The Rover Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Jenna Bush Marries Henry Hager at Bush Family's Texas Ranch By Holly Rosenkrantz May 10 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush's daughter Jenna tonight married the son of a prominent Virginia Republican at the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas. Jenna Bush, 26, and 30-year-old Henry Hager, a business school student and son of former Virginia Lieutenant Governor John Hager, were married in a ceremony beside a manmade lake on Bush's 1,600-acre ranch, under a cross made of Texas limestone.. A prominent Houston African-American minister, the Reverend Kirbyjon Caldwell, who recently endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, officiated at the ceremony. ``He's a Bush family friend,'' said Sally McDonough, First Lady Laura Bush's spokeswoman. The wedding was held under a partial media blackout, unlike the White House weddings of Lynda Bird Johnson Robb in 1967 and Tricia Nixon Cox 1971, which were broadcast on television. This time, the White House provided fact sheets from the designers of the bride's wedding grown and engagement ring, but the actual event was closed to the press, with details doled out by Bush aides. ``I wanted to have something more private and something that fit my personality a little bit more,'' Jenna Bush said in April on CNN. ``Texas is home to me. I've never lived at the White House.'' The roughly 200 guests at the wedding consisted of Bush family and friends, not White House officials, McDonough said. The family and Bush aides described the event as simple with a Texan flair: the men in the wedding party, including President Bush, wore suits, not tuxedos. The bride wore an Oscar de la Renta gown and diamond teardrop earrings, and her twin sister Barbara served as the maid of honor. Fourteen friends served as attendants (known in Texas as the ``house party'') wearing dresses in shades of Texas wildflowers. The reception was held under tents, and guests were entertained by a band that Sally McDonough, the first lady's spokeswoman, described as ``rock, funky, rhythm and blues and soul.'' Fenced Ranch The wedding lured a stream of tourists to the town of Crawford, Texas, population 700, where the Bush family ranch is located. Local souvenir shops sold out of Jenna Bush-Henry Hager commemorative wedding mugs and mousepads, which featured photos of the bride and groom, grinning and hugging, framed by a red heart. ``I'm so excited for them,'' said Diane Ligon, who drove 90 minutes from Austin this week to buy a wedding souvenir with her mother at the Red Bull souvenir shop in Crawford. The store also sells ink drawings of Jesus Christ and President Bush praying together and banners commemorating the Bush presidency with mottoes from the war on terrorism such as ``We Will Not Tire, We Will Not Falter, We Will Not Fail.'' Even the Crawford Peace House, a staging ground for anti- Iraq war protesters, hung a banner that congratulated the couple and wished ``Peace to the Newlyweds.'' The best anyone curious could do is drive miles on a winding road to the unmarked Bush Prairie Chapel ranch. All they would see from outside the fenced property are thick rolls of hay, knee-high stalks of corn, and miles and miles of brown Texas grass; Bush's residence is buried deep within the grounds. A no-fly zone over the Bush ranch kept away paparazzi, and roadblocks, surveillance cameras and chain-link wire fencing around the dusty ranch kept away tourists. Marching Band Wedding weekend events included a rehearsal barbeque dinner Saturday in Salado, a small town of antique shops and bed-and- breakfasts about 50 miles south of Crawford where many of the guests are staying. After the dinner, the Belton High School marching band from the nearby town of Belton led President Bush and the rest of the wedding party in a parade through Salado to a ``Texas-sized celebration'' where the rest of the wedding guests were dining, McDonough said. Bush, for his part, has been joking about the wedding in recent weeks, comparing himself with the hapless father of the bride whose main role is to walk his daughter down the aisle and pay for the affair. ``I had to make difficult spending decisions, and I've had to conduct sensitive diplomacy,'' Bush said last month. ``That's called planning a wedding.'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pb Derigable Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I wouldn't be surprise if he or she ran for office one day. She was on Larry king with her mother and they asked who are they going to vote for. and the first lady said McCain and Jenna told her to speak for herself, but in a way that means that wouldn't vote for him, but she wanted to make up her own mind. Laura Bush has been the best First lady in a long time, just like Ms. Kennedy. but I know Ms. Clinton tried to do more for this country, but their can't be any complaints about Mrs. Bush. He is a very well balanced conservative. Even the protesters outside Pres. Bush's ranch in Crawford Texas said they will stop protesting during the wedding. Make me wonder there is still hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footsteps of Dawn Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Whoop-de. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pb Derigable Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I can't see how anybody could not be happy about this If you Love Pres. Bush, you are happy for him But if you hate him, atleast there is one less Bush in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I don't see either of them running for public office in the future. The Bush political dynasty is over, but that Jenna sure is a hottie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Jenna and Henry are a beautiful young couple and I wish them many years of love, health, and happiness. They chose, as the song for their first dance, Taj Mahal's "Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes" - a great song - I love Taj Mahal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 Someday . . . sooner, if not later ..... The Pres. & Laura Bush will get to have the pleasure of being grandparents... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Whoop-de. Ill see that and raise you a "do". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Action Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Ah shit, a chance for more Bushes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desperado Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I don't see either of them running for public office in the future. The Bush political dynasty is over, but that Jenna sure is a hottie. Id say a lush more than a hottie. But who am I to talk!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evermore Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I don't see either of them running for public office in the future. The Bush political dynasty is over, but that Jenna sure is a hottie. I bet that depends on whether he is FFV (FirstFamilies of Virginia)... But the name Hager doesn't show up on that list. Politics aside, any opinions on American aristocracy? How strong is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I wonder if the Bushes are Zeppelin fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainsbarre Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Jenna Bush Marries Henry Hager at Bush Family's Texas Ranch By Holly Rosenkrantz May 10 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush's daughter Jenna tonight married the son of a prominent Virginia Republican at the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas. Ah, who the fuck cares? . French President Nicolas Sarkozy married Carla Bruni: Much more interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Action Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Ah, who the fuck cares? . French President Nicolas Sarkozy married Carla Bruni: Much more interesting... To say the least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzldoc Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Ah, who the fuck cares? . French President Nicolas Sarkozy married Carla Bruni: Much more interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainsbarre Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 To say the least... I mean, come on! Nicolas Sarkozy gets elected President while he's in the middle of divorcing his wife...that would never happen in America Then 3 months later he marries a former Italian model who's posed for nude photos! And who's also made comments that monogamy bores her... I mean for fuck's sake, if that happened in America, there would be endless cries for the President to be Impeached... I mean you can't tell me Clinton or Bush wouldn't have liked Carla Bruni as a first lady? But because of the moral climate, Bush has had to put up with the ol' Southern Pumpkin Laura, with her Presbyterian wadrobe from the 1950's that would make a Salvation Army woman look positively raunchy, and Clinton was stuck with ol' Lady Hillary Pants-Suit Front-Bottom Clinton... I mean even François Mitterand had a mistress and an illegitimate daughter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 If daughter is like father in politics, she can be world renowned as "Hager the Horrible"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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