Queens Rep. Anthony Weiner marries Huma Abedin, with Former President Bill Clinton presiding

The ex-Prez also praised the 45-year-old Weiner's tenacity while courting Abedin, 34, who looked resplendent in a white Oscar de la Renta gown.

Clinton jokingly said that marrying a politician can be tough because it's "easy to distrust them, whatever their religion," a source told the Daily News.

The power couple exchanged their "I do's" inside the secluded Oheka Castle in Huntington.

Rep. Anthony Weiner married his glamorous gal pal Huma Abedin in Long Island Saturday in a lavish ceremony officiated by former President Bill Clinton.

"He spoke of how they met and how she at first rejected him but that his determination would not let up," a source said.

A jazz band played as guests in tuxedos and expensive gowns walked into the ritzy reception hall for Weiner, who is Jewish and Abedin, who is Muslim.

Long-stem white lilies framed the wedding ceremony. Later, guests sat at tables adorned with purple hydrangeas. The Clintons dined at a long chandelier table, a source said.

The crowd erupted in laughter when Weiner's best man, his brother Jason, revealed that their parents only learned on Friday - listening to the radio - that Clinton was presiding over the wedding.

Abedin, a longtime aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, met the 45-year-old Queens Democrat while campaigning with Hillary for President in 2008.

"It took Anthony a while to settle down, but he certainly found the right woman," a guest said before the wedding started. "I know he's a little nervous."

Their 19,000-square-foot wedding spot is surrounded by lavish gardens with eight reflecting pools and three fountains.

Weiner, a longtime bachelor linked to several local beauties, said last week that he's ready to leave his single days behind.

"I'm over the moon," he said.

ckatz@nydailynews.com