Saturday 19 November 2022 12:59 AM Naomi Biden's sisters Maisy and Finnegan get glammed up for rehearsal dinner trends now
Naomi Biden's younger sisters Maisy and Finnegan got glammed up on Friday night to join President Joe Biden, Jill Biden, the bride and groom at a rehearsal dinner ahead of Saturday's big White House wedding.
Finnegan, 22, wore a sparkly black dress, and Maisy, 21, wore an orange cardigan over a printed outfit as they left mom Kathleen Buhle's residence to head to the Renwick Gallery, which Peter Neal's family rented out for the evening.
The Renwick Gallery is on the same block of Pennsylvania Avenue as the White House. Despite it being just steps away, Joe and Jill Biden took a motorcade there to join the festivities. The museum features contemporary craft and decorative arts.
The first couple are 'attending the wedding rehearsal dinner of their granddaughter, Naomi Biden, and Peter Neal. The dinner is hosted by Drs. Mary and William Neal,' the White House said.
Naomi Biden, 28, and Peter Neal, 25, will be married on the South Lawn on Saturday, the 19th wedding the White House has hosted.
The South Lawn was a buzz with activity on Thursday and Friday with workers marking the aisle the bride will walk down to meet her groom. Blue plastic on the ground showed the bride will exit out of the diplomatic room to meet Peter. Garlands of flowers were being hung for her to walk through.
Chairs were being set up in row after row on the South Lawn.
And deliveries are being unloaded with multiple Ryder trucks on the driveway.
Finnegan Biden gets ready to head to the Renwick Gallery for her sister Naomi Biden's rehearsal dinner
Maisy Biden, in the orange cardigan, talks with a friend as she heads to her sister's dinner
Despite the fact the Renwick Gallery is just steps away from the White House, President Joe and Jill Biden took the Beast (above) to their granddaughter's rehearsal dinner
Despite the wedding being held on government land, the Biden administration said Peter and Naomi want a 'private' event, which is why the event will be closed for press coverage.
'Naomi and Peter have asked that their wedding be close to the media and we're respecting the wishes,' press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday at her daily briefing.
Naomi Biden is the president's oldest grandchild and the first of her generation of Bidens to wed. But when other president's family members - including Tricia Nixon and Lynda Bird Johnson - had White House weddings those were open to the media, including photo and video coverage.
But Jean-Pierre reiterated the young couple wants a 'private' event - even though Naomi Biden choose to have her wedding on the South Lawn of the White House.
'They want it to be private, and we're going to respect their wishes. We're going to provide a photo and a statement from the President and First Lady after the wedding. And, again, these are their wishes and we're going to respect them,' she said.
Wedding logistics can be a challenge for any bride but a White House wedding has the added complications of Secret Service background checks on guests, security screenings before people walk in the door, and questions from the White House press corps.
The Biden family has been busy preparing.
Maisy Biden took delivery of her dress at mom Kathleen Buhle's residence on Thursday. She even left a note for the delivery drivers, imploring them: 'My sister is getting married on Saturday. My dress is in this box. Please leave packages.'
The missive must have been successful as she was spotted picking up a box, a big grin on her face.
Meanwhile, the couple has their marriage license. Peter Neal posted a pic of him and Naomi at the Washington D.C. Marriage Bureau on Thursday, securing their license to wed.
Flowers were being hung around the South Portico of the White House, including around the diplomatic room, where the bride will exit to meet her groom
A worker sets up folding chairs on the South Lawn of the White House
Peter Neal and Naomi Biden at the Washington D.C. Marriage Bureau on Thursday ahead of their Saturday wedding at the White House
Joe Biden's granddaughter Maisy Biden takes delivery of her dress for her sister Naomi's wedding
Wedding preparations are underway on the South Lawn for Saturday's big event - the 19th wedding at the White House
Kathleen Buhle, mother of the bride, leaving her Washington D.C. residence on Friday
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Naomi Biden and Peter Neal want a 'private' wedding
The White Houses hosts hundreds of social events a year but there's nothing like a wedding.
Saturday's event will consist of three parts, a source familiar with the planning told DailyMail.com: the 11 a.m. ceremony on the South Lawn; followed by a private lunch for family and the wedding party in the White House; and an evening of dessert and dancing, which will also take place in the White House.
The weather is expected to be cool, in the 40s, but no rain is in the forecast.
Otherwise the White House has released few details about the wedding, other than to say the Biden family is paying for it.
Naomi Biden, 28, is the president's oldest grandchild and close to the first couple. She is the daughter of Hunter Biden and Kathleen Buhle, who divorced in 2017.
And the setup continues, she's on hand to answer any pre-wedding questions.
She and fiance
