The Dress and the wedding party
The guest list only numbers about 200 for the outdoor ceremony and reception at the ranch in Crawford. Oscar de la Renta designed her gown. Jenna has described it as a simple yet elegant dress of silk organza, with embroidery and matte beading. Her sister Barbara is her maid of honor.
"For the bridesmaids, (14 bridesmaids) New York designer Lela Rose, a native of Dallas, has made silk crinkle chiffon, cocktail-length dresses all adorned with handmade chiffon flowers. There are seven different styles of dresses in seven different colors that match the palate of Texas wildflowers — blues, greens, lavenders and pinky reds — that currently are in bloom.
"No two girls will be in the same dress," said Rose, whose father and Bush were general managing partners of the Texas Rangers.
The maid of honor will wear a long, shimmering, moonstone blue silk gown with a fluttered open back. "It's very soft blue," Rose said. "It really matches Barbara's eyes." The dress is accented with a silver sash to complement those used for the bridesmaids' dresses."
The Ring
Barbara Bush, Jenna's twin, helped the groom, Henry Hager, make decisions about the ring. The diamond, a Hager family heirloom, was reset in a ring that also features sapphires.
The Groom
Henry Hager is the son of the head of the Republican Party in Virginia and will turn 30 the day after the wedding. He and Jenna met during her father's 2004 re-election campaign. A Wake Forest University graduate and will recieve his masters in business administration later month from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. He has also worked as an aide to Karl Rove and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez.
Beyond the wedding...
The couple plans to live in a two-bedroom, two-bath town house on the south side of Baltimore where she plans to return to teaching and he will work for Constellation Energy, a power supplier based in Maryland.
A few of the details... real few
The president disclosed this week that Jenna will say "I do" near a lake at the ranch — in front of a giant cross made of Texas limestone that will serve as an altar. The cross will be a landmark at the ranch for years to come.
Gotta run for a few... bbl :)