Chelsea's Big Day: A Brief History of White House Weddings

Brief History of White House Weddings
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JFK Jr., 1996
America's prince John F. Kennedy Jr. married his girlfriend Carolyn Bessette in secret on an island off the coast of Georgia. Forty guests were in attendance, excluding most of the Kennedy clan — they would draw too much attention. The chapel in which the small ceremony was held didn't have electricity.

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