Jill Duggar Speaks Out After Being Snubbed from Sister Jana’s Wedding Party

Former Counting On star Jana Duggar recently married Stephen Wissmann, but her sister, Jill Duggar, was notably absent from the wedding party. Jill has recently addressed speculation about her exclusion.

On Aug. 15, Jana, 34, tied the knot with Wissmann, 31, at a ceremony in Prairie Grove, Ark. People shared photos from the event, which showed Jana’s side of the wedding party filled with her Duggar siblings. Jessa (Duggar) Seewald served as the maid of honor, and the bridesmaids included Jinger (Duggar) Vuolo, Abbie (Burnett) Duggar, Joy-Anna (Duggar) Forsyth, Johannah Duggar, and Jordyn Duggar.

Notably missing from this lineup was Jill Duggar, 33, who is the sister closest in age to Jana. Members of the r/DuggarsSnark subreddit soon highlighted the absence of both Jill and Jana’s best friend, Laura DeMasie, from the group of bridesmaids.

Jill didn’t take long to address the questions. On Friday, Aug. 16, she took to her Instagram Story to share a link to an article about Jana’s nuptials, expressing her excitement: “My sister is married!! Congratulations @janamduggar and @stephenwissmann. 💒💍.”

Although Jill did not publicly express any hard feelings, the timing of another Instagram post drew attention. Jill’s husband, Derick Dillard, announced the updated version of their memoir, Counting the Cost, on the same day. This led some fans to speculate that the announcement was ill-timed.

“This would appear attention seeking .. let Jana have the limelight even just for one day…” commented one Instagram user. Another follower added, “Can you please give Jana her moment and stop being an opportunist? I support you and Jill but this is in poor taste.”

Others were more focused on Jill’s absence from the wedding itself. “Why wasn’t Jill in the wedding? Did Jill go?” wondered one commenter. Another added, “How sad that Jana didn’t include her in her wedding party…Jimbo has too much influence.”

As of now, no members of the Duggar family have specifically addressed why Jill wasn’t included in Jana’s wedding.