Rhinebeck , New York ( CNN ) -- Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton and longtime beau Marc Mezvinsky were wed Saturday `` in a beautiful ceremony at Astor Courts , '' a 50-acre estate in Rhinebeck , New York , according to her parents . `` We could not have asked for a more perfect day to celebrate the beginning of their life together , and we are so happy to welcome Marc into our family , '' former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement . `` On behalf of the newlyweds , we want to give special thanks to the people of Rhinebeck for welcoming us and to everyone for their well-wishes on this special day . '' The confirmation by the Clintons put to rest a slew of speculation on where and when the nuptials would take place . `` Today , we watched with great pride and overwhelming emotion as Chelsea and Marc wed in a beautiful ceremony at Astor Courts , surrounded by family and their close friends , '' the statement said . The interfaith ceremony -- Clinton is Methodist and Mezvinsky is Jewish -- was led by Rabbi James Ponet and the Rev . William Shillady , the family said . The groom wore a tallit , or prayer shawl , and a yarmulke . A friend of the couple read the Leo Marks poem `` The Life That I Have , '' according to the family . The bride -- as predicted -- wore a dress designed by Vera Wang , the family said . The strapless dress had a swirling silk organza ball skirt and train , and was accented by an embellished belt . Clinton had been spotted by Women 's Wear Daily outside the designer 's showroom in New York earlier this week , and Wang was spotted in Rhinebeck on Saturday . Hillary Clinton wore a pink gown by Oscar de la Renta , the family said . Jim Valli and his band performed at the reception , and the couple 's good friend , Tim Blane , played at the rehearsal dinner , according to the Clinton family . The reception was catered by The St. Regis , the rehearsal dinner by Blue Ribbon . Hundreds of curious onlookers -- along with hordes of reporters and cameramen -- gathered Saturday at the main intersection of the tiny New York town in hopes of catching a glimpse of celebrities and dignitaries attending the wedding . Well-heeled wedding guests wearing floor-length gowns and tuxedos were seen boarding shuttles to take them to what one event planner billed as `` the wedding of the century . '' Storefront windows displayed signs reading `` Congratulations Marc & Chelsea '' and similar messages . `` You could make a case that this is the most significant thing to happen in Rhinebeck since Washington 's army drove the British out of Rhinebeck back in the 1700s , '' said Jim Langon , editor of the Hudson Valley News newspaper , who was the first to report that the wedding would take place there . Bill and Hillary Clinton were seen arriving at a formal dinner at the Beekman Arms Inn in Rhinebeck on Friday night . Also attending were former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright -- who was spotted lunching in town before the wedding Saturday , presidential adviser Vernon Jordan and numerous young couples presumed to be friends of the bride and groom . Actors Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen -- longtime married friends of the Clinton family -- told CNN that despite the public spectacle of the wedding , `` it 's been a very personal experience for them . '' `` There 's been so much love and tenderness around the whole thing , '' Steenburgen said . `` That kind of gets obscured a little bit when you 're talking about someone that 's a public person . But on the inside of it I can tell you that it 's been very much like everybody 's wedding -- full of tenderness and memories and laughter . '' Some wedding planners had speculated that the cost of the celebration could run to seven or even eight figures , but a longtime Clinton family friend said the cost would be less than $ 1 million . Mezvinsky , a 32-year-old investment banker , is the son of former U.S. Reps. Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky of Pennsylvania and Ed Mezvinsky of Iowa . When Bill Clinton was seen in Rhinebeck earlier this week , someone asked him if his daughter was going to look beautiful on Saturday . `` She looks beautiful every day to me , '' the beaming father said . Earlier in July , Hillary Clinton told Polish media that she was enjoying taking part in her daughter 's wedding planning . `` It 's a very happy time for my family , '' she said . `` It truly is the most important thing in my life right now . '' Steenburgen , who told CNN that she has known the Clintons for 30 years , predicted tears from the former president by the end of the night . `` Knowing my friend Bill ... I can honestly tell you that I 'm sure he 'll be crying his eyes out , '' she said . CNN 's Susan Candiotti contributed to this report .
Chelsea Clinton wore a gown by Vera Wang , the family says . Comment: The wedding took place at the posh Astor Courts , a 50-acre estate .