The September 1996 Kennedy-Bessette wedding
was a
private affair on Cumberland Island, Ga.
Said a family friend:
"John and Carolyn were true soul mates."
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Left: 1991: She began
her modeling career while an undergrad at
Boston University, where she majored in
elementary education
Right: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy at the Whitney Museum in New York City
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Left: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy at the Whitney Museum in New York City
Right: Oct. 5, 1998: John F.
Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy at a
gala to celebrate the renovation of Grand
Central Terminal in New York
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May 1, 1999: The couple cuddle at the White
House
Correspondent's annual dinner in Washington,
D.C.
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May 1, 1999: The couple leave at the end
of the White House
Correspondent's annual dinner in Washington,
D.C.
March 1999: John F. Kennedy Jr. and wife
Carolyn Bessette arrive
at the Whitney Museum annual fund-raiser
in New York City
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