May 12, 2008	Monday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 6, 1429

CRAWFORD (Texas), May 11: US President George Bush’s daughter Jenna was married on Saturday evening to Henry Hager, the son of the Virginia Republican Party chairman, in front of more than 200 family members and close friends.

The 26-year-old teacher and author, wearing a white Oscar de la Renta dress, and Hager, wearing a suit, were married around sundown before a limestone altar with a giant cross erected on Bush’s 1,600-acre ranch.

The wedding was a private affair with no press in attendance, but information dribbled out over the past few weeks, including the decor for the evening — landscape colors: green, lavender and blue — and the live entertainment for the reception: Super T. Jenna Bush’s twin sister, Barbara, served as the maid of honour, and Hager’s brother Jack was the best man, according to the White House. The wedding party also included 14 female attendants and 14 male ushers.

A White House spokeswoman declined to comment on whether Bush would take Hager’s name or where the newlyweds would take their honeymoon. The Washington Post reported they would spend it in Europe.

Hager worked as a White House aide and on Bush’s presidential campaign. His father, John Hager, previously served as Virginia’s lieutenant governor.

—Reuters