Research by Steven L. Brawley

Jackie loved and lost several men. She was a smashing looking bride and widow twice over.

Wedding One: Kennedy

• Date: September 12, 1953
• Church: St. Mary’s, Newport, RI
• Officiant: Archbishop Cushing
• Blessing by: Pope Pius XII
• Music by: Tenor soloist Luigi Vena from Boston sang Gounod’s Ave Maria.
• Church guests: 800
• Reception guests, 1,200
• Reception location: Hammersmith Farm
• Invitation: black ink on a cream colored paper
• Menu: Fruit cup in pineapple, creamed chicken, ice cream in flower molds
• Cake: five tier by Plourde's Bakery
• Orchestra: Meyer Davis
• Bride’s dress design: Ann Lowe
• Bride’s dress detail: ivory tissue silk, with a portrait neckline, fitted bodice, and a bouffant skirt embellished with bands of more than fifty yards of flounces
• Bride’s veil: rosepoint lace, worn first by her grandmother Lee, was draped from a tiara of lace and orange blossoms
• Bride’s accessories: a choker of pearls; a diamond bracelet that was a gift from the groom; her mother's lace handkerchief; a diamond crescent brooch on the bodice of her gown, a gift of Joseph P. Kennedy; and a blue garter
• Bride’s bouquet: pink and white spray orchids and gardenias
• Photographers: Toni Frissell, Arthur Burges, and Lisa Larsen (LiFE)
• Best man: Robert Kennedy
• Matron of honor: Lee Radziwill
• Maid of honor: Nina G. Auchincloss 
• Bridesmaids: 10
• Ushers: 9
• Engagement ring: square-cut 2.88 carat diamond and a 2.84 carat emerald with tapered baguettes from Van Cleef & Arpels
• Wedding ring: 24 carat gold band
• First dance song: "I Married an Angel"
• Wedding night: Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City
• Honeymoon: Mexico and California
• Length of marriage: 10 years

Wedding Two: Onassis

• Date: October 20, 1968
• Church: Chapel on Skorpios Island
• Reception: Christina yacht
• Engagement ring: 40-carat Marquise Lesotho III diamond ring
• Dress: lace-covered beige color by Italian couturier Valentino
• Length of marriage: 8 years

Notes: Jackie was also engaged briefly in 1952 to John Husted, and had a long-term relationship with Maurice Templesman after the death of Onassis.

Image copyright Jake Gariepy (Dapper and Dreamy) - Jackie's 1953 wedding dress designed by Anne Lowe.