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The White House has been the site of numerous wedding ceremonies and receptions since it opened in 1800. There has only been one president, however, who has tied the knot at this historic venue: President Grover Cleveland, who married Frances Folsom in the Blue Room on June 2, 1886. There have been 19 documented weddings hosted by the President and/or First Lady, with nine of those being children of presidents, three being nieces or nephews, two siblings, two staffers, one granddaughter, one friend, and one president.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Number of weddings hosted by the President and/or First Lady of the United States | 19 documented weddings and 4 receptions |
| First wedding at the White House | March 29, 1812: Lucy Payne Washington (sister of First Lady Dolley Madison) married Thomas Todd |
| First wedding of a child of a president in the White House | March 9, 1820: Maria Hester Monroe (daughter of President James Monroe) married Samuel L. Gouverneur |
| First wedding outdoors at the White House | June 12, 1971: Tricia Nixon (daughter of President Richard Nixon) married Edward F. Cox in the Rose Garden |
| First wedding of a grandchild of a sitting president at the White House | November 19, 2022: Naomi Biden (granddaughter of President Joe Biden) married Peter Neal |
| Only wedding of a president at the White House | June 2, 1886: President Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom in the Blue Room |
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Weddings hosted by the president
The White House has been the site of wedding ceremonies and receptions for over two hundred years. There have been nineteen documented weddings hosted by the President and/or First Lady, with four receptions hosted for weddings that took place elsewhere.
The first wedding at the White House was on March 29, 1812, when Lucy Payne Washington, sister of First Lady Dolley Madison, married Supreme Court Justice Thomas Todd. The wedding of Maria Hester Monroe, daughter of President James Monroe, to Samuel L. Gouverneur, the First Lady's nephew and the President's private secretary, was the first wedding of a child of a president in the White House, on March 9, 1820.
Other notable weddings include that of President John Tyler's daughter, Elizabeth Tyler, who married William Waller in the East Room on January 31, 1842; and Emily Platt, niece of President Rutherford B. Hayes, who married Russell Hastings in the Blue Room on June 19, 1878. The only wedding of a sitting president to take place in the White House was that of President Grover Cleveland, who married Frances Folsom in the Blue Room on June 2, 1886. Their wedding was highly publicized, though only close associates of the couple were permitted to attend.
More recently, in 2022, Naomi Biden, granddaughter of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, married Peter Neal on the South Lawn. This was the first wedding of a grandchild of a sitting president at the White House.
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Weddings of US presidents
The weddings of US presidents have occasionally been referred to in the press as "America's 'royal' weddings". The White House, the official residence of the president, has hosted many of these weddings.
Weddings at the White House
Nineteen couples have had documented weddings at the White House. Nine have been children of presidents, three have been a niece or nephew of the president or first lady, two siblings, two staffers, one granddaughter, one friend, and one president. The first wedding at the White House took place on March 29, 1812, when Lucy Payne Washington, sister of First Lady Dolley Madison, married Supreme Court Justice Thomas Todd. The only wedding of a president to take place in the White House was that of President Grover Cleveland, who married Frances Folsom in the Blue Room on June 2, 1886.
Weddings outside the White House
There have been four documented weddings that took place elsewhere, but the wedding receptions afterward were hosted by the President and/or First Lady at the White House. On December 1, 1831, Andrew Jackson Jr., son of President Andrew Jackson, married Sarah Yorke in Philadelphia. A week later, President Jackson hosted a reception for the newlyweds at the White House. On June 29, 1844, President John Tyler married Julia Gardiner in New York. The wedding party then traveled back to Washington, DC, and hosted a reception at the White House.
Most recent wedding
The most recent wedding of a US president's family member at the White House was that of Naomi Biden, granddaughter of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, who married Peter Neal on the South Lawn on November 19, 2022.
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Weddings at the White House
The White House has been the site of numerous wedding ceremonies and receptions over the years. Since the executive mansion opened in 1800, there have been 19 weddings and four receptions hosted by the President and/or First Lady of the United States.
The first wedding at the White House took place on March 29, 1812, when Lucy Payne Washington, the sister of First Lady Dolley Madison, married Supreme Court Justice Thomas Todd. The wedding of Maria Hester Monroe, the daughter of President James Monroe and First Lady Elizabeth Monroe, to Samuel L. Gouverneur, the First Lady's nephew and the President's private secretary, on March 9, 1820, was the first wedding of a child of a president in the White House.
Other notable weddings include the marriage of John Adams II, son of President John Quincy Adams and First Lady Louisa Catherine Adams, to Mary Catherine Hellen, the First Lady's niece, on February 25, 1828; the wedding of Elizabeth Tyler, daughter of President John Tyler and First Lady Letitia Tyler, to William Waller in the East Room on January 31, 1842; and the wedding of Emily Platt, niece of President Rutherford B. Hayes, to Russell Hastings in the Blue Room on June 19, 1878.
The only wedding of a sitting president to take place in the White House was that of President Grover Cleveland, who married Frances Folsom in the Blue Room on June 2, 1886. Cleveland was 49 years old, while Folsom was 21. The wedding was highly publicized, but only close associates of the couple were permitted to attend the ceremony. A reception was held as a public event one week after the ceremony.
More recently, in November 2022, the White House hosted the wedding of Naomi Biden, granddaughter of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, to Peter Neal on the South Lawn. This was the first wedding of a grandchild of a sitting president at the White House.
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Wedding receptions at the White House
The White House has been the site of wedding ceremonies and receptions for over two hundred years. There have been nineteen documented weddings hosted by the President and/or First Lady of the United States, with four receptions hosted for weddings that took place elsewhere.
The first wedding at the White House was on March 29, 1812, when Lucy Payne Washington, the sister of First Lady Dolley Madison, married Supreme Court Justice Thomas Todd. The wedding of President Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom on June 2, 1886, was the only wedding of a sitting president to take place in the White House. The couple exchanged vows in the Blue Room, which was adorned with elaborate floral arrangements, including palms and roses.
Other notable weddings include that of Maria Hester Monroe, the daughter of President James Monroe and First Lady Elizabeth Monroe, who married Samuel L. Gouverneur, Mrs Monroe's nephew and private secretary to President Monroe, on March 9, 1820. On February 25, 1828, John Adams II, the son of President John Quincy Adams and First Lady Louisa Catherine Adams, married his first cousin, Mary Catherine Hellen, in the Blue Room. Elizabeth Tyler, the daughter of President John Tyler and First Lady Letitia Tyler, married William Waller in the East Room on January 31, 1842.
In addition to the weddings held within the White House, there have been four documented instances where the President and/or First Lady hosted wedding receptions for ceremonies that took place elsewhere. One notable example is the reception held on December 1, 1831, for Andrew Jackson Jr., the son of President Andrew Jackson, who had married Sarah Yorke in Philadelphia on November 24, 1831. President Jackson did not attend the ceremony but hosted the newlyweds for a reception at the White House a week later.
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First families' weddings
The White House has been the site of wedding ceremonies and receptions for over two hundred years. There have been nineteen documented weddings hosted by the President and/or First Lady of the United States, with four additional wedding receptions hosted at the White House for ceremonies that took place elsewhere.
The first wedding at the White House was that of Lucy Payne Washington, sister of First Lady Dolley Madison, who married Supreme Court Justice Thomas Todd on March 29, 1812. The first wedding of a child of a president at the White House took place on March 9, 1820, when Maria Hester Monroe, daughter of President James Monroe and First Lady Elizabeth Monroe, married her first cousin, Samuel L. Gouverneur.
Other notable weddings of first family members at the White House include the marriage of Elizabeth Tyler, daughter of President John Tyler and First Lady Letitia Tyler, to William Waller in the East Room on January 31, 1842; Nellie Grant, daughter of President Ulysses S. Grant, who married Algernon Sartoris in the East Room on May 21, 1874; and Alice Roosevelt, daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, who married Nicholas Longworth on February 17, 1906, in the first White House wedding to take place on a Saturday.
The only wedding of a sitting president to take place at the White House was that of President Grover Cleveland, who married Frances Folsom in the Blue Room on June 2, 1886. Cleveland was 49 years old, while Folsom was 21. The wedding was highly publicized, but only close associates of the couple were permitted to attend the ceremony. A reception was held as a public event one week after the ceremony.
More recently, in November 2022, the White House hosted the wedding of Naomi Biden, granddaughter of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, who married Peter Neal on the South Lawn.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, there has been one presidential wedding at the White House. President Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom in the Blue Room on June 2, 1886.
There have been 19 documented weddings hosted by the President and/or First Lady of the United States.
The first wedding at the White House was between Lucy Payne Washington, sister of First Lady Dolley Madison, and Supreme Court Justice Thomas Todd on March 29, 1812.
Yes, Naomi Biden, granddaughter of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, married Peter Neal on the South Lawn in November 2022.
The most recent wedding at the White House was the wedding of Naomi Biden and Peter Neal in 2022.
