How Past and Present Presidents Wed

From Barack and Michelle Obama to Bill and Hillary Clinton, we share fun wedding tidbits about the most recent presidents' (and potential future presidents'!) wedding days.

By Anja Winikka for TheKnot.com

Barack and Michelle Obama
Barack and Michelle Obama














Fact: After two years of dating, the couple was out to dinner when an engagement ring arrived on Michelle's dessert plate and Barack proposed.
What we love: Michelle wore a full-length, off-the-shoulder dress, while her bridesmaids coordinated in black off-the-shoulder dresses.

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Mitt and Ann Romney
Mitt and Ann Romney













Fact: After a few months of dating in high school, Mitt asked Ann to marry him at his senior prom.
What we love: The civil ceremony took place at Ann's parents' home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Ann wore a traditional full-length wedding dress with a long train.

George W. and Laura Bush
George W. and Laura Bush













Fact: George W. and Laura met at a friend's backyard barbecue and were married just three months later.
What we love: Laura wore a calf-length, long-sleeved champagne dress with beige Mary Janes.

Bill and Hillary Clinton
Bill and Hillary Clinton













Fact: Bill and Hillary Clinton were married after meeting in their law school library. Bill was so nervous the first time he met Hillary that he forgot his own name!
What we love: After a very intimate, 15-person ceremony, a few hundred of Bill and Hillary's friends joined them for the reception, which was held in a friend's backyard.

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