Though she had met groom Andrew Schiff only nine months before, "I've never been more sure of anything," says Karenna Gore, entering Washington National Cathedral with dad Al and mom Tipper.
It's hard to pare down the guest list when your father is the Vice President and your groom is from a prominent New York City family. But Karenna Gore, 24, and Andrew Schiff, 32, a Manhattan primary-care physician and a descendant of bander-philanthropist Jacob Schiff, did enough surgery to keep the crowd to a mere 300. "It wasn't a star studded affair,' says the new Mrs. Schiff, a Columbia University Law School student. "It was a lot of old family friends." Well, yes, but those old pals included Agriculture secretary Dan Glickman, Housing Secretary Andrew Cuomo, cosmetics mogul Leonard Lauder, and President Bill Clinton (Hillary and Chelsea were in Europe).
The bride's mother, Tipper, "helped me plan, but she wasn't pushy about anything," says Karenna. The groom's job, Andrew says with a smile, was "showing up on time, making sure my clothes were clean- important things." After being escorted down the aisle of the Washington National Cathedral by her nervous father, Al Gore Jr., Karenna carrying a bouquet of off-white roses, exchanged vows with Andrew. At the reception on the lawn of the Veep's residence, one more star showed up along with the seven-tiered cake (each layer a different flavor). Aretha Franklin took the mike to sing "The Way I love You" for the couple's first dance. And Grammy-winning fiddler Mark O'Connor played "Tennessee Waltz" while Karenna twirled with her dad. She also cut a rug with her granddad, former Sen. Al Gore Sr, 90. "He was really excited," she says. "He was doing his old country-dancing style. That was one of my favorite moments."
People Magazine
January 1998
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