Bush's daughter married in Texas

George Bush's daughter Jenna was married in Texas

Jenna Bush shunned the opulence of the White House, preferring instead to say 'I do' to Henry Hager at the Bush family ranch in Crawford, Texas.

The president and the bride picked the song You Are So Beautiful for their father-daughter dance, according to band leader Tyrone Smith.

Smith and his 10-piece party band, The Tyrone Smith Revue, was asked to do Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes by Taj Mahal for the newlyweds' first dance.

Smith, who witnessed the ceremony, said Mr Hager was dressed in a dark blue suit with powder-blue tie, while the bride wore a "very simple and elegant" white Oscar de la Renta dress, but did not wear a veil.

He also said Jenna's paternal grandparents, president George H W Bush and Barbara Bush, spoke during the wedding.

Away from the glare of television cameras that have beamed other first family weddings into American living rooms, Jenna's outdoor wedding at the ranch reflected her family's penchant for privacy and her preference for the casual over grandiose.

Even without the prying eyes of strangers, Jenna's marriage to her long-time boyfriend Henry Hager made presidential history. It will be remembered as an upbeat moment of Mr Bush's two-term presidency beset by terrorism, war and the nation's current limp economy.

"This is a joyous occasion for our family, as we celebrate the happy life ahead of her and her husband, Henry," Mr Bush said in his radio address.

"It is also a special time for Laura who this Mother's Day weekend will watch a young woman we raised together walk down the aisle."