Biden makes debut as wedding officiant for two staffers
Vice
President Joe Biden waves before speaking to students as part of the
national It's On Us Week of Action at the Cox Pavilion at UNLV on April
7, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Washington (CNN)Vice President Joe Biden on Monday officiated his first wedding ever, for two longtime White House staffers.
Posting
a photo of the ceremony on Twitter, Biden wrote, "Proud to marry Brian
and Joe at my house. Couldn't be happier, two longtime White House
staffers, two great guys."
His
office said the vice president obtained a temporary certification from
the District of Columbia to preside over the wedding ceremony, which was
attended only by the grooms' families. It took place in the living room
of his home at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington.
The
newlyweds are Brian Mosteller, director of Oval Office operations for
President Barack Obama, and Joe Mahshie, a trip coordinator for first
lady Michelle Obama.
Biden's wife, Jill, later tweeted: "Love is love!"
The
Naval Observatory has hosted wedding receptions before. Vice President
Al Gore's daughter celebrated her marriage in 1997 at the official vice
presidential residence, though the ceremony itself took place at the
National Cathedral, a five-minute drive up Massachusetts Avenue.
That was a larger affair, with an air conditioned tent erected on Gore's lawn and Aretha Franklin performing for the guests.
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