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Naomi Biden joins a unique club: brides who say 'I do' at the White House

President Biden's granddaughter, Naomi Biden, will have a White House wedding on Saturday, Nov. 19. Here's a look at the history of White House weddings.
This hand-colored wooden engraving by illustrator Henry Ogden depicts the wedding of Ellen Wrenshall Grant to Algernon Sartoris on May 21, 1874 in the East Room of the White House. The engraving was published in <em>Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper</em> on June 6, 1874.

Naomi Biden, the eldest granddaughter of President Biden, is about to join a rare club: people who tie the knot at perhaps the most exclusive address in the nation.

Naomi Biden, 28, is the daughter of Hunter Biden and Kathleen Buhle. She and fiancé Peter Neal, 25, announced their engagement in September of last year.

"Peter and I are endlessly grateful to my Nana and Pop for the opportunity to celebrate our wedding at the White House," Biden wrote on Twitter. "We can't wait to make our commitment to one another official and for what lies ahead."

Details of the wedding have been kept under wraps, but the White House has said the festivities will be paid for by the Biden family, as is customary for private events held by first families at the residence.

There have been only 18 weddings at "the People's House," along with four receptions for couples who had their ceremonies elsewhere but celebrated at the White House later on.

"It is a rare, unique, very special)

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