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Jill Duggar says she doesn’t know why she wasn’t at Jana’s wedding
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Courtesy of Jill and Jana Duggar/InstagramWhen Jana Duggar married Stephen Wissmann in Arkansas earlier this month, but there was one notable person missing from her wedding party: her sister Jill Duggar Dillard.
After a fan asked Jill why she didn’t get through Instagram on Thursday, August 22, the reality star admitted she wasn’t quite sure.
“I don’t know, but it should always be the bride’s decision,” Jill wrote.
Although Jill wasn’t one of Jana’s bridesmaids, that wasn’t the case for the To count On other sisters of Star.
The Duggar family has been captivating viewers with their unique courtship process since 2008 — and has kept the tradition going strong ever since. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar share 19 children: sons Joshua, John-David, Joseph, Josiah, Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Jason, Justin and Jackson, and daughters Jana, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joy-Anna, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn- Grace and Josie. […]
Jessa Duggar Seewald was Jana’s maid of honor; while Jana’s sister-in-law, Abbie Duggarand sisters Joy-Anna Forsyth, Johanna Duggar, Jinger Duggar Vuolo And Jordyn Duggar were all bridesmaids.
When Jill married her husband Derick Dillard in 2014, Jana, 34, was part of her sister’s wedding party.
Although Jill still attends family events, she has been open about her strained relationship with her parents in the past. Michelle And Jim Bob Duggarand her 18 brothers and sisters.
“There is some distance,” Jill explained in a YouTube Q&A in 2020. “We are not on the best terms with some of my family members. We’ve had some disagreements and stuff, but we’re definitely working on healing and recovery. We just need to take some time to heal and just do what is best for our family at this time.
Appearing on “The Unplanned Podcast” in January, Jill went on to explain that she was still able to “get together” and “have a great time” with her family, but there are moments that are “still hard.”
Jill Duggar
Courtesy of Jill Duggar/Instagram“When I’m with one of my siblings and things aren’t the way they used to be, there’s a part of me that’s sad about that,” Jill said. “I wish things would be the way they were before. But at that moment, kind of like how I talk about it in the book [Counting The Cost]it’s like, ‘Would I just trade ignorance is bliss and this pseudo-bliss for where we are now? No.”
Although Jana hasn’t spoken about her sister’s absence from her bridesmaid lineup, the 19 children and counting star opened People about her “classic” and “elegant” wedding in Prairie Grove, Arkansas, which took place for 500 guests.
When it comes to the Duggars, the more members the better — which is why some fans have a hard time keeping up with the famous family. After tying the knot in July 1984, Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar (née Ruark) welcomed a total of 19 children, including two sets of twins. […]
“I think it’s one of those things that all girls imagine at some point,” Jana told the outlet.
“To me it felt like, ‘Okay, it’s never going to happen.’ But now it’s starting to sink in,” she continued. “Reality is starting to sink in. And I think, ‘Wow, this is really something I’ve dreamed of.’ And just to see it happen is incredible and hard to believe. It’s a dream come true.”
