A mother and father, estranged for years, are travelling across Europe to their daughter's wedding.Vibrant, beautiful Ninon has fallen in love with the young Italian Gino.She is twenty-three years old - and she is dying of AIDS.As their wedding approaches, the story of Ninon and Gino unfolds.On their wedding day, Ninon will take off her shoes and dance with Gino: they will dance as if they will never tire; as if their happiness is eternal; as if death will never touch them.To the Wedding is a novel of devastating heartache, soaring hope and above all, love that triumphs over death.