CRAWFORD, Tex. — President Bush’s daughter Jenna Welch

CRAWFORD, Tex. — President Bush’s daughter Jenna Welch

Bush on Saturday married Henry Chase Hager, a graduate

student and son of a former Virginia lieutenant

governor, before 200 relatives and close family

friends here, the White House confirmed.

The evening wedding capped a weekend of festivities,

including a Friday night rehearsal dinner and parade

in honor of the couple in the nearby town of Salado.

Although the Bush family kept up a strict zone of

privacy around the events, the tiny town of Crawford

made merry on its own. Souvenir shops hung banners

wishing Ms. Bush, 26, and Mr. Hager, 30, well. Jenna-

and-Henry coffee mugs, mouse pads and coasters flew

off the shelves. One shop served wedding cake.

On Saturday afternoon, the Hager family hosted wedding

guests at a barbecue in Salado. The wedding, which

began at 7:30 p.m., took place on the Bush ranch,

before a white limestone altar erected next to a man-

made lake. The Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell of Windsor

Village United Methodist Church in Houston officiated

at the ceremony. Mr. Caldwell, a longtime religious

adviser to Mr. Bush, has endorsed Senator Barack

Obama.

The bride wore a beaded organza dress, with a small

train, designed by Oscar de la Renta, the White House

said. Her attendants wore cocktail dresses the colors

of wildflowers, designed by Lela Rose. The first lady,

Laura Bush, wore deep turquoise. The men wore suits

and ties.

The president and first lady were scheduled to speak

about the nuptials and release photographs on Sunday

morning before returning to Washington.