Dorothy Walker Bush was the daughter of President George H.W. Bush and the sister of George W. Bush. She was the first daughter to be married at Camp David which is a very private presidential retreat, located in the woods of Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland.
In 1942, President Roosevelt turned it into a presidential retreat. The facility is named after Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower. Dorothy married a man named Robert Koch in 1992.
Tricia Nixon's Rose Garden Wedding
President Richard Nixon’s daughter, Patricia Nixon Cox, and her husband are still to this day the only couple to get married in the Rose Garden at the White House. She married a man named Edward Finch Cox, who was a law student at Harvard at the time.
The wedding was huge an extravagant and was described as a wedding of “American royalty” with Tricia’s father holding office. Did you know that their wedding cake was made with 400 egg whites? As you can imagine the guest list certainly included D.C.’s elite. Once the couple married, they settled down in the suburbs of New York and lived a pretty down to earth life with their son.
Amy Carter Belonged to No One
Amy Carter was one of the most independent women out there. She married James Wentzel in a smooth sailing ceremony which was held in Plains, Georgia, in 1996.
Amy obviously grew up in the White House, but she didn’t let that change what she wanted her wedding plans to be. She also didn’t let Jimmy give her away, saying that “she belonged to no one.” It comes as no surprise that she kept her own name.
Alice Lee and Theodore Roosevelts' Rocky Marriage
Alice Lee Roosevelt was the oldest daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt. She was known to be quite the wild child. She was once quoted saying, “If you haven’t got anything good to say about anybody, come sit next to me.”
It was in 1906 when she married a Republican Congressman named Nicholas Longworth in the White House. Nicholas was 14 years older, and Alice wasn’t quite ready to settle down. Because of this, she ended up having an affair with a Senator. The two had a daughter together. Nicholas was also known to be something like a playboy which resulted in the two having a very up and down marriage.
Eleanor “Nelly” Custis Was Given Away by Her Step-Grandfather, George Washington
President George Washington was Eleanor “Nelly” Custis’s Step-Grandfather, and he gave her away on her wedding day when she married in 1799. The man’s name is Lawrence Lewis, and he was Washington's nephew. This was another wedding that was a huge event.
Once the couple tied the knot, they settled down near Mount Vernon at Woodlawn which was adjacent to Washington’s Mount Vernon estate.