The second Duggar daughter is now a married woman.
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Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard wed in Springdale, AR, and celebrated with over 1,000 guests from more than 30 states this past weekend, People reported.
Jill, the 23-year-old daughter of TLC's 19 Kids & Counting stars Jim Bob and Michelle, tied the knot with Derick in front of 100 immediate family members. The couple's first kiss as man and wife at Cross Church's altar was actually Jill and Derick's first kiss ever.
"It was worth the wait," Jill told People. "We want to think about the importance of marriage and what it means to be married."
"I'm so grateful to all the volunteers who helped put everything together for the wedding," Michelle, 47, added. "Everyone has worked hard and done an amazing job."
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To feed the guests at the wedding celebration, 600 cupcakes, 3,000 chocolate-chip cookies and 3,000 root beer floats were reportedly prepared. Long folded tables also featured chocolate and vanilla cakes.
At the reception, Michelle's wedding dress hung on a wooden backdrop -- as she's been married to Jim Bob, 48, for 30 years -- and one of Derick's father Rick's police uniforms hung on another, according to People. Rick passed away in 2008, and Derick's mother Cathy, who's currently fighting cancer, made an appearance straight from the hospital.
While everything seemed perfect on Jill's wedding day, her younger brother Jeremiah, 15, apparently had one complaint.
"I think we should have done more pranks at the wedding," Jeremiah told the magazine. "But, they did a good job. Derick is my brother-in-law. He's a good guy. I'm stuck with him now, so good thing."
When Jill and Derick left the reception in a vintage pickup truck decorated with balloons and the words "Just Married" written on the rear window, the crowd begged them to kiss again and they did just that.
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The couple got engaged in April.
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