It's official: Jana Duggar is now a married lady! After fans have spent years speculating about what the oldest Duggar daughter's future would look like, she surprised fans with the news that she tied the knot with Stephen Wissmann on Thursday night — the same man she was rumored to be dating years ago. Now that the first photos and details about her wedding are out, it certainly looks like Jana's big day was worth the wait. She made a beautiful bride!
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Jana and Stephen got married in Prairie Grove, Arkansas.
The photos were shared exclusively with People, and Jana looked gorgeous in an off-the-shoulder white ball gown that she said made her feel "a bit like a princess."
(It's definitely against the Duggar dress code, too — and much different from the more conservative dresses her sisters wore at their weddings!)
Jana admitted that she felt like her wedding day was "never coming," but it finally has.
"Reality is starting to set in," she told People. "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."
Five hundred guests showed up to celebrate Jana's wedding.
Because Jana is one of 19 children and Stephen is one of 13, it's no surprise that their guest list would be a bit long!
Jim Bob walked Jana down the aisle to the song "Holy, Holy, Holy," and the Wissmann family made the dinner served at the reception — chicken, mashed potatoes, rolls, green beans, and coleslaw.
Jana also went against the grain by having dancing at her wedding, which isn't permitted under the rules of the ultra-conservative Christian group the Institute in Basic Life Principles, which she and her siblings grew up under.
Jana and Stephen *did* originally start dating a couple of years ago.
But even though things didn't work out the first time around, everything changed when they reconnected earlier this year.
"I had been a slower mover on it, but just over time, his character, his coming back, still loving me no matter what," she said. "I know we have a big crazy family and still kind of putting up with a lot of things. I'm like, my goodness, there are not too many people that do that. He must really, genuinely care about me."
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Several of Jana's sisters were bridesmaids at her wedding.
Jana's bridesmaids wore champagne-colored dresses, and Jessa served as her maid of honor. The other bridesmaids included Jinger, Joy-Anna, Johannah, Jordyn, and her sister-in-law, Abbie, who is married to Jana's twin, John David.
People also reported that one of Jana's brothers-in-law was the DJ for the evening — who could it have been?!
Guests are slowly starting to share photos from the wedding.
This one came from Jana's longtime BFF, Laura. She and Stephen look so happy together.
Now that the couple is officially married, Jana is moving to Nebraska, where Stephen's family lives.
"It's great. We've been working, he has a little house we bought that we've been fixing up and getting pulled together, and so that's been fun," she said.
Congrats to Jana! We can't wait to hear more about her wedding.
