Some Juicy Details Trickle In, but We're Still Waiting On the Menu

Laura Bush speaks! The first lady broke her official silence yesterday on the topic of Jenna's wedding, divulging that the storms that whipped through central Texas Friday night almost disrupted the nuptial preparations.

A White House spokesman on Saturday assured reporters in Crawford that heavy winds and hail caused no damage to the Bush ranch. In fact, Mrs. Bush told a luncheon of Senate spouses that "all the catering ovens were turned over and the sides were ripped off the tent." But it all got fixed "and you couldn't even tell the next night."

Also: Just as the new Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hager exchanged vows, "the sun dropped and the moon came up." And while the old folks went to bed, the kids stayed up dancing until 3 a.m. (What the first lady didn't say is that she herself was heard urging bandleader Tyrone "Super T" Smith to "Pump it up, Super T!" We had to hear that from Super T himself, who shared a split screen with us on the CBS "Early Show.")

Warning: If you're burned out on Jenna news, move on to the next item. The rest of you, come sit by us.

Guests? No, the Cheneys weren't there; neither was Condi Rice, we've learned. The only D.C. power players we know of: Karl Rove and Karen Hughes. Other notables: Jenna's fashion-model cousin Lauren Bush and boyfriend David Lauren, according to the Houston Chronicle; Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan and wife Peggy, according to the Rocky Mountain News (their daughter Krystal roomed with Jenna at UT).

Menu? The White House still hasn't released one. However, there are reports of steak and potatoes, and we have learned that the towering appetizer you saw in photos was tomato, guacamole and crab meat. Was there a groom's cake? Oh, yes: a rich chocolate-on-chocolate.

The Chronicle reports that midway through the reception, Jenna changed out of her Oscar de la Renta gown and into a short Lela Rose frock suitable for dancing. They also report that guests were prohibited from carrying cellphones or cameras -- so we may never see it.

THIS JUST IN . . .

· Swedish police said yesterday they arrested American rapper Spliff Star on suspicion of -- you guessed it -- drug possession early Sunday. And don't just take the Swedish police's word for it that there is an American rapper named Spliff Star! He's a member of Busta Rhymes's crew, with whom he performed in Stockholm. A drug squad also raided Rhymes's hotel room but came up empty-handed. If convicted, Star faces up to six months in jail, the Associated Press reports.

HEY, ISN'T THAT . . . ?

· Ian McKellen in a front-row balcony seat at the Shakespeare Theatre's Harman Hall Sunday for "Antony and Cleopatra." The noted Shakespearean/"Lord of the Rings" star was there with fellow Brit thespians Jonathan Hyde and Frances Barber to support pal Suzanne Bertish, who stars. Then they all walked across the street with director Michael Kahn to Clyde's. Yes, Sir Ian at Clyde's !

· Rex Linn dining Sunday with three friends at Mie N U in Georgetown (martini, pupu platter, hanger steak). Who? One of those faces you know like a relative's if you watch "CSI: Miami" (he's Detective Tripp), but otherwise . . . . Turns out he was a presenter at the National Association of Police Organizations' "Top Cops" awards here last night, along with all your favorite cop-show supporting players (Morris from "24," that blond prosecutor from "Law & Order: SVU," Nick from "Cold Case," etc., etc.)

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"I believe in this experience. . . . I believe in the show. How can they go around America, find 25 amazing guys and me not fall in love in that situation?"

DeAnna Pappas, star of the upcoming season of ABC's "The Bachelorette," talking to People about the roses-and-hot-tubs romance reality series. Has she never seen this show before? No, wait, she was actually on the last season of "The Bachelor" -- as one of the two finalists who were both dumped by the guy at the end. Oh, DeAnna.