Jenna Bush says 'I do'

Pictures of the private wedding of President George Bush's daughter Jenna have been released.

The 26-year-old married former White House aide Henry Hager over the weekend at the Bush family ranch in Crawford, Texas.

More than 200 family and friends gathered for the ceremony at the 1,600-acre (648-hectare) property, which was hit by a brief storm that packed winds up to 50 mph and dropped coin-sized hail on the area.

The White House said the storm did not cause any damage at the ranch where a tent was erected for post-ceremony dinner and dancing.

The bride wore an Oscar de la Renta gown with a small train. Her twin sister Barbara was her maid of honour and 14 attendants wore tea-length dresses.

Jenna is the 22nd child of a president to get married while their father was in the Oval Office.

The wedding was a private, family affair. The White House issued no press releases and the ceremony and reception were closed to news cameras.

Mr Hager met Jenna during her father's 2004 re-election campaign.

He graduated from Wake Forest University and worked as an aide to Mr Bush's former top political adviser Karl Rove.

The couple is rumoured to be honeymooning in Europe, although the White House would not comment.

After that, they plan to live in a two-bedroom, two-bath town house on the south side of Baltimore.

Jenna plans to return to teaching and he will work for Constellation Energy, a power supplier based in Maryland.

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