The Making Of A First Family Wedding

As The Bush Family Makes History, Jenna's Wedding Guests Told To Keep Lips Sealed

(CBS)  There's a reason the president is practicing his father-of-the-bride walk today. After months of preparation, it's time for the real thing, CBS News correspondent Kelly Cobiella reports.

"Three a.m. this morning the red phone rang," President Bush said. "It was the damn wedding planner!"

Bush daughter Jenna will exchange vows with Henry Hager at the family ranch in Crawford, Texas, Saturday. Reporters have tried to charm their way in with congratulations.

"Thank you very much," First Lady Laura Bush said. "Thank you."

"Any chance you'll let us cover it?" one reporter asked.

That would be a big "no." As in no cameras, no reporters, no one but 200 close family and friends allowed past the Secret Service checkpoint.

It's been 37 years since America was invited to a presidential wedding. Tricia Nixon married Edward Cox in the Rose Garden in 1971 while the nation watched.

Before her there was Lynda Bird Johnson and her sister Luci Baines, who learned the hard way even the date matters.

"I hadn't appreciated that Aug. 6 was the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima," Luci Baines said. "So when I arrived at the church there were pickets. Had I not been a White House bride, there probably would have not been any conversation. But because I was, there was."

Jenna Bush told Vogue magazine she did feel some pressure to "give the nation a full-blown White House wedding."

She also said, on Larry King: "But I wanted to have something more private and something that fit my personality a little bit more."

That means a Texas country wedding. A 7:30 evening ceremony followed by dinner and dancing. Jenna will wear Oscar de la Renta: simple and elegant with a small train.

Her twin Barbara is the maid of honor in floor-length midnight blue. And the fourteen bridesmaids will be dressed in the colors of Texas wildflowers.

But don't count on seeing much of those dresses - or the wedding. The White House plans to release one or two pictures on Sunday.

Aside from that, the rest of us will have to settle for coffee with the bride and groom.

[jdgrannie2]

Happy Life to you, Jenna and spouse. Anyone against their happiness, just because of who her father is has to be a real live jerk.

[ranger1948]

Has anyone seen obamawhamma ? I jhave looked under ever rock for that snake and can''t find him.

[ranger1948]

As much as i dislike bush, i cannot blame his family for his mistakes. Remember thet have to live with that ***. I wish the best for Jenna and her future.

[already_dead]

I see that most of these stories about the wedding have comments disabled. No *** wonder!

[greybeardvet]

How special that W and his family can have a joyous event in Texas while similar family celebrations in Afghanistan are bombed by the US military. Too bad a similar mistake won''t take place here.

[fush2]

people please lay off everyone has the right to be happy. how would you like it if someone said these things on your wedding day. let the girl be.

[fush2]

oh wow i guess that the press has nothing better to write about i mean there are other things going on. now im not trying to bring this young lady down. good for her i hope that shes happy with this guy. they look cute together.

[ranger1948]

If bush had to attend a family ceremony i wish it had been a funeral, HIS.

[ixoye_02]

Why is this a political story? I guess the editors feels it is appropriate. And as such, I will offer my political response.... Who really cares about the Bush family wedding? Or the Bush family for that matter? The only words I want to hear from Bush is: "I am a liar. And I resign the presidency of the United States. And accept my responsibility for the deceit and lies from my admistration put our troops in harms way so that my war-profiteering VP and his buddies can make even more money and squander American tax dollars." And I hope it rains on wedding day!!!!

[navyvet77]

*** does a wedding planner have the phone number?

Posted by luvNY at 10:05 AM : May 09, 2008

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Good grief...It was a joke. Do you know what a joke is?

[acolton1]

I am so glad they did not get married at the White House it would just be another publicity stunt by the Bushies to distract the american public on how bad the economy and state of the union has gotten under George W. Bushies Watch.

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[acolton1]

WHO CARES. JUST ANOTHER BUSHIE GETTING MARRIED they all need to be steralized so we dont get any more of them in the White House. I am SO GLAD

[luvny-2009]

"Three a.m. this morning the red phone rang," President Bush said. "It was the *** wedding planner!"


*** does a wedding planner have the phone number? He looks like a total nerd and she''s just like her father a wild one. Talk about a fixed marriage but like her daddy she''ll do anything to get what she ants and where she wants. You''ll see them running for prez!

[brianbwb-2009]

Hey there Georgie girl, are your family friends the Saud family, the Bin Ladens, and Chalabi on your guest list? I guess that is why every one has a standing gag order, huh?

[veteran72]

Did the fresh Iraqi Baby''s Blood arrive by airfreight in time for Henry''s induction into "The Dark Coven"???.....the entire ceremony will be ruined!!!.......