“May Your hair grow gray together” Chinese Proverb

Laura Lau is out with a book she co-wrote with her mother, Theodora Lau, called Wedding Feng Shui. In it she hopes to “inspire and provide practical advice for brides,” borrowing from Chinese tradition.

Ms. Lau believes that adhering to the Chinese lunar calendar can help people to live more in harmony with nature and each other — not replacing or competing with one’s religion but complementing it.

I asked Laura, at the book launch, if there was science to back up the lunar calendar and the techniques that are drawn from it? She believes there to be. Some decorators and farmers think so. When she and her husband Harsh (photo) were married, they relied on feng shui to determine the colors, date and time of their ceremony.

A quick perusal of some of the celebrities mentioned in the book reveals interesting characteristics that are related to their “animal signs.” Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, for instance, were both born in years of the Rabbit (’63 & ’75).

Last night’s book launch was hosted by the Indo-American Arts Council at Aicon Gallery in NYC. Special mention to The Cake Designer, Parul Patel, who provided delicious “eggless” cupcakes.

Photograph: Stephen Wise