• Frances Folsom Cleveland
    Unknown
    wedding
    portrait
    This photograph shows First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland posing in her wedding dress. The wedding was the first to be held at the White House between a president and soon-to-be first lady. Mrs. Cleveland, at age 21, was also the youngest first lady to be in office.
  • Washington, D.C.- The Marriage of Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, to Miss Frances Folsom, At the White House, June 2nd- The Scene in the Blue Room
    Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
    wedding
    Blue Room
    State Floor
    This engraving, published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, shows President Grover Cleveland's wedding to First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland, which took place in the Blue Room on June 2, 1886. There were 28 guests at the wedding, including relatives, cabinet members with their wives, and close friends.
  • Frances Cleveland and Cabinet Wives
    Frances Benjamin Johnston
    Cabinet
    This photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston shows First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland with the wives and a sister of President Grover Cleveland's cabinet. Johnston was one of the earliest female photojournalists and had a studio in Washington, D.C. Seated left to right: Nannie H. Wilson, Olive Harmon, Mary Jane Carlisle, Mrs. Cleveland, Agnes Olney, Leila Herbert. Standing left to right: Emma Morton, Jane Francis, Juliet K. Lamont.
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland
    C. M. Bell
    portrait
    This photograph taken by Charles Milton Bell, professionally known as C. M. Bell, is the first one of First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland after her marriage to President Grover Cleveland on June 2, 1886. The wedding was the first to be held at the White House between a president and soon-to-be first lady. Frances Cleveland, at age 21, was also the youngest First Lady to be in office.
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland in the West Sitting Hall
    Pirie MacDonald
    West Sitting Hall
    Second Floor
    This photograph by Pirie MacDonald shows First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland in the West Sitting Hall. Pirie MacDonald was one of the top portrait photographers of his time and photographed over 70,000 individuals during his career. The West Sitting Hall is located on the Second Floor residence of the Executive Mansion.
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland, White House Collection
    Charles W. Wright
    portrait
    White House Collection
    painting
    This portrait of First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland was done by Charles W. Wright. When Mrs. Cleveland married President Grover Cleveland on June 2, 1886, she became the youngest woman to serve as first lady at the age of 21. She was also the first bride of a president to be married in the White House.
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland
    Unknown
    portrait
    This portrait is of First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland. When Mrs. Cleveland married President Grover Cleveland on June 2, 1886, she became the youngest woman to serve as first lady at the age of 21. She was also the first bride of a president to be married in the White House.
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland
    Frances Benjamin Johnston
    portrait
    This portrait of First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland was taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Johnston was one of the earliest female photojournalists and had a studio in Washington, D.C.
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland
    Frances Benjamin Johnston
    portrait
    This portrait of First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland was taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Johnston was one of the earliest female photojournalists and had a studio in Washington, D.C.
  • Washington D.C. - The Wedding at the White House, June 2nd - The Mother's Kiss
    Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
    wedding
    This engraving on the first page of "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" depicts the June 2, 1886 wedding of President Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom. The new first lady is in the foreground embracing her mother, Emma Cornelia Folsom, and the president is shaking hands with Secretary of the Navy William C. Whitney. There were 28 guests at the wedding, including relatives, cabinet members with their wives, and close friends. Cleveland was the first president to hold his wedding in the White House.
  • Portraits of the Bride and Bridegroom
    Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
    wedding
    portrait
    This print is from "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" which published these portraits of newlyweds President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland. The wedding occurred on June 2, 1886 in the Blue Room of the White House.
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland Writing
    Unknown
    portrait
    This photograph shows First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland seated at desk writing a letter. Mrs. Cleveland was one of the most popular first ladies and received many letters.
  • Washington, D.C. - The Marriage of Grover Cleveland, President of the United States
    Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
    wedding
    East Room
    State Floor
    This is a hand colored wooden engraving depicting the wedding of Frances Cleveland to President Grover Cleveland on June 2, 1886 in the East Room of the White House. The engraving was published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on June 12, 1886.
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland, White House Collection
    Casimir Gregory Stapko
    portrait
    White House Collection
    painting
    This oil on canvas portrait of First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland was done by Casimir Gregory Stapko and is a copy of an earlier portrait by Anders Zorn. Mrs. Cleveland was the first, and to date only, first lady to be married in the White House, on June 2, 1886, a year into Grover Cleveland's first administration. At 21 years old, she was the youngest First Lady, also serving in that role when her husband was elected a second time to a non-consecutive term in 1893.
  • Something Blue: Captured by Color, 1886
    Peter Waddell
    Blue Room
    This oil painting of the Blue Room was made in 2007 by Peter Waddell. The painting captures First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland standing in the middle of the room looking through opened windows to the South Portico. Louis Comfort Tiffany's 1882 redesign and redecoration of the room is represented in this painting with rich, bold colors. ***Interior use only for publications***