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JD has as much "choice" in this matter as do/did Jessa/Jill "choosing" their courtship boundaries. As GEML pointed out, the Duggars play Gothard by the book with no variations.

TLC is airing older episodes during the day. Michael's birth IS the toilet birth. Yes, I too saw it again for posterity's sake. MEchelle may be present at the births of her grandkids, but she acts like she couldn't care less. Doula in training Jill (not sure if she'd declared for midwife yet) did more to help Anna through her misery than the woman who wants more and more grandkids.

HA! I mentioned them first! I also think she's using gray/silver interchangably. Jill's color was "gray," yet MEchelle wore that duct-tape monstrosity. And no, it wasn't Kelly Bates'. Her dress was just below knee-length and only had a small modesty panel put into the bodice. Mullet's dress was full-length (there isn't enough height difference between the two women to make that a floor length dress) and had that hideous brocade panel sewn in, all the way up to the base of her neck. HIDEOUS. Back to Jessa, check out her facebook page. She's moved on to posting links regarding Young Earth Creationism and getting slammed, mostly by fellow Christians. LMAO

It's TLC-contrived filler plot for anyone not named Jill or Jessa (or the older girls who accompany them everywhere). SNORE!!!!!!

I'm not on board with the ice cream sundaes. With all those little kids in dress-up clothes, all I see is a huge clusterfuck disaster. Heck, even if they were in tees and jeans it would still be a disaster! To answer the prior question (edited because the ice cream cake post snuck in and I couldn't catch mine in time): like Jill and Derick, Benessa have kept the venue(s) under wraps. It's okay to ask your fans to buy you $30k worth of stuff, but it's not okay to crash the wedding. Since the registries were advertised on the back of the invitation (800 of them), why the need for a public registry other than a blatant gift grab? It appears that they already invited pretty much everyone they personally know. This all leads me to the conclusion that these registries are primarily for the fans. Some poor schlub bought Jessa her pink hair dryer. *sigh*

Liar liar! They lived in the Johnson Rd. house at that time; no room for barstools in that tiny, cramped place. And the "rent house" they lived in when Johnson Rd. got demo'ed was even smaller. I imagine that was the manufacture date of the new stools, which were more than likely bought by TLC when they furnished the Duggar great room (what's a few extra stools to complete the look from the front door?). Still not sure who bought them the new dining room table; it just appeared on that moving-in special, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was also a TLC purchase.

Ad-hom attacks, such as caling those who disagree with the Holocaust = Abortion position "Hitler's Dopplegangers" does nothing to contribute to reasoned debate. It just allows the leghumpers to smack him on the back with an, "Way to tell 'em, big guy!" He's doing nothing more than stroking his ego with the platform the Duggars have given him. That he doesn't allow dissenting viewpoints on his blog says all you really need to know about these people. As someone noted earlier, they are really good at parroting the party line, as well as attacking those who oppose it, but do not have the ability to play well with others. This really goes back to their lack of education in the "real" world. They are opposing stereotypes brought to them by their limited circle of demagogues.

Jessa's colors are navy, silver and coral. Can they dye those dresses navy blue, or just re-use the dresses from Anna's wedding (and the "vow removal")? That would take care of about half of her attendants. I gather the guys will re-use the gray suits that they wore to Jill's wedding. Bin's brothers are pretty young; I guess this means almost all the Duggar brothers will attend him. (edited for clarity since a post snuck in between that is on a different topic) :)

She deleted the post from Thursday and reposted this...which does not give the quote attribution like the original did. Hint: Phil Robertson didn't say it either. It's probably a meme created during HIS big-mouth scandal. Nice to see that the Seewalds agree with Jessa, and in so doing, have put down yet another religious and (this time) ethnic group. Way to forward the Big Tent of acceptance. The more I read and/or hear from the Fundies/Evangelicals, the more isolationist they appear. There's a reason they keep their kids uneducated; this entire mess would have been averted had Jessa, Bin, or Mike Seewald (also the product of a mega-family) been allowed the education to think independently. Mike Seewald's ad-hom attack "Hitler's dopplegangers" just proves that he attacks rather than reasons his "arguments," therefore rendering them essentially invalid. Or stupid. I'm not even giving that guy a click to read his latest bigoted screed. eta: The last online People article stated that Blessa will have 10 bridesmaids.

How ironic given the content of her post. Of course, irony is lost on these people, especially Miss "Cut and Dried" Blessa. The more she posts, the uglier she becomes. I never thought there would be a Duggar more repugnant than Smuggar, but IMO, Miss Duggar may well supplant him. I'm glad Boob has allowed social media so they can show their asses, get the attention they've really needed these past few years, and get off TV that much faster.

As Jill "checks things off the list," I mentally tally the comped items. The shoes are officially on the list. Mullet mentions Famous Footwear, then the very.first.commercial is for that brand. Quelle surprise!!!!! I think they actually may have paid for the bridesmaid dresses. Why is Boob wearing a soccer jersey in the carpet-laying segment? Has he ever seen a game? Not a good look on middle-aged schlubs like Boob. I can't feel too badly for the carpet guy. I'm sure Boob made sure he was Fundie Friendly before hiring him, much like he did when they built the TTH. So, he bit the bullet with JOY!

Michelle mentions the name of the jeweler were Jill and Derick get their rings. Comped. Cross Church gets a plug. Don't forget, the main reception was also held there, so there was that expense to think of as well. Since Boob and Mullet were married there, I'm guessing comped or deeply discounted. The bridal shop? Good lord, Jill and Anna's thumbs were probalby bleeding after last week's episode; they liv-tweeted the episode and mentioned the shop's name, its manager, and owner MULTIPLE TIMES. Not to mention the prominent air time it received, by name. Dress definitely comped. Tomoroow is shoes. We know the name of the store (not a place I'm familiar with, but already mentioned and remarked upon here). Comped. Hair and makeup episode? Let's see what is mentioned. Nails were comped. There was a big nail party with Jill and the bridesmaids on 6/19 (I remember the date because I watched this play out on social media on my birthday). Jamberry was mentioned by name by Jill, Jessa, Anna, and Duggarfam (Jinger). They are the reason I know it was Jamberry, a company I'd never heard of before that day. Comped. Lopsided cake? Gifted from one of Jill's former clients. Not sure who paid for the hoi polloi's sheet cakes. Food? DONATED by delusional fans who want to be associated with these lying hypocrites. This wedding and reception cost Boob virtually NOTHING, aside from the party they held for 600 of their best friends back on the Compound. Even there, I suspect much of the spread was paid for and prepared by people not named Duggar. I could go on, but that's enough for one post. (Okay, I lied. The Duggars have also not been above comping for product placement. Sweeping with Swiffers and Anna's boxed apple juice, both with products clearly displayed on the show, and commercials to follow, are two examples off the top of my head. They don't do that because they're such wonderful Christians.) But back to the products we can easily see being a quid pro quo for this clusterfuck of a wedding.

Jessa wore those sandals in a lot of her engagement shots, not to mention to the Values Voters Summit this past weekend. At least she got some mileage out of her shoes. I think I've seen Jana in her platforms a couple of times, and Anna wore hers over the summer. Not so sure about Jinger; she's behind the camera most of the time on Instagram. This goes to the point that those shoes weren't suited for the more formal dresses; they are for more casual dresses/skirts, or...wait for it...PANTS!

Dear Jill, a MODEST heel (see what I did there? :D ) would have done little to mar the precious height difference between Derick and you. No wonder there were no pictures of her feet in all of those pictures we were bombarded with from People after the wedding. They took pains to HIDE her feet! Wow, how crunchy granola (and I suppose "vintage" *eyeroll*) of her. Wanna bet Jessa wears hooker heels ala Alyssa Bates, proving Mullet wrong about the power of sex and the feet? What's up with her statement anyway? Their Big Boss, Bill Gothard, was well known for his disgusting foot fetish; talk about someone in deep stages of denial!

On Rosh Hashanah, no less. Her true colors are emerging with all those hate-filled Instagram posts. As noted above, social media is exposing a side to the Duggars that we knew existed, but was able to be kept hidden from the leghumpers...until now.

I believe it's the title conferred to him due to his position of employment with the Boy Scouts. He also said that he didn't care that his address was all over the internet, but had some nasty words for the snarkers. I've poked around his social media a bit, and he appears to be a supreme asshole. I get that Benessa are inviting everyone they can think of for the potential of getting some of the big ticket gifts (I'm dying to know who will buy them the single-person kayak), so I suppose inviting your brother-in-law's brother (and likely mother/stepdad) aren't that far-fetched. After all, Dan has one of those JOB things! He can buy them Jessa's pink hair dryer or really splurge and get them the Vitamix. Or a gun. :/

Josiah's been at ALERT programming camp pretty much all year, with a couple of 2-week breaks in between "tours." I think they let him out for Jill's wedding, but I know he spent his 18th birthday there. Poor guy. Talk about forgotten...

If Jill wasn't so tall, she was certainly thin enough to wear Mary's old dress that MEchelle also wore. I wonder if Jessa will wear it? Long sleeves for a November wedding would be appropriate, and the neckline was modest. Hmmm.....

FWIW, it was a Duggar episode that crossed over to SYTTD, not the other way around. I wouldn't have seen it had it been the latter. :)

Because the shop didn't have any modest gowns...they HAD to bring in this Monie woman to build up a top. The woman speaking is the owner of the boutique they went to. Notice use of the word "blessing." DRINK!

It won't be on TLC. It's on something called the UP Channel. Apparently, it used to be the Gospel Music Channel. Channel 338 on DirecTV, don't see it at all on Comcast (never heard of either channel before I saw the tumblr entry).

The thing that puzzled me is that the shop caters to Christian brides. Why wasn't the "modest" version of Jill's dress in stock? She's likely a stock size to begin with so little to no alterations would have been needed. If not that modest dress, why not another? I am pretty sure they did it for the attention, because MODESTY!!!! just like ME Chelle and her horrid modesty bedspread panel. Kelly Bates wore the short version of the same dress with NO alterations! To TWO weddings! So yeah, it's strictly for show.

I found the shop information back during the actual period of the wedding. The shop is in a DC exurb of VA. The shop owner showed up on a video or two that surfaced on YouTube, regarding the delivery of the dresses, which she supervised. She's a hugely devout Christian. I wonder if she contacted the Duggars somehow, or if they found the shop through some Christian business network? What's odd is that the line of dresses Jill eventually chose from had a MODEST version of the dress she chose that would have needed ZERO alterations. I guess it makes for more drama to choose a strapless dress that has to have a bodice built in so they can say, "LOOK AT HOW MODEST I AM!!!!!!" The modest version revealed no more than what Jill chose to reveal in the altered gown...and it would have been cheaper. Then again, with all the self-promotion the shop owner gave herself around the time of the wedding, I wonder if the shop will get any airtime, hence getting her even more business in exchange for a comped dress (alterations included, the woman who did that was attached to the shop and also very devout). I'll be looking/listening for signs and overt mentions naming the place.

The registry Jill *really* wanted to set up. Check it out now before some leghumper finds it and tattles. FTR, it's obviously set up to be silly; the due date is a day off. http://www.walmart.com/giftregistry/gr_detail.do?registryId=86212624464

So Jessa posted this to her Instagram earlier today: http://instagram.com/p/tGoR3PDfqJ/?modal=true Interesting for a couple of reasons: 1. Jinger posted a selfie at Goodwill yesterday, also touting #buyusedandsavethedifference. They're obviously circling the wagons around Jill and the criticism she's received for the baby registry. 2. The irony is inescapable when she has two bridal registries that total around 26 grand in freebies from fans. So Jessa, post that old pic (notice there's no engagement ring), and try to make the leghumpers believe that you are frugal.