Marriage of Jacqueline Bouvier and John F. Kennedy in September 1953

Jacqueline Bouvier and U.S. Representative John F. Kennedy met at a dinner party in May 1952. They shared similarities in religion, writing, and reading. After Kennedy's Senate election in November 1952, he proposed to Jacqueline, who accepted after returning from covering the coronation of Elizabeth II. Their engagement was announced on June 25, 1953, and they married on September 12, 1953. The wedding, celebrated by Boston's Archbishop Richard Cushing, was a major social event with 700 guests at the ceremony and 1,200 at the reception. The wedding dress, designed by Ann Lowe, is now housed in the Kennedy Presidential Library. The couple honeymooned in Acapulco, Mexico, and settled in Hickory Hill, McLean, Virginia. They faced personal setbacks, including John's health issues and Jacqueline's miscarriage and stillbirth. They later moved to Georgetown and had a daughter, Caroline, in 1957. Jacqueline played a significant role in John's Senate re-election campaign in 1958.