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Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard struggle with 1,000-strong wedding guest list

Author: Eve Knaggs
by Eve Knaggs
Posted: Sep 04, 2014

Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard tied the knot in June, and now they are offering a glimpse of the planning that went into their 1,000-guest wedding.

In a clip from tonight's season premiere of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting, the couple - who are now expecting their first child - meet with wedding coordinator Venessa to plan their nuptials, and it's clear that they haven't discussed logistics.

'Do you all want a church wedding? Do you want an outdoor wedding? A certain location? Are you going to have the whole family in the wedding party? Did you do engagement pictures?' Venessa asks, while Jill, 23, and Derick, 25, seem to draw a blank.

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The one detail they're sure of is that they'll have at least 1,000 guests.

'On our invite list, we'll have about 1,000-1,500 invitations going out. We have lots of friends that have five to ten kids, so it multiplies quickly,' Jill explains.

The couple married - and shared their first kiss - in front of more than 1,000 family members and friends at the Cross Church in Springdale, Arkansas, on June 21.

Two weeks ago, they revealed to People magazine that they're expecting their first child.

'We got pregnant a little less than two weeks after we got married,' Jill said, adding that she and Derick 'want to leave it up to God' to see how many children they have - 'whether it's two or 20.'

Only on their wedding day did they share their first proper kiss, as is customary with the Quiverfull Christian movement, to which the Duggars belong.

This is a busy summer for the Duggars.

Jill's younger sister Jessa, 21, recently announced her engagement to Ben Seewald, 19, and now the family is planning a second wedding.

Ben recently moved in with the Duggars - even though the newly engaged couple require a chaperone at all times and haven't even kissed yet.

As part of their courtship standards, Ben and Jessa waited until their engagement to hold hands and are saving their first kiss for their wedding day.

Ben proposed to Jessa on August 14, after 11 months of dating.

Jessa has already changed her Instagram handle to Jessa Seewald, taking Ben's last name.

'We do have a lot in common,' Jessa has said of Ben. 'He is a mellow personality, very romantic and very sweet. I am very cut and dried. And my sisters are coaching me on sweet romantic things to say.'

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