Joe Biden, Jill, Naomi Biden, Peter Neal
President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, grandaugher Naomi Biden and fiance Peter Neal walk to the White House from Marine One on June 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Bidens are returning from a long weekend in Rohoboth, Delaware. Pete Marovich/Getty Images

KEY POINTS

  • Naomi Biden will be the first granddaughter of a president to get married in the White House
  • White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said no taxpayer money will be spent for the ceremony
  • Biden and Peter Neal have been engaged since September 2021

The White House is set to host its 19th wedding as President Joe Biden's eldest granddaughter, Naomi Biden, will marry her fiancé Peter Neal there Saturday.

Naomi, the 28-year-old daughter of Hunter Biden and Kathleen Buhle, will make history as the first granddaughter of a president to get married at the presidential residence.

It will also be the first wedding to be held on the South Lawn of the White House, the Associated Press reported, citing the White House Historical Association.

Event planner Bryan Rafanelli, who was responsible for the White House's rainbow lighting following the legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015, is in charge of coordinating the ceremony, Politico reported, citing two unnamed people familiar with the plans.

Naomi shortlisted several designers for her wedding attire, including Christian Siriano, Veronica Beard, Valentino and Ralph Lauren, The New York Times reported.

Naomi and Neal, 25, wanted their exchange of vows to be a "private celebration for their friends and family," an unnamed source familiar with their wishes told the Times.

In October, Naomi's grandmother, first lady Jill Biden, said watching her granddaughter preparing for her nuptials felt "special."

"It's just so special to watch [Naomi], to see her really planning her wedding, making her choices, becoming, you know, just coming into her own. And she's just so beautiful, so I can't wait till all of you see her as a bride," the first lady said in an interview on Kelly Clarkson's talk show.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre previously assured the public that no taxpayer funds would be spent on the wedding ceremony.

"That is a personal affair that is happening. That is not White House business, so I cannot speak to that from here," Jean-Pierre said in July.

The couple has been together since 2018 after they were set up on a date by a mutual friend in New York, according to the White House.

In September 2021, Neal proposed to Naomi with an emerald-cut diamond in a setting that included the band of his grandmother's engagement ring.

They live together at the White House, unnamed people familiar with their living situation told the New York Times.

Naomi and Neal are both law practitioners. She works as an associate at the Arnold & Porter law firm. Neal recently graduated from law school at the University of Pennsylvania and now works as an associate at Georgetown Law's Center on National Security, according to the publication.

Both are also involved in politics. Neal, a Democrat, was an intern at the Obama White House in 2015 and worked on the 2016 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton.

Meanwhile, Naomi witnessed her grandfather's journey from being a senator from Delaware to the 46th president.

The White House has witnessed nine weddings of presidential daughters, while other ceremonies were for nieces, a grandniece, a son and first ladies' siblings.

One president, Grover Cleveland, got married at the White House while in office.

US President Joe Biden (2nd L), First Lady Jill Biden (3rd L), daughter Ashley Biden (2nd R) and granddaughters Finnegan Biden (L), Naomi Biden (3rd R) and Maisy Biden (R) watch fireworks from the White House July 4, 2021
US President Joe Biden (2nd L), First Lady Jill Biden (3rd L), daughter Ashley Biden (2nd R) and granddaughters Finnegan Biden (L), Naomi Biden (3rd R) and Maisy Biden (R) watch fireworks from the White House July 4, 2021 AFP / ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS