The Wedding Of Jackie Bouvier And John Kennedy In Photos, 1953

Jacqueline Lee Bouvier and John F. Kennedy were married on the morning of September 12, 1953 in St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Rhode Island.

Caption from LIFE. “Bride and bridegroom finally sit down to lunch after the long, wearying ordeal of the receiving line. Jacqueline, whose wedding dress contained 50 yards of material, adjusts veil while her senator husband starts right in on fruit cup.”

What a precious photo! The probably-starved couple sit down first to what would be an amazing meal that started with a pineapple soufflé. Look at that smile on Jackie’s face!

Brothers, sisters, friends – everyone getting ready to announce the cutting of the cake.

PX 81-32:61 12 September 1953 Hammersmith Farm, Newport, Rhode Island Wedding of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier. Photograph in the Toni Frissell Collection, Library of Congress.

With the dinner over and sun starting to set, the couple joined hands to cut the more four-foot tall cake to set off the rest of the evening of dancing.

As the Meyer Davis orchestra began to play under a huge canopy on the terrace, the couple joined for their first dance.

What a beautiful couple and beautiful wedding.

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