In this scene from Monday's episode, Jinger Duggar and some of the other Duggar ladies make jewelry for the bridal party, while Jeremy Vuolo and the guys spend the afternoon golfing. The bachelorette party is led by Seung, the wife of one of Jeremy's friends who also happens to be a jewelry designer (video below).
While the women create beautiful earrings, necklaces, and bracelets, they give Jinger advice for her first kiss.
Watching these beautiful ladies wait for God's best is truly beautiful to watch.
ReplyDeleteMakes me wish I had waited and prayed to God for my husband.
We are still on Jinger's wedding?
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ReplyDeleteI don't understand why saving holding hands and having a first kiss is so detrimental to this family. I had my first kiss when I was in kindergarten, and it was obviously innocent! Do I regret it? No, because I was just a child, and it happened with my best guy friend, who I am still friends with to this day :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know, I regret all the kissing I did with someone who didn't wind up being my husband. I wish I had saved that experience for my husband.
DeleteWhy couldn't this event be held OUTSIDE of the house at a local place? You don't have to drink alcohol or dance to have a good time, but go to a lively place and reserve a large table and have a good/festive time. This event looked more like craft day at the rest home.
ReplyDeleteI'm sick to death of reading about Jinger's wedding of last year. :( I like this blog but it would be much more interesting to read about the here and now with the Duggar's and spouses BUT NOT only about the married ones please! I'd like to read more about the present day with the rest of the UNMARRIED Duggar clan too and how about Grandma Mary, how is she doing?!
ReplyDeleteThese wedding shows get dragged out for months. Who cares to watch it go on and on.
DeleteI do! They give us information in dribs and drabs, not all at one time. The things they've been showing this season with all the wedding plan was new to us! Next week's wedding episode will be two hours, not one hour like the wedding special last fall.
DeleteIs Jinger left-handed?
ReplyDeleteYes.Jinger's the only left handed one.
DeleteHuh, I don't know if I've ever heard that before.
DeleteThe video won't play. I'm not sure if anyone else is having this issue, but it starts to play and then freezes and will not continue.
ReplyDeleteSame with me.
DeleteI love the earrings some of the ladies were wearing. At first I thought it was dumb to give advice about your first kiss. But listening to them there is just something special about sharing your first kiss with your husband on your wedding day.
ReplyDeleteIt actually looked like Derick almost missed Jill's mouth when he went to kiss her in that clip.
ReplyDeleteI ask, why does Jinger NEED their advice on her first kiss? This family has way too much involvement in the lives of the married couples. Seems unhealthy.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't even a family member who brought it up in the first place! I wouldn't be surprised if one of the production staff told them to talk about it for them to film.
DeleteExactly! And it seems Jil is waiting to jump in with 'expert advice'. She's a newly wed herself. She appears to want to sound like an old married woman.
DeleteIt's a kiss. It isn't rocket science. You don't need to figure it with a schematic on a white board or solicit how-to's from other women. Gee willikers. You'd think these girls were preparing for a mission to Mars. It's a kiss!
ReplyDeleteFunny, Jessa said the same thing - "not rocket science."
DeleteI let my husband be the leader per se when it came to our kids after 'I Do' :) we kissed before, but I get nervous in front of crowds so I just followed his lead.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to seeing something more current.
ReplyDeleteJessa didn't need to provide pointers and nor did Jill.
Jeremy is a mature adult and it wasn't his first kiss.
I don't enjoy the public kissing from the sisters. They seem staged and awkward....
Why do they talk about a first kiss like they're 12 years old?
ReplyDeleteAwh! It's a day to look back on and cherish forever!
ReplyDeleteThe jewelry was very beautiful - I was impressed!
ReplyDeleteI find it strange that they refer to an altar as a stage. Is that what all evangelicals call the altar? I doesn't sound reverent - Just my own humble opinion. I think the Duggar girls are lovely, nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteI don't think calling it a stage is irreverent. That's the great thing about true Christianity -- we're not bound by certain words and actions. It's all about our relationship with Christ.
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DeleteThese churches don't have any altars. They have stages for preaching and choir singing, inspirational dramatic things of the like. Nothing going on there to have an altar for. They don't believe in the sacrifice of the Mass because they don't believe in the Mass as worship. Their worship services are pretty much made up by each individual gathering as they are "independent" Baptists.
ReplyDeleteExcellent wording.
DeleteDo they actually 'believe' in the pope?
DeleteI'm sorry but I have to take offense at your comment Anon @10:15. Our pastors seek the Lord for what they will be preaching/teaching on. This holds true for Baptist,Mennonite,non denomination, etc. Our altars may not be all pretty but that's okay. I don't think it matters to God if churches have fancy altars. As long as the pastor is preaching/teaching the Word of God and encouraging the congregation to read and obey the Word of God that is all that matters. I'm sorry that came across as harsh.
DeleteJust because they're not Catholic does not mean there is no high altar and they do not conduct Mass does not mean they do not believe in the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross for the sins of all people (regardless of age). Nor are their worship services "pretty much made up by each individual gathering" because they are Independent Baptists "Independent" is capitalized, just as one would capitalize Roman Catholic and Orthodox Catholic, two divisions sharing some but not all tenets in common. Generally speaking, their worship service is less ritualized, elaborate, and formal than the Roman Catholic Church, but has a definable structure (usually complete with a program given at the door that defines the order for attendees). In the absence of the more elaborate, graven "high" altar, an elevated stage with steps or the space in front of the Church serves as the place where individuals are invited to gather to receive counsel/prayer,to worship or reflect, and to receive Communion. Some Churches pass the elements among the row- more of a family/community aspect, easier for the disabled/elderly, Church attendance is quite large, or any or all of the above.
DeleteNo, they are Protestants. The Pope is a Catholic figure. I do not believe they see the Pope as anyone other than another human being.
DeleteI like when the Bates sisters (on their own show, last year) were also talking about the first kiss, because the one sister Michaela was getting married. Then they went on the say that it wasn't really the first kiss that scared them, "but the whole shabang". I'm sure the Duggar sisters are thinking the same, but you'd never hear them admit that much detail on their show. The Bates let it all hang out a little more, lol!
ReplyDeleteThe Bateses are just more real and down to earth; plus they are more fun!!!
DeleteJup. They seem a little more like 'real' people with flaws and fears and everything. I like that :)
DeleteAlthough I'm sure they are just as "Christian," the Bates girls do seem a bit more like "you and me" with their expressions.
DeleteIf I recall correctly, they were on the stage when they married. The altar space is in the front of the church on the floor level where everyone sits. My husband and I stood at the altar when we married. Jeremy and Jinger couldn't be seen if they would have stood at the altar.
ReplyDeleteDepending on denomination the altar is the table meant for communion centered above Church members. Definition change's depending..
DeleteWhat can we do to get the 19 kids and counting back?
ReplyDeleteAin't gonna happen.... That bridge is in ashes. 😢
DeleteWell it would be nice to have it back, I think it would just be so overwhelming and I think some of the kids might be happier not being in the spotlight anymore.
DeleteWe can all say our opinion but that's all it is,our own opinion. I personally would LOVE to see 19 kids back on TV!! Just maybe instead make a new title to the show and still have the same things like show us all the kids in the Duggar family, married or single. And Grandma Duggar too! Go back to the original ways of doing the show!
DeleteI would hope that the married sisters and Jinger's mother had a frank chat with Jinger. The kiss is nothing. Of course, such a chat would never be shown on TV but it is one that a mother should have with her daughter.
ReplyDeleteI doubt that Jinger needed the talk. You don't grow up with your mom always saying to "take care of your man" and having 19+ kids. It's almost like growing up on a farm. You learn about the facts of life naturally.
DeleteTruthfully I'd like an update on Josh, Anna and the kids.
ReplyDeleteI wish that the show was more about all the siblings and not just about Jessa and Jinger. I have yet to see anything about Joy or Jana in this season. I am honestly dissapointed and wish they dont keep dragging on to find out about the other siblings news
ReplyDeleteYeah... I can agree with you. Not that I don't love sharing in all the sisters' joy, but I'm really excited to hear more about Joy's courtship and life and some of the others. :)
DeleteI agree. I really wish we got to hear more about Jana, Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Josiah, Joseph and John-David.
DeleteI also married young and had my first kiss at the altar, but I feel like the Duggars are making such a show out of it. Sharing a kiss before marriage is not prohibited anywhere in the Bible, so I find it prideful and immodest to talk about it so much. If they choose to save it for the altar because they don't want to take any risks with purity in their courtship, it should be between them and God and not boasted to the world.
ReplyDeleteYou make a good point.
DeleteI agree. It's been coming across as "we're better than other couples because we wait." We are reminded of that over and over...
DeleteI agree. There is a lack of humility...and ironically, a lack of modesty in talking about it so much!!
DeleteWhy wasn't Anna included in this jewelry-making session with the Bride? I think if I were her, my feelings would be hurt. She's Jinger's sister-in-law, Michelle's daughter-in-law, has been a member of the Duggar family for 8 years, was regularly featured on 19 Kids and Counting, has lived with them, and has often helped around the house "doing the jobs no one wants to do". Was she invited or not?
ReplyDeleteIt was a small group activity. It didn't include all the female family members or all the bridesmaids, or Jeremy's female family members. There is no slight to any of the people not involved. If you would have chosen to have hurt feelings in this situation, it indicates some negative attitudes, self-absorption, hyper-sensitivity, and attention-seeking on your part. Those are behaviours that will make people not want to be around you. I don't think Anna displays any of those behaviours.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't a small group activity, it was Jinger's bachelorette time. All the bridesmaids should have been included if possible, and should have gotten to wear what they made that day. Anna's not so far away that she couldn't have gotten there, so there must have been some other reason why she wasn't present.
DeleteIt's not all those negative qualities you mentioned, not if you were a bridesmaid and were not invited to this activity. It would be a breach of etiquette on the bride's part to include some of the bridal party but not others. And you'd have a right to feel slighted.
1. Again, Anna has been a large part of their family for 8 years (vacations, birthday parties, holidays, trips, the show,etc.) down to living in their home, cleaning their toilets, and washing their floors. She's been a part of numerous family events and activities over the last 8 years, including bridal and baby showers. She was invited by Jinger to be a Bridesmaid- it is good etiquette to include all of your bridesmaids in bridal activities (making jewelry for the bridesmaids to wear IS a bridal activity). Jeremy's sister does not live within 1-10 miles of the Duggars, Anna does.
Delete2. It's very rude of you to make assumptions about a complete stranger and insult another poster simply because they asked a question. It's also not a good idea to practice psychology without a license.