The conspicuous absence of TLC star Jill Duggar Dillard from her sister Jana Duggar’s wedding to Stephen Wissmann earlier this month has raised questions. Jana, who celebrated her dream wedding on August 15 and had a long guest list of 500 guests, did not include her sister Jill as a bridesmaid or in the bridal party.

The Duggar family, famous for their documented life experiences on the TLC show “19 Kids and Counting,” has long been a subject of public interest due to the unconventional lifestyle of the couple Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children.

During a recent fan Q&A on Instagram, a curious fan asked why Jill Duggar, the author of Counting the Cost, didn’t have the honor of walking her sister down the aisle along with her other sisters, amid speculation about family drama. “Why weren’t you a bridesmaid? No hate! Just really curious,” read one comment under a recent Instagram post featuring a montage of the wedding.

The 33-year-old reality star responded with an ambiguous statement that the decision lies with the bride herself.

“I don’t know, but it should always be the bride’s decision,” Jill wrote in one of her Instagram updates on Thursday, August 22.

Although TLC’s reality series ended in 2015 after seven seasons, the fascination surrounding the large family’s internal conflicts and dramas remains.

Jana Duggar, one of the older siblings, made headlines with her wedding ceremony in Prairie Grove, Arkansas, a new milestone for the Duggar family. Jana, 34, asked Jessa Duggar Seewald to be her maid of honor, while sisters Joy-Anna Forsyth, 26, Johannah Duggar, 18, Jinger Duggar Vuolo, 30, and Jordyn Duggar, 15, served as bridesmaids alongside sister-in-law Abbie Duggar, according to US Weekly.

Jill Duggar, who has been open about her personal challenges and family issues, felt like a fish out of water during her sister’s sacred union, seeing Jana and her other sisters officiate the ceremony while she was not present. In contrast, she had invited Jana to her wedding to Derick Dillard in 2014.

The mother of three still feels great love and joy for her sister and husband as they embark on a new journey together. To celebrate the occasion, Jill shared a beautiful montage of Jana’s elegant wedding ceremony and wrote a heartfelt message for her younger sister in the caption.

“She’s married! Congratulations to my sister @janamduggar and her husband @stephenwissmann on their wedding last week,” Jill wrote, complete with a pink heart emoji. She included Better Midler’s Chapel of Love as background music as glimpses and snippets played in the montage.

Meanwhile, Jana Duggar spoke to People about her “classic” wedding in Arkansas, but didn’t address Jill’s absence on her special day. “I was like, ‘Wow, this is really something I dreamed about,'” she said, reflecting on her “dream wedding come true.”

Holy, Holy, Holy played as Jana walked down the aisle with her father, Jim Bob, in an “elegant” off-the-shoulder ivory satin ball gown. She stressed that the ceremony should be simple and private, but left Jill out.

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