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Wedding Reception for Jenna Bush and Henry Hager

This photograph of Jenna Bush, daughter of President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, and her husband Henry Hager was taken by Eric Draper on June 21, 2008. The couple are captured cutting a wedding cake at their wedding reception in the Blue Room of the White House. Bush and Hager married the previous month, on May 10, 2008, at her family's Crawford, Texas ranch in front of 200 guests. The White House reception included 600 guests, a performance by the U.S. Marine Band, and a dance between the bride and her father.

Photographer: Eric Draper
Date of Work: June 21, 2008
Type: Photograph
Credit: George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum/NARA

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