Naomi Biden wedding LIVE updates — Hunter’s daughter marries fiancé Peter Neal the day before President Joe’s birthday
PRESIDENT Joe Biden's 28-year-old granddaughter Naomi got married this weekend at the White House the day before her grandfather's birthday.
Naomi Biden, the president's eldest grandchild, is Hunter Biden and Katherine Huhle's daughter.
The White House South Lawn hosted Naomi and Peter Neal's wedding on this 37-degree Saturday in Washington DC. It was the first time in nine years that a wedding ceremony was celebrated at that location.
Naomi wore a stunning long-sleeved dress with a high neck and lace details that was reminiscent of Kate Middleton's famous Sarah Burton wedding gown from 2011.
Wreaths adorned with a white floral arrangement were placed all around the recognizable South Lawn.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, President Biden will be celebrating his 80th birthday.
The wedding and birthday are likely taking place simultaneously to avoid drawing undue attention to Biden's status as America's oldest-ever president, sources told CNN.
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The wedding party
On Saturday, November 19, 2022, Naomi was escorted down the aisle by her father Hunter as Bittersweet Symphony played.
She had three bridesmaids – her sisters Finnegan and Maisy and Neal’s sister Betsy.
The bridesmaids wore navy blue dresses. Finnegan and Maisy had blazers on over their dresses.
Neal’s brother Robert was his best man.
Two young flower girls were dressed in white gowns, seen with blankets around them after walking down the aisle.
Also in attendance was Hunter’s son Beau and his wife Melissa Cohen.
The mother of the bride, Kathleen Buhle was also sitting beside Hunter.
The big day
Saturday’s wedding featured a ceremony on the South Lawn at 11am, followed by a reception with “cake and dancing” at 7.30pm, according to reports.
It appeared to be a sunny day with no wind, though chilly at 40 degrees Fahrenheit in Washington DC.
The ceremony lasted about an hour with roughly 250 guests bundled up in coats in attendance.
Cellphones were reportedly prohibited at the event in an effort to keep the ceremony under wraps.
Dress speculations
Speculation surrounds the master designer behind Naomi’s dress, with some claiming renowned fashionista Ralph Lauren – whose fall/winter 2022 fashion show the bride attended in NYC – may have designed her gown.
President Biden also wore Ralph Lauren attire for his 2020 inauguration.
However, Naomi also interned for Tom Ford in the public relations department and fancies Christian Siriano, Veronic Beard and Valentino, which she wore to her grandfather’s inauguration.
First Lady Jill Biden is close with the Lebanon-born designer Reem Acra, who could be an option, people familiar with the planning told The Post.
Ralph Lauren has kept his lips sealed about whether he was involved in Naomi’s wedding dress design.
'Elegant and timeless'
On fan of Naomi's took to Twitter following the magical wedding to praise the president's granddaughter's style.
She wrote: "I was working in bridal during the last royal wedding (Duchess Meghan's).
"In my professional opinion, Naomi Biden's dress is the epitome of an American royal wedding.
"Elegant and timeless. Absolutely beautiful. I am obsessed."
Grover Cleveland was the first president to marry in the White House
Grover Cleveland was the first and only president to get married in the White House, Yahoo reported.
When Cleveland and Frances Folsom got married in the Blue Room, Cleveland was 49 and Frances was barely 22.
First White House wedding of a president’s child
In 1820, Maria Hester Monroe married Samuel Gouverneur, a private secretary to her father President James Monroe, marking the first White House wedding of a president’s child, Yahoo reported.
John Adams II, the son of President John Quincy Adams, wed Mary Catherine Hellen, his first cousin, in the first White House wedding in history in 1828.
The first White House wedding
During the administration of James Madison, the first wedding at the White House occurred in 1812, according to Yahoo.
Lucy Payne Washington, the first lady’s sister, wed Thomas Todd, an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Tony Rodham, the brother of First Lady Hillary Clinton, continued the custom of presidential siblings getting married at the White House in 1994 when he wed Nicole, the daughter of Senator Barbara Boxer.
They split up a little over seven years later.
Get to know Naomi's fiancé, Peter Neal
Peter Neal was born on April 17, 1997 in Los Angeles, California,
He was raised in Wyoming's Jackson Hole.
On his LinkedIn profile, Peter listed his professional background. He has held a number of internship positions, including one from May to September 2015 at the White House.
This timeline shows that Joe Biden's vice presidentship under President Barack Obama and this internship.
Peter and Naomi reportedly met in 2018Credit: Getty All about the bride, Naomi Biden
Hunter and his first wife, Kathleen, had a daughter named Naomi when she was 28 years old.
She was given the name of Biden's daughter, who passed away.
Naomi earned her law degree from Columbia in 2020.
She had previously attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she and Tiffany Trump graduated in 2016.
In 2020 Naomi tweeted “I am proud to be your granddaughter every single day” to the president.
Naomi Biden is Presiden Joe Biden's eldest granddaughter
How many children does Hunter Biden have?
President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, who has been a controversial press target, has been married multiple times.
The 52-year-old who has several children of his own is President Biden‘s only surviving son from his first marriage.
Hunter has three daughters – Naomi, Finnegan, and Maisy – with his first wife Kathleen.
He also has a son, who he named after his late brother Beau and shares with his second wife Melissa Cohen.
And in August 2018, Hunter fathered a child with Lunden Roberts, who is said to have been a stripper at a club he often visited in Washington, DC.
Hunter had first denied that the child Roberts was bearing was his and agreed to a paternity test to confirm the baby’s DNA.
The court ruled that the test established Hunter’s paternity with “scientific certainty,” determining that Hunter did father the child while he was dating Hallie.
Hunter Biden’s daughter
Naomi Biden, one of Hunter Biden’s five children, is the 28-year-old daughter of Hunter and his first wife, Kathleen.
She was named after President Biden’s daughter who passed away.
Naomi graduated from Columbia law school in 2020.
Before then, she was a student at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated in 2016, along with Tiffany Trump.
In 2020 Naomi tweeted “I am proud to be your granddaughter every single day” to the president.
A wedding to remember
The White House South Lawn hosted Naomi and Peter Neal’s wedding on yesterday’s 37-degree Saturday in Washington DC. It was the first time in nine years that a wedding ceremony was celebrated at that location.
Naomi wore a stunning long-sleeved dress with a high neck and lace details that was reminiscent of Kate Middleton’s famous Sarah Burton wedding gown from 2011.
Wreaths adorned with a white floral arrangement were placed all around the recognizable South Lawn.
Meanwhile, President Biden celebrated his 80th birthday on Sunday.
White House weddings come with a set of challenges
Every bride faces logistical challenges when planning her wedding, but a White House ceremony has additional difficulties, per the Mail.
There were Secret Service background checks on guests, security checks before people entered, and inquiries from the White House press corps.
19th wedding in White House history
Naomi Biden and Peter Neal’s big day was the 19th wedding in White House history.
It was also the first wedding with a president’s granddaughter as the bridge and the first one taking place on the South Lawn, as per the White House Historical Association.
A closer look at the newlyweds
Photos of Naomi Biden and Peter Neal have been released of their ceremony in front of The White House.
The two married in front of The White House on Saturday afternoon
‘We are filled with pride to see her choose Peter’
On Saturday morning, Peter Neal and Naomi Biden, the oldest grandchild of Vice President Biden, were wed in a secret ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House.
Despite having a public setting, it was the classic Biden affair—planned by the close-knit family and a few trusted aides and treated as a state secret.
“It has been a joy to watch Naomi grow, discover who she is, and carve out such an incredible life for herself,” President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, said in a statement shared by the New York Times.
“Now, we are filled with pride to see her choose Peter as her husband and we’re honored to welcome him to our family. We wish them days full of laughter and a love that grows deeper with every passing year.”
Naomi Biden and Peter Neal held their wedding ceremony at The White HouseCredit: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz Where did Naomi and Peter first meet, continued
Peter has not been shy in expressing his admiration for his significant other on Instagram.
Peter shared that he proposed to Naomi on September 4, 2021, in an Instagram post that shows his fiancé’s diamond ring.
On October 27, 2022, he posted a photo from when he was riding horses with Naomi and referred to his partner as his “ride or die.”
When did Naomi and Peter meet?
Naomi and Peter, according to People, first met in New York City in 2018 after a mutual friend set them up on a date.
Peter hasn’t held back when it comes to gushing over his significant other on Instagram.
Naomi and Peter met on June 8, 2018, according to a picture he shared on Instagram on June 9, 2022.
Together since 2018
Naomi Biden and her long-term partner Peter Neal announced their engagement on Instagram on September 4, 2021.
Joe’s granddaughter simply wrote “forever” with a white heart emoji in a selfie that showed Naomi’s engagement ring from Peter.
In 2018, the two began dating after being connected by mutual acquaintances in New York City.
President Joe and First Lady Jill hosted their wedding ceremony at the White House on Saturday.
Weddings at the White House, part five
On December 9, 1967, President Lyndon Johnson and First Lady Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson’s daughter Lynda Bird Johnson married Captain Charles S. Robb.
On June 12, 1971, President Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon’s daughter Tricia married Edward Finch Cox.
On May 28, 1994, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton’s brother Anthony Rodham married Nicole Boxer.
On October 19, 2013, the official White House photographer Pete Souza married Patti Lease.
Weddings at the White House, part four
On November 25, 1913, President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady Ellen Wilson’s daughter Jessie Woodrow Wilson married Francis Bowes Sayre.
On May 7, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady Ellen Wilson’s daughter Eleanor Randolph Wilson married Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo.
On August 7, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson’s niece Alice Wilson married Reverend Isaac Stuart McElroy, Jr.
On July 30, 1942, Harry Hopkins (who worked as an administrator and advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt) wedded Louise Gill Macy.
Weddings at the White House, part three
On May 21, 1874, President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady Julia Grant’s daughter Nellie married Algernon Sartoris.
On June 19, 1878, President Rutherford B. Hayes’ niece Emily Platt married General Russell Hastings.
On June 2, 1886, President Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom.
On February 17, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter Alice Lee Roosevelt married Ohio Representative Nicholas Longworth.
Weddings at the White House, continued
On February 25, 1828, President John Quincy Adams and First Lady Louisa Catherine Adams’ son John Adams II married Mary Catherine Hellen.
On April 10, 1832, Mary Ann Eastin (the grandniece of Rachel Donelson Jackson) married Lucius J. Polk.
On November 29, 1832, Mary Anne Lewis (daughter of a close friend of President Andrew Jackson) wedded Alphonse Pageot.
On January 31, 1842, President John Tyler and First Lady Letitia Tyler’s daughter Elizabeth Tyler married William Waller.
How many weddings have taken place at the White House?
The White House Historical Association lists 18 weddings were hosted by the President and/or First Lady of the United States.
The first White House wedding was held on March 29, 1812 when First Lady Dolley Madison’s sister Lucy Payne Washington married Supreme Court Associate Justice Thomas Todd.
Then on March 9, 1820, President James Monroe and First Lady Elizabeth Monroe’s daughter Maria Hester married Samuel L. Gouverneur.
'Elegant and timeless'
On fan of Naomi's took to Twitter following the magical wedding to praise the president's granddaughter's style.
She wrote: "I was working in bridal during the last royal wedding (Duchess Meghan's).
"In my professional opinion, Naomi Biden's dress is the epitome of an American royal wedding.
"Elegant and timeless. Absolutely beautiful. I am obsessed."