Kennedy Weddings: A Family Album

by Jay Mulvaney, Doris Kearns Goodwin (Foreword)

From Joe and Rose's private wedding in the Archbishop of Boston's personal chapel, full circle to John and Carolyn's secret nuptials in a former slave chapel on a secluded island, Kennedy Weddings takes you to each event, with photographs, anecdotes, memories and souvenirs.

For three generations the Kennedy family has been in the public eye, and for three generations their marriages have been the equivalent of "Royal Matches." This book covers the senior generation wedding of Joe and Rose, the second generation weddings--most notably of Jack and Jackie, Bobby and Ethel--and all of the third generation John Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, Caroline and Ed Schlossberg, Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kerry and Andrew Cuomo, Kathleen and Peter Townsend, Courtney and Paul Hill, Michael and Victoria Gifford.

The accompanying images, acquired from members of the Kennedy family, private collections of friends, and the JFK Library and National Archives, are as rare as they are unusual--many have never been published, or were published only at the time of the wedding. Kennedy Weddings is the result of years of extensive research and has benefited from the unprecedented cooperation of many members of the Kennedy family, most especially of Senator Edward Kennedy's office.

Genres: Photography, Biography, Nonfiction, History

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1999

About the author

Paul De Angelis served more than three decades in the book publishing business as Editor, Editorial Director, or Editor-in-Chief of such publishing companies as St. Martin's Press and E.P. Dutton and Kodansha America. After becoming an independent editor in 1996 he founded Paul De Angelis Book Development, which assists authors, agents, publishers and organizations in turning ideas & manuscripts into books. Since 1997 Paul has edited, contributed to, and co-published the quarterly guide to the Rhinebeck-Red Hook-Hudson area of the mid-Hudson Valley, AboutTown. In the past few years his main writing and research interest has been American culture and politics in its intersection with the wider world."

Reviews

[Barbara Mahoney · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a family album of photographs from three generations of Kennedy family weddings.

If you follow the Kennedy's, as I do, you'll enjoy this book. I especially liked the detailed family tree in the beginning of the book. The wedding photos are beautiful and were so enjoyable to look through. I also enjoyed the stories which accompanied the photos.

[Maggie Hopkins]

I love looking at old wedding pictures for the dresses. Sad/poignant part of this book was seeing Ted Kennedy stepping in repeatedly to give away his nieces at their weddings…bc Jack and Bobby were gone.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was excellent. Unfortunately, many of these marriages either ended in tragedy or divorce, but the pictures and the stories that accompany them are fascinating.

[Katarzyna L · Rating 4 out of 5]

not really a reading book - but they have some neat photos, if you are a Kennedy fan.

[Book Concierge · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is really more like a family scrapbook ... mostly photos .. but what glorious memories it evokes!

[Saturday's Child · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one is full of pictures from many of the Kennedy Family Weddings. An enjoyable read for anyone who is interested in the Kennedy Family or loves Weddings.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this pictorial of our "royal" family's weddings. Thanks, Angela! I will loan this book to anyone interested.

[TrumanCoyote · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unfortunately Jay came off a bit inane here; it all seemed rather comfy-cozy and vapid, the farther along I went.

[Lacey Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book!