\n\nBeyond any of that, though, the wedding was probably the first in the city to be held as a kind of TED conference. After the ceremony, in which chants were chanted and vows, written by the couple\u2019s friends, were exchanged, guests sat down to a series of talks, with PowerPoint presentations, on subjects of interest to the couple \u2014 ecological efficiency, neuroscience, holistic healing. Those who did not care to listen wandered about eating dumplings and popcorn, which made up the entire nuptial meal.\n<\/p>\n
\n The evening\u2019s keynote speaker, more or less, was Graham Hill, a TED alumnus \u2014 Technology, Entertainment, Design, that is \u2014 the founder of the Web site Treehugger, and Mr. Friedlander\u2019s employer at LifeEdited, where the groom works in marketing and communications. LifeEdited is a commercial enterprise and a movement, one that aims to get people to rid themselves of many of the excesses that industrial living has caused. Mr. Hill gave a talk about the importance of personal downsizing, which was largely a talk about his life.\n<\/p>\n
[…]<\/p>\n
\n When he moved to New York he settled into a small apartment. Soon he will move into 420 square feet of sleek, economically designed space in SoHo with a Murphy bed and movable walls. The purpose of LifeEdited is to develop more apartments and buildings like his and to get people to live with fewer things of higher quality. The motto of the movement is \u201cthe luxury of less.\u201d (Mr. Hill did not seem aware of how unnerving it can be to hear rich people talk about the pleasures of not spending money.)\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nThe rich are different from you and I — more obnoxious for a start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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