Sunday, May 11, 2008

Jenna Bush’s Texas Wedding

Opting for a low-key Texas wedding rather than saying her “I do’s” at the White House, Jenna Welch Bush is officially married to Henry Chase Hager.

The first daughter of a sitting United States president to marry in 16 years, Jenna and Henry “exchanged vows just before sundown in a lakeside ceremony at President Bush’s secluded 1,600-acre Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas.”

According to People magazine reports, “Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell, of the Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston, presided over the ‘I do’s’ before a 4-foot limestone cross and altar that were the president’s idea for the occasion and will stand as a permanent landmark on the Bushes’ property.”

For the momentous occasion, Jenna looked lovely in an embroidered organza Oscar de la Renta gown. Meanwhile, twin sister Barbara donned a dress of “moonstone blue shimmer with a silver sash” while First Lady Laura Bush wore a deep turquoise “mother-of-the-bride” de la Renta gown.

Already making his return to Washington, President Bush boarded Air Force One in Waco, Texas, telling press: “This Mother’s Day weekend was awfully special for [my wife] Laura and me. We’re mighty blessed.”

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Enjoy the pictures from Laura Bush’s Texas wedding day (May 10).