Call him the officiator-in-chief: Former President Bill Clinton will preside at the wedding of New York Rep. Anthony Weiner to a longtime aide of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
That's according to people familiar with the ceremony. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the nuptial plans. Aides to Weiner and the former president declined to comment. The 45-year-old congressman and his 34-year-old fiancee, Huma Abedin, are to be married Saturday at the Oheka Castle in Huntington on Long Island.
How absolutely wonderful! Very happy for Huma. She totally deserves it.
I hope Hillary is back for the event. I am sure she would not want to miss it. Well, it is Saturday already! And, I bet Pres.Bill Clinton will feel like it is a dry run for what's to come in just another 3 wks!
Clintons celebrate wedding of Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner
Huma Abedin (Reuters/Steve MarcusRep) and fiancee Anthony Weiner (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak).
Wedding season for Bill and Hillary Clinton! Daughter Chelsea is walking down the aisle later this summer, but first up: a celebration of the upcoming marriage of Rep. Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin, Hillary's longtime personal aide.
The Clintons hosted a garden party Wednesday night at their Embassy Row home with more than 300 people, a sumptuous buffet of Mideastern food and a sign with the couple's wedding date, "7-10-10," near the pool.
"I have one daughter," said the former president, pulling Chelsea into a hug. "But if I had a second daughter, it would Huma."
The striking brunette, 34, has been working as Hillary's right hand since 1996, and at her side through the Senate and presidential campaigns and move to the State Department last year. Abedin quietly started dating Weiner, 45, two years ago, and they announced their engagement last summer.
It was "love at first sight" for Weiner, Hillary told the crowd Wednesday. The Clintons encouraged the match between the Muslim beauty who grew up in Saudi Arabia and the Jewish Democrat from New York City. The couple represents, Bill said in his toast, what he wants "the future of the world to be."
I swear, Big Dawg a versatile guy - and busy! If he's not working to help with Haiti's recovery, he's providing medicine to AID's patients, working for improved health in children, campaigning for (previously) long-shot candidates, performing weddings, or doing any number of constructive activities. He's quite a guy.
This couple will certainly have a story to tell their grand children. lol
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