Rachel and Pierluigi's Wedding

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We open the dancing to "Moonglow." The Swing Elite Quintet of Rome furnished the wonderful music that evening, and Daddy chose the tunes. They had begun playing during the appetizer buffet, as the guests were arriving, and my friend Francesca told me that night that as she approached the villa, the view of it with the music she could hear from the lawn made her think of Gatsby's mansion. It wasn't the Charleston that the band was playing, but the reference to one of my favorite works of literature left me thrilled.