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Winthrop Rockefeller and blonde bride "Bobo," the ex-Most-Eligible-Bachelor and the Year's No. 1 Cinderella-who were married on St. Valentine's Day-said they were expecting a baby next November...
...months ago, Bobo went to Palm Beach to visit Polo Player Winston Guest and his blonde wife "Zizi." A fortnight ago, Rockefeller boarded an Eastern Airlines plane for Miami. He narrowly escaped being killed when one of the plane's engines exploded (TIME, Feb. 16). When he joined Bobo, they decided to get married as soon as possible. The decision set off a series of magnificent improvisations...
...Rockefellers' Manhattan press-agents set up a conference at the Guests' palatial home to appease the clamoring press. Bobo said: "I love him very much." She talked about her early life, said that her father was dead (she was misinformed-he was mining coal in Washington, Pa.) and showed reporters her engagement ring, a 1½-carat, square-cut diamond, set in platinum. Winthrop parried newsmen's thrusts with wit and a bridegroom's smile...
Something Old. Bobo wore pink for the wedding, which began in front of the Guests' fireplace at a minute after midnight on St. Valentine's Day. She had picked the dress to have "something old"-she had bought it a week before. Her stockings were "something new," her handkerchief "borrowed" and her orchid "blue." Rockefeller wore a tan gabardine suit. His voice sank as he made the responses. Bobo answered clearly; the Presbyterian minister omitted the word "obey...
...Bobo's mother and stepfather, who were unable to attend the ceremony because they were making a batch of Lithuanian cheese on their Indiana farm, both announced that they were happy. Rockefeller's mother and father, who were vacationing in Tucson, Ariz., said they were happy...