They were married on September 12, 1953 in Newport, Rhode Island by Boston's Archbishop Richard Cushing. The wedding was seen as a the social event of the season with about 700 guests at the ceremony and 1,200 at the reception. In the first years of their marriage, the couple had many problems. John Kennedy was diagnosed with Addison's disease and chronic back pain caused by a war injury. In late 1954, he had surgery on his spine which almost killed him. Kennedy Onassis suffered a miscarriage in 1955 and in August 1956 gave birth to a stillborn daughter, Arabella. They lived in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. and Boston, Massachusetts.