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Jenna Bush's wedding to be family affair
Talk about hush-hush wedding planning. First daughter Jenna Bush was the last in the family to know she was getting married.
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- Published: 00:36 May 7, 2008
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- Jenna Bush reads from the children's book she co-authored with her mother.
Washington: Talk about hush-hush wedding planning. First daughter Jenna Bush was the last in the family to know she was getting married.
Months ago, her fiance, Henry Hager, told Jenna's twin sister that he wanted to propose. Then at the Camp David presidential retreat, Hager asked President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush for their daughter's hand in marriage.
For weeks, the president and the first lady kept their lips zipped. Then on August 15, 2007, Hager roused Jenna at 4 am to go hiking on Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park in Maine.
"It was freezing," Jenna recalled. "But we got up, and we hiked in the dark for hour-and-a-half, and then when we got towards the top - with the sunrise - he asked me."
Officially, the wedding is a private, family affair. The White House has issued no press releases, but the president and first lady have gradually dribbled out details about the nuptials on Saturday at their ranch in Crawford, Texas.
Jenna will wear an Oscar de la Renta gown with a small train. More than 200 friends and relatives will attend the outdoor ceremony with dinner and dancing.
A tent is being erected at the Western White House. There are 14 bridesmaids. Barbara Bush, Jenna's twin, is the maid of honour. She helped Hager make decisions about the ring.
The diamond, a Hager family heirloom, was reset in a ring that also features sapphires.
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