President George W. Bush and the rest of the first family are at their ranch in Crawford, Texas, gearing up for Jenna Bush's wedding Saturday evening.

The White House said the president is "excited like any proud father is to see one of his daughters get married." Bush will walk his 26-year-old daughter down the aisle before about 200 guests in an outdoor ceremony at the secluded ranch.

The White House said it will be a closed event, with no access by the media.

"This really is a private event for the family," White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said. "If the family decides -- and I think they may -- on Sunday to release a couple of photos of the ceremony, then we will certainly provide those to you. But otherwise, I think the activities of the weekend are going to be a really private celebration for Jenna and Henry's family and friends."

Friday's rehearsal dinner at a nearby ranch may double as a birthday celebration for the groom. Former White House aide Henry Hager turns 30 Friday.

Crawford Celebrates Bush Matrimony

The tiny town of Crawford is celebrating by decorating an 18-foot angel statue with a veil and a bouquet in honor of the occasion.

But that's not the only way Crawford is celebrating the Bush matrimony.

While most of the action for the wedding is at the presidential ranch about seven miles out of town and Friday night's rehearsal dinner was even farther away in another town, Crawford is still getting attention.

With no hotels in Crawford, local residents are more likely to welcome tourists who just want to say they were here when Jenna married her longtime boyfriend.

The locals don't seem to mind playing a supporting role.

"It's amazing how many people just want to be in the area," said Marilyn Judy, president of the Crawford Chamber of Commerce. She recounted a call from a woman in Dallas, a two-hour drive from Crawford.

"I asked 'Oh, are you going to be going to the wedding?'" Judy asked. The woman replied: "No, I just want to be in town when it's happening."

A white banner with red wedding bells on either side of "Congratulations Jenna and Henry," referring to groom Henry Hager, now stretches across a local storefront.

There's a brisk business in coffee mugs with the couple's photo inside a red heart.

And $3 will get you Jenna and Henry key rings; $10 buys a mouse pad featuring the smiling couple.

Jamie Burgess, manager of The Red Bull Gift and Gallery, where much of the merchandise can be found, said people often stop downtown just to ask how to get to the ranch.

Burgess said she tells them that the road leading to the ranch is barricaded far from the entrance to Bush's property. Those who aren't deterred reply: "We may just try going anyway."

Burgess doesn't argue, even though she knows that if they get too close, they'll find themselves face-to-face with the Secret Service or a Texas state trooper.

Valerie Citrano in nearby McGregor, about six miles from Crawford, also runs a souvenir business selling Western White House gifts. She spent two days making a wedding cake with buttercream frosting to serve Saturday to patrons of her husband's Coffee Shop and Cafe. The three-tiered white cake, with lemony filling and raspberry sauce to drizzle on top, is decorated with two Secret Service agents protecting a White House that adorns the top.

She said local residents aren't upset about not being invited, but she's convinced there are plenty of people interested in the details. In the weeks leading up to the wedding, the hits on her business web site have topped 30,000 a week.

"I got one call from somebody in Britain and this morning, one from Sweden," she said.