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Chelsea's Wedding a No-Fly Zone

Rhinebeck, NY, gearing up for the big day

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 29, 2010 10:38 AM CDT

(Newser) – Paparazzi hoping to get an aerial view of Chelsea Clinton’s nuptials are grounded: The FAA declared the area around her wedding site a temporary no-fly zone, the New York Times reports. More from the wedding of the decade:

  • The white tent and gazebo have been erected at Rhinebeck’s Astor Courts estate, where the wedding will be held, Radar and the New York Daily News report.
  • Chelsea will be wearing a custom Vera Wang bridal gown, a source tells the Daily News. (Or maybe not: Click here for more rumors and theories on the all-important question of who designed the dress, or click here to see what she might look like in two possible gowns.)

  • With all these details coming out, it’s no surprise the mayor of Rhinebeck calls the wedding the “worst-kept secret ever.” He tells Radar he still hasn’t been contacted about the arrangements even though $2500 in city council funds have been set aside for security measures.
  • Bill Clinton is a little too excited about the wedding, and Chelsea keeps reminding him she wants to keep things low-key: "When your father is ex-President Bill, a man with a healthy ego, everything starts to become about him," a family friend tells PopEater.
  • One person who won’t be at the wedding: Groom Marc Mezvinsky’s lone uncle, Norton, known for his frequent criticism of Israel. Norton claims, however, it’s a family dispute that kept him off the guest list, and tells the Daily News he’s “extremely hurt.”
One other person who won’t be at the wedding: President Obama, who wasn’t invited. Click here to read more about that.

Astor Courts is seen in Rhinebeck, NY,  Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
Astor Courts is seen in Rhinebeck, NY, Wednesday, July 28, 2010.   (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
Astor Courts is seen in Rhinebeck, NY, on Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
Astor Courts is seen in Rhinebeck, NY, on Wednesday, July 28, 2010.   (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
This Dec. 1996 file photo shows Chelsea Clinton, right, sitting with Marc Mezvinsky in Hilton Head Island, SC.
This Dec. 1996 file photo shows Chelsea Clinton, right, sitting with Marc Mezvinsky in Hilton Head Island, SC.   (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)
Chelsea Clinton smiles on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, prior to the start of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on her her mother's nomination.
Chelsea Clinton smiles on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, prior to the start of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on her her mother's nomination.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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COMMENTS
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marilynskeepsakes
Jul 30, 2010 9:29 AM CDT
I knew it! Chels obviously still wants her wedding to be a private affair...even though there's reportedly over 400 guests. I think the paparazzi will find some way to photograph their day.
JoeQ
Jul 29, 2010 11:08 AM CDT
Watch out for the tea party loonies.

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