24
Jacqueline Bouvier was only 24 years old when she married John F. Kennedy, the junior senator from Massachusetts.
36
John F. Kennedy, 36 years old when he got married, had been called "just about the most eligible bachelor in the United States—and the least justifiable one."
2.88
The engagement ring JFK gave to Jackie had a 2.88-carat diamond alongside a 2.84-carat emerald.
800
The number of wedding guests at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Newport, Rhode Island, topped 800. The service included a Catholic mass and a special blessing from Pope Pius XII.
2,000
A crowd of 2,000 gathered outside St. Mary's to catch a glimpse of the new couple.
10
Jacqueline Bouvier had 10 bridesmaids, who all wore pink taffeta.
50
Jackie's dress took 50 yards of ivory silk taffeta to create. Just 10 days before the wedding, it—along with 10 bridesmaid dresses—was ruined by a burst water pipe.
500
African-American designer Ann Lowe, who specialized in dressing New York society, charged a mere $500 for one of the most iconic wedding dresses of the 20th century. The original took two months to make—and then just 10 days to be re-created after disaster struck.
400
An additional 400 guests were welcomed at the reception.
300
Hammersmith Farm, the coastal estate owned by Jackie's stepfather, Hugh D. Auchincloss, and where the reception was held, was spread out over 300 acres.
2
It took two hours for the new couple to greet all of their wedding guests.
65
John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier tied the knot 65 years ago, in what is still regarded as one of the most iconic weddings of the 20th century.
