Washington D.C. - The Wedding at the White House, June 2nd - The Mother's Kiss

This engraving on the first page of "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" depicts the June 2, 1886 wedding of President Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom. The new first lady is in the foreground embracing her mother, Emma Cornelia Folsom, and the president is shaking hands with Secretary of the Navy William C. Whitney. There were 28 guests at the wedding, including relatives, cabinet members with their wives, and close friends. Cleveland was the first president to hold his wedding in the White House.