A First Daughter’s White House Wedding: Etiquette Wars and a Celebration at Stephen Decatur’s House
Maria Hester Monroe Marries Samuel Laurence Gouverneur
by Lauren McGwin
In this article, author Lauren McGwin looks at the complexities surrounding Maria Monroe's limited 1820 wedding invitation list. Although offended when not invited to the wedding, high society was welcomed to a reception at Stephen Decatur's house on the eve of the duel that would take his life.
