The wedding that inspired “Save the Last Dance for Me”

Given that June is the most popular month for couples to say, “I do,” you won’t be surprised to learn that “Save the Last Dance for Me,” that staple of weddings everywhere, got its start at a June wedding reception in 1957 New York. But you will likely be surprised — and touched — by its bittersweet backstory, probably because the songwriter, Jerome Felder, who went by the professional name of…