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Tornado nearly upset Bush wedding plans: First Lady
Washington (AFP) May 12, 2008 First Lady Laura Bush said Monday that a sudden tornado nearly swept away preparations for her daughter's wedding this weekend, but despite that one "setback," the event went off without a hitch. "It was just perfect. It was exactly the way Jenna wanted it. She was absolutely beautiful," said Bush of her 26-year-old daughter's marriage Saturday to Henry Hager, 30. Around 200 family members and friends gathered for the outdoor ceremony was held at Bush's 1,600-acre (650-hectare) Prairie Chapel Ranch, far from the pomp and publicity of the White House. "We did have a little -- one setback on Friday night," she told a gathering of Senate spouses in Washington, describing a tornado on the property while the guests were at a pre-wedding party in another town. "So we had all the -- all the catering ovens were turned over and the sides were ripped off the tent. But everyone worked wildly and you couldn't even tell the next night. It was just perfect, everything was great." Bush admitted she was "tired" but eager to share some details about the big event. The evening time for the ceremony was chosen because Hager had proposed to Jenna at sunrise, the first lady said. "You know that Henry asked Jenna to marry him at the very first place you can see the sun -- sunrise in the United States, at the top of Cadillac Mountain in Maine, and got her up real early to hike up to the top of this mountain. "She said she was very grumpily hiking up, and her legs were cold, everything. And then they were there for sunrise," she said. "So that was great that they were -- got to get married at moonrise." Bush added that the party went on into the wee hours of the morning. "There was a lot of wild dancing until 3:00 am. But I can assure you none of us, of the older people, made it that long." President George W. Bush told reporters on Sunday that the wedding was a "spectacular" affair and that Jenna had married "a really good guy." "The weather cooperated nicely and just as the vows were exchanged the sun set over our lake," he said, adding "we're mighty blessed." Related Links Weather News at TerraDaily.com
Tornadoes kill at least 22 across US
Washington (AFP) May 11, 2008Rescue crews searched through rubble Sunday for survivors of tornadoes which tore across the United States the previous day, killing at least 22 people and shattering homes and businesses, officials said. |
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