It was the beginning of a weekend of celebration which began when Ben, Milosh (aka Mel) and Will came up the driveway as we were preparing to depart ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100328 and then Ben took these pictures of Suzanne and me ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100329 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100330 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100331 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100332 and we highlighted Suzanne's shoes ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100333 before we went to the Kramers where Peter was in darkness ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100334 but once they were ready ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100335 we began our journey ending up behind this bus in Jersey City ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100336 as we made our way to through the back streets ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100337 and traffic ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100338 to the Holland tunnel in green ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100339 and red ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100340 and then emerged through city traffic to the Riverpark where the dinner was to be held. ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100341 After parking the car, we gathered ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100342 and found our way to the room where dinner was where we were greeted by Penelope and Lauren ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100343 and then we adjourned to the cocktail room where Seva ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100344 took these photos of Peter and me ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100345 and then of me with the empty chair ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100346 as the bride (to be) and groom (to be) ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100347 arrived with their friend who had forsaken MIT for Williams. ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100348 At this point, a missed setting and some irrational exuberance caused my camera to take some artistic, but not particularly clear, photos ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100350 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100351 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100352 as others arrived ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100353 and Peter greeted Richard Just. ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100354 This waiter assured me that if I switched wines nothing bad would befall me ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100355 and so I spoke with Lee and Peter ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100356 and Jane and Jessie ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100357 before meeting up with Vance and Candace who had talked to Seva and Suzanne about Lindqvist Beach on St. Thomas where they grew up. ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100358

Now it was time for the dinner and we entered the room where shabbat was being organized ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100359 and found our table ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100360 where we met Will whose grandfather was Princeton class of 1918 and whose family owned Elizabethtown Water at one point in time. ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100361 Manolo appeared next with his wife Anita ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100362 and then Adrian and Richard completed our table ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100363 as Sara and Steven led the Shabbat blessings ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100364 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100365 and so I could record the menu ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100366 and the bread which was quite good ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100367 and so the orecchiette was served ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100370 as I captured Will, and Katie with their daughter who had gone to Williams with Lizzie and Stephen. ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100371 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100372 Lizzie stood with Richard ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100373 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100374 and then as the photo was taken of the Kohn, Kramer and Ignacio and wife table, I did my share of photos of their table ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100375 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100376 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100377 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100378 before the photographer ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100379 took these pictures of our table ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100380 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100381 and then I captured the Just family ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100382 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100383 as my vegetarian plate was served ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100384 along with potatoes for all ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100385 and scallops for most ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100386 as Peter joined our table ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100387 before I made a trip to respond to the call of nature ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100388 and observed some of the nice architectural touches on my way back. ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100389 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100390 I returned to discover that my place had been taken by Seva ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100391 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100392 and so I took her seat and sat with Judy and Ignacio ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100393 to be joined by Stephen and Lee ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100394 before returning to my home table and meeting more of the Williams/Puerto Rico children of Penelope's friends ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100395 after which dessert was served. ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100402 Being fully fed, Suzanne joined with Judy ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100403 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100404 and then they were joined by Jane who offered an informal appraisal of Suzanne's mother's charm bracelet. ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100405 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100406 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100407 We bid farewell to Penelope, thanking her for a wonderful evening, and began the trek back to New Jersey which fortunately was traffic free. ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.21-24.11AJustWedding//P1100408