Set the Default Date of WPF Date Picker to Current Date

Question

I have a WPF Datagrid in which one of the columns is a Date Column.

So i have used a DataTemplateColumn as Follows

Answer 1

On top of Abe Heidebrecht's Answer I am providing an example. I think Abe's answer is correct. I had the same issue with new object and class binding and solved the problem in the way mentioned below:

 get
 {
  return (ClassDate - DateTime.MinValue).TotalDays == 0 ? DateTime.Now :ClassDate;
 }

cheers :)