一位参加了徐教授婚礼的美国朋友这样向我描述他的婚礼：

He had called a number of people and told them to be at his house Monday night. There were a lot of cars, maybe more than for New Year’s parties; most were Tai Ji people that I recognized, but some I later learned were from his university and other associations. Most people expected some sort of announcement, but only a few knew it concerned a fiancée, let alone that there would be a wedding ceremony. I was half an hour late and the ceremony had begun when I arrived. To the sounds of recorded wedding music, they walked into the living room with a minister between them, a man I did not know but was reputed to be a relative of one of his friends. Everyone gathered around, of course, many in complete surprise. It was a