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Stewart: Please, Stop With the Chelsea Wedding!

Rob Quinn — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:44:22 CDT

Chelsea Clinton's wedding drew the nation's media to Rhinebeck, New York, but it left them milling about town without anything to report on, Jon Stewart noted as he mercilessly lampooned coverage of the event. Amid the desperate search to find something relevant to report on as the wedding took place...

Chelsea's Married!

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:59:36 CDT

It was high society inside and high security outside as Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend at an elegant estate in a Hudson River village where several prominent guests were spotted beforehand, but the husband-and-wife-to-be stayed out of sight. The ceremony was conducted by a rabbi and a reverend as...

Chelsea's Married!

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:10:15 CDT

Rhinebeck can get back to normal. Chelsea Clinton wed longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky under extraordinary security at an elegant Hudson River estate tonight. (Still no actual wedding photos, though. To see others, click here .) Hundreds of guests gathered near the end of a near-perfect summer day of warm temperatures,...

(Some) Stars Arrive for Chelsea's Wedding

John Johnson — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:52:42 CDT

No Oprah sightings yet, but the streets of Rhinebeck are lined with people (and hordes of media) hoping to catch a glimpse of big names arriving to attend Chelsea Clinton's wedding. Ted Danson and wife Mary Steenburgen are among the few celebs talking. “I’ve known her since she was a...

Rhinebeck Abuzz as Chelsea's Big Day Dawns

Polly Davis Doig — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:35:04 CDT

It's probably just a coincidence, what with the kids probably just eloping and all, but Bill and Hillary Clinton were hanging out in Rhinebeck yesterday as wedding fever officially took over the small upstate New York town. Chelsea was nowhere in sight, but Bubba was spotted strolling through town on...

Clinton Wedding Hype Tickles Locals

Nick McMaster — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:41:00 CDT

Chelsea Clinton's secret, secure, star-studded wedding is tomorrow, and after months of rumors, something like bemusement has set in among the residents of Rhinebeck, NY. The locals have been having some fun with the wedding of 2010: "Something wonderful is happening in Rhinebeck on July 31," jokes one resident, "and...

On Wedding Eve, New Tidbits

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:51:00 CDT

Wedding Watch 2010 is at a fever pitch on the eve of Chelsea Clinton’s nuptials. Security is tight as Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky prepare for tonight’s rehearsal dinner at the Grasmere Estate, a renovated barn, the New York Daily News reports. The Secret Service is in town, and state police...

Chelsea's Wedding a No-Fly Zone

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:38:14 CDT

Paparazzi hoping to get an aerial view of Chelsea Clinton’s nuptials are grounded: The FAA declared the area around her wedding site a temporary no-fly zone, the New York Times reports. More from the wedding of the decade: The white tent and gazebo have been erected at Rhinebeck’s Astor Courts...

Journos Busted for Snapping Pics of Chelsea Wedding Spot

Rob Quinn — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:28:49 CDT

Two Norwegian journalists have been busted for taking photos of the upstate New York site where Chelsea Clinton is expected to get married next week. The pair, picked up near the Astor estate in Rhinebeck, have been charged with trespassing, though their editor says they weren't actually on the property...