Jill Biden was spotted wearing a corsage of what appeared to be white gardenias onValentine's Day .Joe Biden also surprised her with a gardenia corsage — her favorite flower — at his inauguration.
President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden have been married for 44 years, and they still find little ways of expressing their love for each other.
While exiting Marine One on Valentine's Day, the first lady was photographed wearing a corsage of what appeared to be white gardenias, her favorite flower.
In an interview with People magazine shortly after Biden took office, Jill shared that the corsages began as a Valentine's Day tradition, and that he had surprised her with a corsage of gardenias at the inauguration.
"I don't know when it started — a long, long time ago. I think it was for Valentine's Day," she said. "I love gardenias and so Joe would buy me a wrist corsage of gardenias. I wore it to school to teach!"
Biden has continued to surprise Jill with flowers during their time in the White House. In April, the president stopped to pick a dandelion for her on the White House lawn as they boarded Marine One.
On Monday, he also shared a sweet Valentine's Day message for his wife.
—President Biden (@POTUS) February 14, 2022
On Twitter, he posted a photo of the couple in their younger days, with the caption: "You're the love of my life and the life of my love, Jilly. Happy Valentine's Day."