/102260807874318515063/Donald?noredirect=1