Naomi Biden, 28, married her fiancé Peter Neal on Saturday, Nov. 19, at a private 11 a.m. ceremony outside the White House, on the South Lawn.
Naomi Biden is President Joe Biden’s eldest grandchild. She is the daughter of Hunter Biden and his ex-wife Kathleen Buhle.
This is believed to be the first White House wedding to take place on the South Lawn.
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Naomi Biden and Peter Neal exchanged “I do’s” during a chilly late-morning ceremony — temperatures were in the low 40s — in front of guests seated in white folding chairs, the Associated Press noted.
The South Portico of the White House, facing the lawn and the Washington Monument in the distance, was decorated with wreaths and garland bearing white flowers. There was no tent.
President Joe Biden’s granddaughter Naomi Biden and Peter Neal are married on the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022.
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Naomi Biden and Peter Neal decided to keep journalists out, although the ceremony was outdoors on the grounds of what the president and first lady call the “people’s house.”
“The wedding of Naomi Biden and Peter is a private one,” Karine Jean-Pierre, the president’s chief spokesperson, said on Friday.
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“It’s a family event and Naomi and Peter have asked that their wedding be closed to the media and we are respecting their wishes.”
Guests arrive at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., for the wedding of Naomi Biden, 28, granddaughter of President Joe Biden, and Peter Neal, 25, on Nov. 19, 2022.
(Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Three weddings have occurred in the Rose Garden and the other 15 documented weddings at the White House took place indoors, according to the Library of Congress.
“The wedding of Naomi Biden and Peter is a…
