Jackie & JFK's Newport Wedding Brought to Life With Return to Camelot Presentation

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Jackie & JFK's Newport Wedding Brought to Life With Return to Camelot Presentation

Jackie and John F. Kennedy PHOTO: Returntocamelot.org
Visitors to Newport can re-live the wedding between Jacqueline Bouvier and then Senator John F. Kennedy at St. Mary’s Catholic Church that took place on September 12, 1953.

Starting on July 11 and running through October, The Return to Camelot presentation features vintage film clips and a live performance of the music and hymns from the wedding ceremony and the ‘first dance’ song at the reception at Hammersmith Farm, Jackie’s childhood summer home in Newport.

“We realized Newport’s many summer tourists have an avid interest in visiting the historic church and learning more about the Kennedy wedding, however, we cannot leave it open and unattended do to safety issues. Therefore, the 45 minute presentation is being offered to allow visitors to tour the church afterwards, view pew #10, where Jack and Jackie subsequently prayed when attending mass when visiting Newport and kneel on the very kneelers used during their wedding ceremony,” said Father Kris Von Maluski, pastor at St. Mary’s.

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All proceeds from the presentation go to the restoration of St. Mary’s choir loft and newly refurbished Casavant pipe organ.

For more information or tickets click here.


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