White House Weddings
January 26th, 2008 @ 6:34 pm by Mrs. Peacock
So, you know that section in US Weekly entitled, “Stars, They’re Just Like Us!”? (Anyone else claim gossip rags as a guilty pleasure? No?) Well, sometimes they ARE! One of Bush twins has announced her wedding date. Jenna Bush and her fiance, Henry Hager, will be married on May 10th at the family’s Texas ranch. There will also be a lovely bridal shower at the White House this weekend. I wonder where she is registered…
I find this exciting because the President’s family kind of plays the role of American royalty. I don’t think Jenna’s wedding will be reminiscent of Princess Diana’s - Westminster Abbey and the ranch in Crawford don’t seem to have a lot in common - but there still seems to be something kind of magical about it. I did a little digging around for some other White House weddings and was pleased to find an entire website dedicated to first child nuptials. There haven’t been that many of them, so we will be able to witness a little history come May. Did you know that Grover Cleveland was elected as a lifelong bachelor and got married while in the White House? It reminds me of that Michael Douglas and Annette Bening movie.
Here is Luci Johnson at her 1966 wedding. Although that tower of cake might be distracting, be sure to note the bridesmaids’ attire. Are they wearing bright pink veils?
Lynda Bird Johnson caught her sister Luci’s bouquet and was married the following year. I love this photo of her and her new husband.
Miss Shortcake already wrote about Tricia Nixon’s 1971 wedding. She apparently dropped the long sleeve tradition.
Although I bet the Bush ranch is gorgeous, it would have been fun to see photos of another wedding at the White House!
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16 Responses to “White House Weddings”
Haha… don’t worry Miss Peacock, I know I’m not alone in reading US weekly— a total guilty pleasure activity that I’m not planning on getting rid of anytime soon. =)
Sorry to be a nag, but Princess Diana got married in St. Paul’s Cathedral in Ldn, not Westminster Abbey ( if I remember correctly, it was the headcount issue - Westminster Abbey couldn’t accomodate number of guests).
Loved your post, I too would have picked White House over family ranch.
Well, one can hope that since she isn’t getting married in the White House that taxpayers won’t have to pay for it like we do all the other million dollar parties they hold up there.
They should’ve done it in Richmond, VA where he is from and me too! 
I second the guh to the pink veils. Thankfully most people have better taste these days.
Having an enormous party in the White House while our troops are dying in Iraq probably wouldn’t go over well in the media.
Alice Roosevelt was quite the pistol- her wit and humor were quite legendary (as well as her white house wedding). Hmmm, yes I agree with the other commenters; having a wedding at the white house at this point in time would have been in bad taste. I wonder if people felt the same about Tricia with vietnam and all.
That last photo doesn’t look like 1971 at all…well, apart from the President.
I actually cut out a paragraph on why it would be a little inappropriate with the war and the scary state of our economy for the wedding to take place at the WH. I was a little nervous that it might start a political debate. My wish for a White House wedding included a wish that there was no reason for there not to be such a wedding. Plus, you know those two families have enough money to foot their own bill!
Angel — did you miss the pill box hat? Other than that, I agree with you - that dress could be worn at a garden wedding today.
Miss Peacock, I was in your boat as well…hoping for a White House wedding (on the parents bill, of course)!!! All politics aside, I was super excited to hear of Jenna’s upcoming nuptials. I’m excited to see what her details will be like…
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I totally want Tricia’s dress wich is wierdly ironic since my dad named we after her. He thought she has class and style and jsut loved the name. I would love to have a dress similar. All over lace with a classic style and I love the v-neck.
Ohhh love Tricia’s look! Even the pillbox hat looks quite fetching on her! =)
haha, my fiance and i just realized that we’re getting married the same day as jenna bush - may 10.
we say she’ll take all the paparazzi away from our wedding, so we’ll get to celebrate in peace, hehe!
Miss Peacock, Chicago
Age and Occupation: 26, PhD Student
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Engagement Date: December 5, 2006
Wedding Date: September, 2008
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Venue: St. Clement Church, Cafe Brauer (or a big church wedding and a fancy party at a cafe in Lincoln Park.
About Me: I am a grad student with a secret obsession for all things wedding related. I also love to read, travel, drink champagne and go for walks with our dog, Maisy, and Mr. Peacock. We are planning our very vintage wedding in the greatest city in the world, our hometown of Chicago. I am so proud to be a Bee!
Guh, the pink veils… I found a picture of my FMIL as a bridesmaid in a seventies wedding that involved red veils, red velveteen boleros and opera gloves, and red velveteen tuxes for the groomsmen. It was horrific.