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Breaking: Jana Duggar Marries Stephen Wissmann in ‘Classic, Elegant’ Ceremony
Jana Duggar, the eldest daughter of the Duggar family, who all were featured in TLC’s Counting On, tied the knot last week with Stephen Wissmann in a “classic, elegant” ceremony. The couple married on Thursday, Aug. 15, just two months after their engagement. Both exchanged traditional vows at The Grand at Willow Springs in front of 500 guests. As reported by People, Jessa Duggar Seewald was the bride’s maid of honor, while her sister-in-law, Abbie Duggar, and sisters Joy-Anna Forsyth, Johannah Duggar, Jinger Duggar Vuolo and Jordyn Duggar were bridesmaids.
“I think it is one of those things that all girls envision someday,” Jana told PEOPLE of her wedding two days before the celebration. “For me, it felt like, ‘Okay, it’s never coming.’ But now it’s starting to sink in. Reality is starting to set in. And I’m like, ‘Wow, this truly is something that I’ve dreamed of.’ And just to see it coming about is incredible and kind of hard to believe. It’s a dream come true.”
The hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy” played as Jana walked down the aisle in an off-the-shoulder ivory satin ball gown with her father, Jim Bob Duggar.
“The venue is already so gorgeous and picturesque that I didn’t want to take too much from that,” Jana says. “The guys will be in black suits, the girls in champagne-colored dresses, and then just white flowers and greenery.”
They added that having their families present was their top priority.
Following the exchange of vows and lighting of the unity candle, they joined their 500 guests at the reception, in which the groom’s family served a dinner of chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, rolls, and coleslaw.