Hillary Clinton Shares Surprising Story Behind Her Department Store Wedding Dress
etonline.comHillary Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, stopped by to talk about their forthcoming docuseries, , but ended up revealing the funny and surprising backstory behind the dress that Hillary wore to marry former President Bill Clinton.The Clintons got married on Oct.
11, 1975, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. With just 15 of their closest friends and family as witnesses, the future political powerhouses got hitched in the living room of their home and held a larger reception in the backyard.
While chatting with talk show host Drew Barrymore, Hillary revealed that she finally said yes to marrying Bill on the third time he proposed, noting, «The third time was the charm.» Hillary explained, «Here’s what happened, my husband had asked me to marry him twice, and I said, ‘Not now, no.’ The third time was the charm.
And then he said, ‘Well, let’s hurry up and do it before you change your mind.’ And so, we said, ‘OK, next Saturday.’» In the midst of hurried wedding planning, Hillary had forgotten one pretty important detail — the dress! «Is it true that you went to Dillard’s to grab a wedding dress last minute for your wedding?» Drew asked.
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