Chelsea Clinton's Wedding: Not "a Dry Eye in the House"
Credit: Genevieve de Manio
Roger Clinton, former President Bill Clinton's half-brother, says he was blown away seeing Chelsea walk down the aisle over the weekend.
"She was more beautiful than ever," he tells Entertainment Tonight of the former first daughter, 30, who wore a stunning Vera Wang gown.
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Adds Roger, "It was a great night." Chelsea exchanged vows with longtime beau, investment banker Marc Mezvinsky, 32, Saturday in a lavish ceremony at the Astor family palace in Rhinebeck, N.Y. "Marc gave an eloquent speech about his love for Chelsea," a wedding guest tells the New York Daily News.
"At the end of his speech, he ignored the rest of the room and looked very intense. He looked right into Chelsea's eyes. Oh, it was something. The whole room was quiet. You could feel the energy in the room. He impressed a lot of people."
Former President Clinton, 63, couldn't hold it together, added another guest. "Bill's chin began quivering and he tried to fake a smile as a tear came down his cheek," another guest told The News. "He whispered something into Chelsea's ear, and she wiped the tear off his face. It was so touching. There wasn't a dry eye in the house."
He cut in after the newlyweds had their first dance to Jerome Kern's "The Way You Look Tonight," performed by the wedding band, the paper reports.
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Another wedding highlight -- when the father of the bride toasted his daughter.
"Bill's toast was vintage Bill Clinton," a guest said. "He spoke quite elegantly about what it was like to welcome Marc into the family."
Added another, "It hit all the right marks. It was perfect."
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46How time flies... Chelsea now a wife! I love the (Clinton)family, always
She is Ugly Ugly "Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno." ?? or somebody else this f.... family is full of lies so enjoy the crap
This wedding had some of the trappings of a Jewish wedding, but it was anything but! You can't have a ketuba (Jewish marriage contract) when one of the parties to the contract isn't Jewish! Also shame on the so-called "rabbi" who participated in the ceremony, which was doubly sinful because it occurred in violation of the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, the Sabbath! And because Chelsea isn't Jewish, any children they may have won't be Jewish, either. And, to add insult to injury, Chelsea is a Presbyterian, a denomination which is incredibly anti-Semitic/anti-Israel!
This wedding had some of the trappings of a Jewish wedding, but it was anything but! You can't have a ketuba (Jewish marriage contract) when one of the parties to the contract isn't Jewish! Also shame on the so-called "rabbi" who participated in the ceremony, which was doubly sinful because it occurred in violation of the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, the Sabbath! And because Chelsea isn't Jewish, any children they may have won't be Jewish, either. And, to add insult to injury, Chelsea is a Presbyterian, a denomination which is incredibly anti-Semitic/anti-Israel!
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she might not be pretty but at least she grow up to be a fine woman. i would rather see plain looking woman who's classy and down to earth than pretty woman who's stuck up and trashy.
NO one wants to look at ugly people!!!
eww sounds like carlotta hates her life!!!!! Lmao. no one to look at ugly people so just stay inside !!!!
There is a saying, it takes one beautiful women to say that another women is beautiful. To all you haters out there, you are as ugly on the inside as you are on the outside. Get a life!!!!
chelasa clintion you should be greatful and say thank you tax payers for paying for my stupid stupid expensive wedding .
Yikes-- there are a lot of nasty comments on here. The girl is absolutely glowing and clearly very happy-- how can you say anything negative? She is a beautiful, classy bride. Go Chelsea!
AND TO UGH AND ALL YOU OTHER NASTY PEOPLE: Post your picture up here and let's see what we all think of how YOU look! My guess none of you look like Zack Efron or Heidi Klum. My guess you're all pretty nasty looking yourselves so you have to say bad things about CHelsea. Look in the mirror, a&&holes, and tell us what you see. Probably nothing much.
HEY KAYLEY: WHy should you care who paid for security? Obviously, the Secret Service was present because of Former President Clinton and maybe even for the Secretary of State (and do you know who that may be???). So we picked up the tab for a few Secret Service guys - big deal; other than that the whole wedding was paid for by the Clintons including whatever additional security was needed.
AT LAST!!!Young people we can look up to. Congratulations to a very classy couple.
Chelsea is Fat,Dog Ugly and Butt Fugly. She is one ugly ugly ugly woman. What an fugly fugly fugly woman. If they start a family. I hope none of them look like her. Ugh!!
hmmmmmm. Hmmmmmmm. From a purely political standpoint... is it wise for a clinton to marry a jew while her mother is trying to maintain peace with the angry muslims overseas? Well anyways. All the best! Not every decision has to have political designs! At least she married a guy I presume to be rich! It proves my point that wealthy males get the best classiest females! Males who whine about females being "gold diggers".... get trailer trash and horse pie raking barnyard hicks for women.
She looks beautiful. I really admire this young lady because in the times of public humilation brought on by her Dad, she has carried herself with respect. I wish her and her Husband well.
I've always thought she was an extremely ugly young lady facial wise but her wedding showed me that she's a modest person and that makes her lovely. She had a dream wedding but it wasn't a celebrity filled spectacle the way it couldve been. She put it together prefering friends and family - peole that meant something to them - her gown was gorgeous and the whole thing seems to have been a beautiful event - who cares about the cost - personal and genuine sharing is priceless!! Congrats to them & all the best!!!
So so so in love with that Vera Wang...a surpring choice for Chelsea, but she totally rocked it. And I mean, rocked it!
With all the public scrutiny but also many incredible opportunities, Chelsea seems to be a truly beautiful person and any parent would be proud of her life so far. Congratulations on this happy event - and thank you for keeping it as private as possible but sharing photos because of course we're curious!