Nancy Flatten & Jay Patel August 12, 2006 Place of ceremony and reception Palmer House Hilton, Photography Margaret Busk of Garbo Productions, Wedding Planner Rachel Bradley of Rachel Bradley Events, Caterers Palmer House Hilton, India House and Vosges Haut-Chocolat, Cake Take the Cake, Room and floral design Vince Hart of Kehoe Designs, Rentals B&U Rentals and Hal's Rentals, Bridal sari Sahil Exclusive Boutique, Engagement Ring custom-designed by Prashant Valberi, Hair and makeup Hair by Elizabeth Phillips of Maxine Salon, makeup by freelance artist Sylvie Davidson, Music Jack Kramer orchestra and DJ Raja, Accomodations Palmer House Hilton
	garlands. As the ceremony began, Nancy--wearing a gold-embroidered sari and a red veil--was carried to the mundup by her brother and best friend. Guests witnessed traditional Hindu wedding rituals, including the couple exchanging garlands and walking around a flame (lit in a small pot) three times. The round-the-fire rite ends in a game: Whoever sits down first will supposedly wear the pants in the relationship. "We had a tussel" says Nancy, laughing. "One of my rings went flying."      The ceremony segued into an evening of celebration. After cocktails and dancing to the Jack Kramer Orchestra, an Indian-American feast was served in the Grand Ballroom. Each table was festooned with a five-foot-tall vase set atop a mirrored light box. Each vase contained a firework-like display of citron-green orchids, purple calla lilies and hot pink blossoms, with peacock feathers bursting out. "[They] were big drama," Hart recalls.      At each place setting, a box lined with peacock-blue velvet contained truffles and caramels from Vosges Haut-Chocolat. Guests also enjoyed sweets in two dessert lounges; hidden behind beaded curtains, they were swathed in blue dupioni and filled with matching furniture custom-made by Kehoe Designs. Later, as DJ Raja started to spin, guests flocked to a saffron-yellow dance floor with a peacock painted in the center. "The dance floor stayed packed until past one in the morning," says Nancy.
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