Naomi Biden nuptials mark return of the White House wedding

November 20, 2022

This is the first White House wedding since 2013.

ByAlexandra Hutzler

November 20, 2022, 3:15 AM

President Joe Biden’s eldest granddaughter, Naomi Biden, married Peter Neal Saturday on the South Lawn in front of 250 guests.

It’s the first wedding celebration at the White House since 2013, and just the 19th time in history the executive mansion has been the site of nuptials.

“It has been a joy to watch Naomi grow, discover who she is, and carve out such an incredible life for herself,” President Biden and first lady Jill Biden said in a statement after the ceremony. “Now, we are filled with pride to see her choose Peter as her husband and we’re honored to welcome him to our family. We wish them days full of laughter and a love that grows deeper with every passing year.”

President Biden and Jill Biden hosted a wedding luncheon for family and the wedding party in the State Dining Room. A reception with dessert and dancing will also be held at the White House later in the day.

“Peter and I are endlessly grateful to my Nana and Pop for the opportunity to celebrate our wedding at the White House,” Naomi Biden, a 28-year-old attorney, tweeted in April. “We can’t wait to make our commitment to one another official and for what lies ahead.”

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PHOTO: President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attend the wedding of Peter Neal and Naomi Biden Neal, on Nov. 19, 2022, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. — President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attend the wedding of Peter Neal and Naomi Biden Neal, on Nov. 19, 2022, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

Naomi Biden is the daughter of Hunter Biden and ex-wife Kathleen Buhle. She’s politically active, posting frequently on social media about issues like gun control, reproductive rights and often pushing back against Republican officials.

The couple met years ago after being introduced by friends, and Neal proposed in September 2021 near his childhood home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the first lady’s office previously reported. The two are both attorneys: Naomi Biden an associate at the firm Arnold & Porter and Neal a lawyer at Georgetown University.

President Biden often speaks about his relationship with his grandchildren, saying he talks to them everyday. Naomi Biden called a family meeting in 2019 in which the grandkids urged Biden to run against Donald Trump.

The White House kept mum about many of the details of the wedding. Pressed by ABC News White House Correspondent MaryAlice Parks on Friday about why journalists are not allowed to cover some of the wedding, as has been allowed in the past, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said they are respecting the couple’s request that the event be closed to the news media.

“These are two young people who’ve decided that they want to spend the rest of their life together, and the president and first lady are going to be able to participate in their first grandchild’s wedding,” she said. “But here’s the thing, here’s the reality — the wedding of Naomi Biden and Peter is a private one.”

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