Most of us were just one week off in figuring out when Joy-Anna Duggar would be marrying Austin Forsyth. Although they teased a wedding in the fall, the 19-year old Duggar daughter married her beau on Memorial Weekend at the Duggar compound in Arkansas.
It was also announced that weekend that another Duggar would be getting married. This time around it was a son, Joseph, who had proposed to his girlfriend Kendra Caldwell.
The two have been courting for several months now so when their engagement was announced, not many were surprised. Plus, now there really will be a Duggar wedding in the fall to keep everyone focused and to keep the ratings coming.
Joseph Duggar's engagement draws criticism
Joseph Duggar did what many suggest not to do at someone else's wedding. Nearly two hours into Joy-Anna and Austin's reception, Joseph got down on one knee and proposed to Kendra Caldwell in front of a crowd of friends and family. Naturally, many were critical of Joseph's move, claiming that you should never propose during someone else's wedding because it will take the attention off the
Naturally, many were critical of Joseph's move, claiming that you should never propose during someone else's wedding because it will take the attention off the newlyweds.
Something we've definitely learned about the Duggars, though, is that they don't do much of anything the way that everyone else does. It turns out that Joy-Anna knew that Joseph planned to Pop The Question at some point during the night and gave him her blessing to do it.
About Joseph and Kendra
The Hollywood Gossip reported that Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell came together much like his sister Joy-Anna and her new husband Austin Forsyth. The pair have gone to church together for years. After they get married, Joseph and Kendra plan to stay near their family in Arkansas, unlike some of his sisters who have moved out of state and even out of the country after getting married.
Joseph and Kendra are reportedly planning a wedding in the fall, giving them only a few months to get their ceremony planned and pick out dresses.
That said, the Duggars have done so many weddings in recent years as Jim Bob and Michelle marry off their brood, they probably have the wedding planning part of it down by now.
It turns out that the engagement was a total surprise for Kendra, who was part of Joy-Anna's wedding party. She claimed that she had no idea Joseph was planning to pop the question even though they had been getting to know each other for months. It turns out that the whole proposal was planned without Kendra knowing about it and Joseph even got her dad's permission to marry her.
Are you excited to see 22-year old Joseph Duggar as he gets ready to marry his sweetheart, Kendra Caldwell?