Saturday, September 21, 2019

This Day In History, 1996: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's Wedding


photo credit: Denis Reggie

Some random thoughts and pictures:

An article at InStyle has some details about the planning of the secret wedding, from Steve Gillon's book titled "'America's Reluctant Prince." Read it here.

The Greyfield Inn, the only hotel on Cumberland Island, is where everyone stayed and where the rehearsal dinner and reception took place:



In July, at the time of the 20th anniversary of the plane crash, the TLC network had a special about the wedding, which included the menu for the reception dinner:

Fresh Poached Artichokes with a Balsamic Vinaigrette

Free-range Capons with a Wild Mushroom Demi-glace

Roast Irish Potatoes with Rosemary

Patty Pan Squash with Fresh Herbs

John's friend Billy Noonan licensed some home videos from the wedding to TLC for the special, as shown during this Today Show story:



This is what the church looks like today, along with other scenery on Cumberland Island:

Clockwise from left: the First African Baptist Church, where John F. Kennedy Jr. married Carolyn Bessette, was founded in 1893 by former slaves; sunset over a corner of Cumberland Island, which is preserved and protected as a National Seashore; behind the Dungeness ruins.
photo credit: Alainna Lexie Beddie, from a 2017 story at the New York Times; read it here.

Blog readers know I'm fascinated by John Jr. and Carolyn; 23 years after their wedding and 20 years after their deaths, I wonder what they would be doing today.

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