Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Recap: "Wedding Countdown!"

Tonight on TLC...

19 Kids and Counting "Wedding Countdown!"
  • Jill and Derick have been meeting with Jim Bob and Michelle for weekly marriage counseling leading up to their wedding. Jim Bob says he is "checking Derick out" until the day he says 'I do.'
  • The Duggars recommend the Getting Ready for Marriage workbook by Jerry D. Hardin and Dianne C. Sloan, available on our Duggar Store page 
  • Jim Bob and the kids visit an auction to buy furniture for the Stonybrook house, which Jim Bob and Michelle have fixed up over the past two years and will allow Jill and Derick to live in temporarily.
  • "I trust Jill; she has a better eye of what will look good in our home," says Derick, who stops by the auction after work.
  • "These are the last few days, hours, moments that we are going to be able to spend with [Jill] before she's married," says Jana.
  • "We only hold hands right now, and within the span of a day, we are going to be living in the same home and being a married couple." says Derick.
  • Jim Bob and Michelle give Jill and Derick a tour of their new home. "There's definitely enough room to start a family," remarks Derick. 
  • "Their first home compared to our first home are two total opposites," says Michelle, who lived in a tiny fixer upper when she married Jim Bob thirty years ago. "I know that Jill is excited to start a home of her own. She is such a homemaker anyway. She is just going to love it, and she will do great at it."
  • After the tour, the rest of the Duggar family, including Ben Seewald, comes over to help move furniture.
  • "Ben's very sweet about taking directions," says Jessa. "He's always like, 'Yes, how would you like that done?'" Jessa says she envisions a much smaller house for her and Ben when they get married.
  • Later, Michelle supervises the kids as they film a reenactment of Jill and Derick's engagement, starring Jackson and Johannah as Jill and Derick, Jenny and Jordyn as the chaperones, and Jeremiah as the musician. Four-year-old Josie makes an appearance as the police officer who mistakenly asked Jill and Derick to use a different sidewalk as they entered the park just before getting engaged. He didn't realize that the "documentary" that was being filmed was their engagement!
  • Jill picks up the first wedding "guests"--Josh and Anna and their kids--from the airport. "This wedding is happening," says Jana. "It is going to be here before we know it.
  • Josh visits his old car dealership, now owned by a friend, to borrow a getaway car for the wedding. Jill has asked her siblings to refrain from trashing her getaway car, but Josh admits he might not honor that request.
  • The older girls help Jill decorate her new house, which includes hanging approximately 130 picture frames.
  • Two days before the wedding, Jill and her mom and bridesmaids get their nails done by one of Jill's friends. "These are some of the last things I get to do with my family as a Duggar," says Jill.
  • The bridesmaids try their dresses on one last time, and Jana finishes sewing 11 ties for the groomsmen and ushers. Jill packs her belongings into boxes, while friends start arriving at the house.  

24 comments:

  1. Sounds like Jessa will be head of their household! :-)

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    1. Thats a given, she will run a tight ship for sure.

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  2. If I buy an i tunes card can I will that access and pay for viewing this show? It reads like it's good.

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  3. Can't wait to watch this episode! Sounds good

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  4. Love, Love, Love the Duggar girls interior decorating expertise! I need to rent them!

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  5. Hi Lily and Ellie,

    Thanks for the recap! I was wondering, do y'all have any idea of where the Duggar girls get their skirts that they seem to be wearing so often, especially in this current season? They are so fashionable!

    Thanks, and God bless,
    ~EGMGW

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  6. Hanging over 100 pictures with nails on fresh walls in a rental home! Should have used Command hooks so all those repairs would not have to be made when the house is sold.

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  7. It's all a moot point now but congrats on the wedding and the upcoming baby.

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  8. Where will Jessa and Ben live after their marriage on Nov 1,2014?

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    1. I bet it's Josh and Anna's old house or something similar.

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  9. Not as intrested as I was. TLC make BIG mistake not airing the wedding as a special. The ratings would have been over the roof. I was hoping they would have done a better job for Ben and Jessa.as they have took a back seat on their love story and wedding. Really hope that Jim Bob and Mischelle step up to the plate and do as much for Ben and Jessa ( house, funiture etc.)
    Guess it's time to move on. I love the Duggars and will continue to watch.

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  10. I thought it was strange that Jill and her sisters put so many nails in the walls. Jim Bob made it sound like the home was very temporary. Is it true that he really gave them the house?

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  11. @Anonymous

    Hi Anonymous 2,

    Yes, you can use iTunes gift cards to purchase episodes of "19 Kids and Counting." :)

    ~Lily and Ellie

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  12. @Anonymous

    Hi EGMGW,

    Are you referring to their maxi skirts? Target, Walmart, Kohl's, and Gordmans all have great selections of maxi skirts for reasonable prices. Since they are becoming very popular, you should be able to find them at thrift stores, as well. :)

    ~Lily and Ellie

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  13. I wonder if Ben will be able to afford a home for them plus a baby which will surely come within the first year of marriage. Thats a lot for a young guy just having graduated to take on. Maybe the two of them will live in that "guest house" on the property.

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  14. The purple cloth in the center of the table was a nice idea. Putting the cloth there was to create a sense of a feminine individual experience rather than a shared dinner table experience, I guess.
    And I'd like to say Jackson and Hannie are always cute to watch. Hannie looked like a quintessential younger sister, adorable!

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  15. This was such a good episode !!!
    -Brittany :)

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  16. When will this be on youtube?

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  17. In all due respect.....I am surprised that the Duggar Girls and Mom wear Make-up, nail polish and curl their hair. But wear long skirts and no bathing suits ??? They cover up in one way and are open in another. Thought all the dolling up would be off limits due to their religion? Thank You.

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  18. Will Jessa and Ben be renting from mom and dad also? Thank you.

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  19. Are the i Tunes episodes these most up to date recent episodes, or are they just some other OLD season that is only available?

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  20. I hope that Jessa takes a step back and lets Ben do things his own way. She doesn't have to control every little detail. I think that Ben will grow tired of that if it continues over the years.

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  21. Arent they afraid of BEDBUGS buying a used sofa , matresses and beds.
    And take them all in to their new house.
    I would´nt buy that!

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  22. I know that they used Jamberry nails fro their nails.Do you know what wraps?

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