<p>Former Democratic president Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were to attend their daughter’s big day in Rhinebeck, a quaint rural retreat for New York’s elite.<br />Other details were kept secret right to the eve of the nuptials in an extraordinary effort to ensure privacy for Chelsea, 30, and husband-to-be Marc Mezvinsky, 32.<br /><br />The news blackout has fed a media frenzy, with news teams flooding Rhinebeck to cover what’s variously been dubbed the wedding of the decade, century, millennium, or just plain royal.<br /><br />Ceremonies were set to take place at the grandiose Astor Courts house in a wooded area near Rhinebeck. Paparazzi sneaked pictures over the last few days of tents being erected on the grounds next to the elegant white building.<br /><br />Astor Courts is a Beaux Arts pavilion that sits on 50 acres of land. It was commissioned more than 100 years ago by John Jacob Astor IV, who died on the Titanic.<br />Security tightened rapidly as Saturday approached and the airspace over Astor Courts was declared a no-fly zone. <br /></p>
<p>Former Democratic president Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were to attend their daughter’s big day in Rhinebeck, a quaint rural retreat for New York’s elite.<br />Other details were kept secret right to the eve of the nuptials in an extraordinary effort to ensure privacy for Chelsea, 30, and husband-to-be Marc Mezvinsky, 32.<br /><br />The news blackout has fed a media frenzy, with news teams flooding Rhinebeck to cover what’s variously been dubbed the wedding of the decade, century, millennium, or just plain royal.<br /><br />Ceremonies were set to take place at the grandiose Astor Courts house in a wooded area near Rhinebeck. Paparazzi sneaked pictures over the last few days of tents being erected on the grounds next to the elegant white building.<br /><br />Astor Courts is a Beaux Arts pavilion that sits on 50 acres of land. It was commissioned more than 100 years ago by John Jacob Astor IV, who died on the Titanic.<br />Security tightened rapidly as Saturday approached and the airspace over Astor Courts was declared a no-fly zone. <br /></p>
