Recap: "Jill's Wedding"

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19 Kids and Counting "Jill's Wedding"

• It is the day before Jill and Derick's vintage-themed wedding, and more than 200 of their family members and friends have volunteered to help set up at Cross Church in Springdale, Arkansas.
• "It's hard to believe Jill and Derick are getting married," says Jana. "This relationship has gone really fast."
• The volunteers start by preparing 3,000 root beer floats, at Jill's request. The floats are stored in the church's walk-in freezer, but wedding planner Sierra returns to check on them and discovers that the door has been left open, and the ice cream has melted! 
• Six hours before the wedding, Sierra decides to make 3,000 new floats. "That was the one thing my bride asked for, and she will get it," says the wedding planner. (Click here to read our exclusive interview with Sierra.)
• While preparing for Jill's wedding, Ben tells viewers that he is planning to propose to Jessa soon. (Update: he popped the question on August 14th, and the couple will tie the knot this Saturday, November 1st.)
• During the rehearsal, instead of Derick kissing the bride, Jim Bob plants a kiss on his daughter's cheek. The Duggars say Jim Bob has been very emotional leading up to the wedding. "He will have tears streaming down his face, but he will be smiling from ear-to-ear," says Anna.
• When Jim Bob finds out that Jill is going barefoot on her wedding day, he jokes that before long, she will be "barefoot and pregnant."
• At the rehearsal dinner, before digging into the meal planned by his family, Derick leads the crowd in praying for his mom, who was diagnosed with cancer at Easter. Cathy Byrum is too weak to attend the rehearsal dinner.
• Guests enjoy brisket prepared using Derick's dad's famous BBQ recipe. The late Rick Dillard passed away while Derick was in college.
• After toasts from family and friends, the Duggars show a reenactment video of Jill and Derick's engagement, filmed by Jill's younger siblings.
• On the day of the wedding, Jill and Derick arrive at Cross Church with Joy-Anna as their chaperone. In just a few hours, the couple will be alone for the first time!
• They head to the chapel for morning devotions and to call Derick's mom, who is feeling much better and is planning to make it to the wedding. "It really was a miracle that she was able to come," says Derick.
• Jill and Derick defy tradition and help each other get ready on their wedding day. Jill cleans up Derick's beard before the two part ways to get dressed. While they dress, they continue to send notes to each other, employing Jackson as their messenger.
• The couple meets before pictures for their "first look." With the camera crew and photographers ready to capture the moment, Derick stands outside, and Jill approaches him from behind and taps him on the shoulder. "You look absolutely amazing," Derick tells his wife-to-be. "You look gorgeous. I've never seen you so beautiful." Jill is glowing. "I love you," she responds. "You look so handsome."
• Finally, the guests begin to arrive. Jill and Derick spend a few minutes with Derick's mom before it's time to head to the sanctuary. "That meant a lot to me that she could make it," says Derick.
• The Duggars gather in the same spot where Jim Bob and Michelle got married 30 years before. As everyone is lining up, Jordyn is sitting along the wall crying. "I didn't want her to get married," says the second-youngest Duggar. Jim Bob consoles her, and the wedding is back on track. 
• The rest of the family has left the room, and Jim Bob and Jill have a special father-daughter moment. "Do I have to give you away?" asks Jim Bob.
• The bridal march begins, and the bride and her father enter the sanctuary. "Showtime," Jim Bob says to Jill as they walk through the double doors.
• When the pastor asks who gives Jill to Derick, Jim Bob jokingly responds: "I do. No, her mother and I."
• After a short sermon, Jill and Derick recite the same wedding vows that Jim Bob and Michelle recited 30 years before. Then, the couple exchanges rings: "I pledge here and now this solemn vow. With this ring, I thee wed. With loyal love I thee endow, so long as I shall live." Jill and Derick light a unity candle and pray together, and the pastor pronounces them husband and wife. 
• The bride and groom share their first kiss before running out of the sanctuary.
• The rest of the wedding party runs out after them. After walking up the aisle with Derick's friends, Jessa is stopped by Ben on the away out and escorted the rest of the way. Josh does the same with Anna, after giving her a quick kiss on the lips.
• The family approves of Jill and Derick's first kiss. "Practice makes progress, is what I say," Michelle tells viewers.
• "Practice makes progress, and progress makes babies," says Anna.
• Jill and Derick enjoy a few minutes alone before joining the family for more pictures. "When I finally got to say 'I do,' it was still surreal for me," says Jill.
• Josh shares two phrases with Derick that he says husbands should say often and with sincerity: "yes dear" and "I'm sorry."
• Anna encourages the couple to "enjoy the little things because time is going to go by so fast."
• Jason tells his sister and brother-in-law to "be fruitful and multiply."
• John-David advises Jill to downsize her recipes.
• The newlyweds spend a short time visiting with family and friends at the reception and then head off to South Carolina for their honeymoon

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