Chelsea Clinton is the daughter of Former President Bill and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. On July 31, 2010, Clinton married longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky in a lavish wedding held at the Astor Court estate in Rhinebeck, New York, located about 100 miles north of new york City. Clinton wore an organza wedding gown designed by Vera Wang. The groom and his father, Edward Mezvinsky, donned Burberry tuxedos. Hillary Clinton wore an raspberry colored Oscar de la Renta gown. The interfaith ceremony combined traditions from Chelsea's Methodist and Marc's Jewish faiths.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704702304575403731147934058.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
According to reports, the wedding may have cost about $2 million.http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/chelsea-clinton-marc-mezvinsky-rhinebeck-wedding-price-tag/story?id=11210739 Though it was rumored that stars like Oprah Winfrey and Barbra Streisand would attend the wedding, the 500 guests were mostly friends of the couple, as well as family and colleagues. Celebrities and 'big names' that were in attendance included former Secretary of State Madeline Albright and Hollywood couple/Clinton supporters Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen.http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/chelsea-clinton-marc-mezvinsky-wedding/story?id=11299660
Clinton attended Stanford University, from which she graduated with a degree in history in 2001, before earning a master's degree in international relations at the University of Oxford. Since leaving the university, Chelsea Clinton has worked for several financial institutions, most recently at a hedge fund managed by Marc Lasry, a long time Clinton supporter.
Engagement and Wedding Plans
Chelsea Clinton confirmed her engagement to investment banker Marc Mezvinsky on November 30, 2009. The couple had earlier announced the engagement to friends in a mass e-mail sent on November 27, 2009. A spokesperson to the Clinton family said that he believed the couple had gotten engaged before Thanksgiving, November 26, 2009.http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/chelsea-clinton-engaged-marry-marc-mezvinsky-summer/story?id=9206327
Hillary Clinton for President
Until her mother's campaign for the 2008 Presidential Nomination, Chelsea Clinton had never commented on or taken an active role in her parent's political lives. In December, 2007, Chelsea Clinton began actively campaigning for her mother, during which she has drawn criticism for her blanket refusal to speak to any member of the press. MSNBC commentator David Shuster controversially stated that Chelsea Clinton was being "pimped out" by her parents, a comment that he was eventually suspended for.FoxNews.com: Clinton Campaign Says Debate Could Be Off After MSNBC’s ‘Pimped Out’ Comment (February 8, 2008)
Chelsea Clinton on Crutches
In April of 2010, Chelsea Clinton was photographed using crutches to help her walk. According to a source, Clinton was suffering from a broken heel, but was expected to recover in plenty of time for her summer wedding.