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We're married! And it's time to celebrate at the reception...
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Dwijen is the first member of the wedding party introduced.
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Dan's parents, Sheila and Stanley List, make their grand entrance.
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Here come the newlyweds!
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Shefali and Dan share their first dance to "Come Away With Me" by Norah Jones.
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The artistic photo of Shefali's hands during the first dance.
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Here we are at the Morocco Table, beaming with joy (and relieved that the ceremony clocked in at only 1 hour and 5 minutes).
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Urmila, matron of honor, smiles at being reunited with her husband, Bill.
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Dwijen, Shefali's brother, is excited about dinner while Yasmine, a close friend of Shefali's, ignores the camera.
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Here's Mike, Dan's brother and best man.
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Julie, a friend of Dan's, and Mona, a friend of Shefali's, agree that they did a knockout job as ushers.
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Benjamin, Dan's nephew, appears quite comfortable on Dan's cousin Lisa's lap.
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Here are Paul, Dan's old fussball nemesis, and his girlfriend, Jaime.
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Linda and Ken, friends of Shefali's from med school, pose for the camera.
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Leo and Andrew, friends of Shefali's from med school, can't wait for the dancing to begin.
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Here are Cuong and Cathy, close friends of Dan's, who got married in 2002.
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Seated are Panditji Sharma with his wife and two sons, standing are Rabbis Bruce and Donna Adler and Bharatnatyam dancer Sharmistha Das with her father.
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Sharmi, all dressed for her upcoming Indian classical dance performance, with her father, Mr. Amitava Das.
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Now here are all of Shefali's friends from her ob/gyn residency program. Linbee and Jason, who are now big-time attendings, are enjoying themselves but surely wondering what sort of mischief their son Jacob must be up to.
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Tami and Cherie are looking stylish.
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Melissa and Robin agree that Crest WhiteStrips really do work.
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Misty, Mollie, Paige, and Robin are confused about where the photographer is.
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Paige and Danielle are wondering if it's too soon to hit the bar again.
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Here's Andy and Sara....reminiscing about their own wedding, perhaps?
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Misty plays with Meghan, Tina and Paul's little one, as Dave looks on. Curiously, Tina and Paul have managed to evade every single amateur photographer at the reception.
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Mollie and Melissa rest up before the dancing begins.
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Here are Michelle and Lekha....Lekha is also getting married this May.
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Yasmine beams as she walks to the front to sing.
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Here she belts out "Valentine" by Martina McBride.
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Robin can't help but sing along.
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Shefali hugs Yasmine in appreciation of her beautiful performance.
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Our beautiful cake.
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Dan and Shefali cut the cake together.
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Sharmi performs an Indian classical dance.
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Another photo of the performance.
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And one more shot...
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Finally, dessert is served!
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Dwijen tells us how much dessert he had.
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Shavonne also appears to be enjoying dessert.
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Dan enjoys his own sugar rush.
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It's time for the hora, a traditional Jewish wedding group dance.
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Shefali and Dan take the center of the dance floor.
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Best man and matron of honor, Mike and Urmila, show us how it's done.
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Here's Mike and Wendy in the middle.
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Benjamin wants to dance the hora, too!
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Julie and Shefali watch Benjamin closely while he's dancing with Dan.
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Benjamin rejoins his mom for the remainder of the hora.
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It's time to slow the dancing down...
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Cuong and Cathy hit the dance floor.
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Mike and Wendy share a slow dance.
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Urmila and Bill are not to be left out of the dancing.
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Brother and sister dance together.
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Enough with the slow dancing -- Bill tears it up!
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Julie and Shefali show off their moves.
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Yasmine and Shefali pause on the dance floor to take a picture.
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The dance floor is packed!
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Mollie and Jaina have been caught secretly dancing in the back of the hall
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Dan and Shefali share a moment near the end of the recpetion.
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The goodbye shot.
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Benjamin has the right idea....dancing can be exhausting!
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Back at the hotel at the end of the day, Shefali shows off her engagement ring and new wedding band...
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...and Dan tries to get used to this strange new metal thing on his hand.
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