Jana Duggar shocked Duggar family followers on Aug. 15 when she wed Stephen Wissmann at an evening ceremony. Jana, 34, is the eldest daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and watched 9 of her younger siblings and her twin brother walk down the aisle before her.
Now that the secret is out, details of the big event are slowly being released. Jana Duggar’s wedding party attendants are a bit surprising; Jill Dillard appears to have been left out. Duggar family followers think Jana is sending a message.
Jana Duggar snubs Jill Dillard at surprise wedding Jana welcomed Jessa Seewald, Jinger Vuolo, Joy-Anna Forsyth, Johannah Duggar, and Jordyn Duggar as members of her wedding party. She even included her sister-in-law, Abbie Burnett, in the festivities. While Jana told People that she and Stephen Wissmann wanted to include the whole family in their big day, she left out a few of her sisters.
Jill Dillard was suspiciously skipped over for the honor. It might have been difficult to include every member of the supersized family in the event, but Jill and Jana were once close. In fact, Jana served as Jill’s maid of honor in 2014 when she married Derick Dillard.
Duggar family followers suspect the snub might be a statement. Jill Dillard’s scathing memoir Counting the Cost chronicled a difficult period between the Dillards and her parents, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. In one section of the book, Jill revealed that Jim Bob had pitted her siblings against her and Derick Dillard.
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