Those who have been long-time readers of our blog have likely been acquainted with the Bontragers, close friends of the Duggars who tour the country playing gospel and bluegrass music. This year, parents Marlin and Rebecca Bontrager watched three of their children tie the knot...all in the same weekend!
On Friday, September 1st, the family threw a double wedding for Carson Bontrager, then 21, and Joshua Bontrager, 20, at the Bontrager farm. And to make the special day even more unique, the brides were sisters! Carson married Carolina Bowers, and Joshua married Cassidy Bowers in a ceremony and reception attended by nearly 1,000 guests.
The following day, Mitchell Bontrager, 25, married his sweetheart, Bryn Leppert. And a few days before the big wedding weekend, Chelsy Bontrager, the oldest of Marlin and Rebecca's 10 children, said yes to boyfriend John Maxwell's proposal, which means the family is already planning another wedding!
Below are photos from the Bontrager/Bowers double wedding, many of which include the Duggars.
Photos are courtesy of the Bontrager family/Windrose Photography
The ceremony is available for viewing on YouTube, and more photos can be found on the Bontragers' website.
Photos of Mitchell and Bryn's wedding coming soon.
Wow! That's an incredible wedding!! How fun!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a double wedding!
how unique but I still don't think I'd like to share my day w/ someone else.
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DeleteCongratulations to everyone! Such a special day! I love the big family and friends gathering. I miss being part of that. God Bless.
ReplyDeleteThat looked like a lovely wedding! How memorable!!!
ReplyDeleteI started following the Bontrager family a few months ago, they seems like a loving family also just like the Duggars and Bates. Wish you had time to post more on them. thanks for sharing these pictures.
ReplyDeleteI never heard of this family before until now I heard of double weddings before I seen It on the fictional world of TV. But the photo of the Bontrager brothers get married by 2 sisters at the same. So nice to see a photo of the Duggar family.
ReplyDeleteJosie looks so pretty in her lovely dress...Jane
ReplyDeleteWhy info on this family or the Bates on the Duggar site? With a family as big as the Duggars surly there is something to report from the Duggars. Miss them (well miss Jim Bob and Michelle - the older children seem to be going in a worldly direction). I will no longer watch the family on TLC even if they are put back on the network because of the TLC's discrimination of Christians but I hope Jim Bob and Michelle and the little kids come back to another network. Please more info on the parents, grandmother, and little kids - would prefer this blog focus more on these Duggars - just my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI am a Christian. I do not feel that tlc discriminates against Christians.
DeleteThey put this info on the Duggar's page, because it's an event that the Duggars attended (see the pictures). Most people would find these "behind-the-scenes" pictures interesting.
DeleteHow is TLC discriminating against Christians? After how many years of having the Duggars on their network? Maybe the Duggars pushed too many of TLC's buttons, ever think of that?
DeleteBetty TLC does not discriminate against Christians. My employer doesn’t discriminate against any legally protected group or religion, but if I went on Twitter and named a coworker by name and said controversial things about a specific individual and their life choices I would be fired. The Duggars have always been able to state their beliefs, they have done so without shaming or naming specific individuals. Views can be expressed without causing harm to others or verbally bashing, bullying or shaming.
DeleteI personally liked this post. And it's fun to see the pictures of Josie, especially the last two...so it's still about the Duggars in a way. :)
DeleteWow what a busy month it makes sense to combine the two weddings it would of saved them some money
ReplyDeleteJosie is getting so tall!!!
ReplyDeleteI wonder why Josie got to go and not one of the other little girls?
DeleteWho said none of the other little girls were there?
DeleteThe Duggars do not always sit together.
DeleteI seem to remember reading somewhere at the time of this wedding that Jimbob and Michelle attended but Josie was the only child that went with them, maybe I am wrong. Perhaps the admin know?
DeleteFun! Two of my sons married two sisters!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun, Whispering Pines! By the way, I love your moniker! Pine trees are among my favorite, and whispering pines evokes a lovely picture of pine trees softly swaying in a gentle breeze! Guess I'm waxing poetic... ha!
DeleteI wonder if the Duggars will go to the Maxwell/Bontrager wedding. They know both families - the Maxwells longer than the Bontragers.
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine and his brother decided to do a double wedding, although not to sisters, but still fun!
ReplyDeleteI love this post. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI love the giant white tent at the wedding, it adds a gorgeous touch. Might also help with wind protection? A cool idea to keep in mind, although renting them might be expensive
ReplyDeleteI don't think those tents are as expensive as you might think. :)
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