35 members of the Mack and Bono families, including Mack’s children and parents, attended the ceremony. Bono's father Clay Whitaker lives in Asheville and a spokeswoman for Mack had said in November that’s why the town was selected for the marriage.

Mary Bono and Connie Mack dated for two years and they announced their engagement to the public on September 7.

Mary Bono is the widow of late singer-turned-politician Sonny Bono and she was first elected to Congress in 1998, after a special election was held to fill the seat left vacant by her late husband. Mary Bono, who represents California's 45th Congressional District, serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Connie Mack, 40, was elected to his second term in the United States Congress in November of 2006 to represent Florida's 14th Congressional District. He is the son of the son of former United States Senator Connie Mack and well-known cancer prevention advocate Priscilla Mack and grandson of Connie Mack, the manager and owner of baseball's Philadelphia Athletics. Connie Mack currently serves on three committees - Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Budget.