Posted on 05/11/2008 10:39:32 AM PDT by STARWISE
Against the backdrop of a stunning Texas sunset, near a lake on the Bush family's 1,600-acre ranch, President Bush walked his daughter, Jenna, down the aisle to her groom, the White House said.
Jenna Bush and Henry Hager say "I do" on Saturday. "We're mighty blessed," President Bush said.
Jenna, 26, married Henry Hager, the son of a well-connected Virginia Republican.
"The wedding was spectacular. It was all we could have hoped for," the president said Sunday before boarding Air Force One.
"We're mighty blessed."
Wearing a white silk organza Oscar de la Renta gown, the bride stood with the groom before a beige-colored cross and altar made of Texas limestone.
The White House declined to release many details of the festivities, citing the family's wish for privacy.
Bush family friend Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell of Houston officiated as the couple exchanged wedding vows in front of some 200 family members and friends.
The guests arrived in five coach buses and were waved through the ranch's checkpoint around 7 p.m.
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Afterwards, under a tent nestled in a thick cluster of trees, the celebration included dinner and dancing to the music of the Motown-style band, the Tyrone Smith Review, the White House said.
A CNN camera crew positioned miles from the wedding site saw a glimpse of the white tent, illuminated with what appeared to be strings of lights hanging from the ceiling.
The president and the bride picked "You Are So Beautiful" for their father-daughter dance, band leader Tyrone Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. told The Associated Press. Smith and his 10-piece party band, The Tyrone Smith Revue, was asked to do "Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes" by Taj Mahal for the newlyweds' first dance.
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Delightful .. so whimsical and sweet.
CNN slideshow .. last pic is of the big party tent
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/11/bush.wedding/index.html#cnnSTCPhoto
:)
Almost feel like I should save these like I would family photos of such an event!
I swear that the cross is resting on a replica of the stone table from the Chronicles of Narnia.
GMTA
I know .. they feel like our family
... they’re so normal. Pres. GHW Bush
and Barbara have much to be so proud of.
“they’re so normal.”
That has been a major blessing over the years!! Normal.
She really looks like her mother (lucky girl!)
Wishing them a blessed life together.
Amy Carter - James Wentzel
LOL ... so predictable, eh?
Thank you so much for finding these pictures, absolutely beautiful. Everything just radiates happiness
They are fantastic .. loving them.
So which ones James and which ones Amy. I can’t tell them apart.
Is that Jeremiah Wright in the middle?
Wonderful photos! Thanks!
The classiest presidential family ever.
Agreed!
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