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I think she was trying to go for mint and peach (which is lovely) but couldn't match the ties maybe???

Looks like the groomsmen were wearing teal ties. I liked the peach and gray Dereck wore but I don't think the teal and peach are cohesive.

Agreed. Honestly, A pamphlet that tells about UTI's. LOL I really could have used that when I lost my virginity! Go pee after sex! Sorry TMI

Yah I think your right. A reception dress is definitely something of excess that the "industry" has caused brides to feel like they need more than one dress just so they can make more money. I am not a huge fan of the whole notion. As the French would say, "tout ce qui sera sera." I personally loved my ONE dress way too much to only wear it for just the ceremony. The Duggars usually do not give into cultural fads such as this one that says a bride needs more than one dress, so Jill most definitely will only be wearing one dress today.

Wow! That's a great picture of them. I love the colors of her bouquet and glad he wore gray instead of black for June. I wish I could have convinced my husband to wear gray (we had a May wedding) but he insisted on black - men can be very black an white can't they? :-p Her veil is gorgeous and reminds me of my own. Love the lace!

Ugh hearing about Derricks mother is heart wrenching. She seems so pure and genuine. I was hoping Jill could have a close relationship with her. Also it would be nice to see D&J's kids have a close grandmother figure.

oooh! I have another question. I am excited to be participating now (rather than just lurking) so it was like opening a can of worms! You guys are just so informed I can't help it :-) Does Derick have the same values as Jill? I mean in regards to kissing? Obviously he is going along with it now that he is courting Jill but did he ever date other girls before? Has he said if he has kissed? You guys talking about what their first kiss will be like kind of got me wondering all this. If he has kissed a girl before, then it will most likely not be as awkward as Josh and Anna's or Pricilla and Davids's. UCK! That latter one was particularly disturbing!

This is something that drives me nuts. I have sent so many, baby shower, bridal shower and wedding gifts and not received even a verbal thank you. I always send a thank you. It's so easy - even just an email would be acceptable now days. When I don't receive a thank you in the mail I cut off all gift giving to that person. If they are not thankful than I am not giving. I can't imagine all of the gifts that Jill will have to write thank you notes for. That is why I am surprised they are so willing to receive gifts form just anyone. That is just more thank you notes they will have to write.

Hi - first time poster - lurker for a while now so I finally made an account because I actually have a question - sorry if it's already been discussed. I am curious as to why they made their wedding registry public? I mean, they have other links on their wedding website set to private which one would need a password to view (for example the ceremony and reception pages.) I totally get that because they don't want weirdos showing up unannounced. I just don't get why they strategically made the gift registry public - Jill even advertised the wedding website on Twitter. It's as if they are asking perfect strangers to send them stuff. It just seems sort of greedy, tacky, etc. Why wouldn't the registry be set to private as well? Seems a bit like they have their hands out. I have not actually viewed the registry, but from what I am reading from y'all, I just can not believe how odd some of these items are.