The Couple

A cocktail hour immediately followed the ceremony. Guests stayed on the rooftop to enjoy the view at dusk, as sounds from a string quartet playing classical and jazz music wafted through the air. Later, family and friends were ushered to a small room downstairs with eleven round tables and a sweetheart table for the newlyweds. Each table was decorated with a statue of the Indian god Ganesha, who represents good luck in the Hindi religion. My father and brother brought them home from India, says Susan. Once dinner was over, several tables were removed so that people would have room to dance. Says Susan, who was having too good a time to recall every last detail, Our first dance was to 'Every Time I Close My Eyes' by Babyface; I don't think anyone at the party, including us, can remember what the last song was.