Fans Are All Over the Place About the Duggar Wedding Special
11/08/2017 03:11 pm EST
Tears
Most of the show's fans on social media said the special was a tearjerker, especially watching Joseph Duggar proposing to his now-wife Kedra Caldwell at the reception.
Some who had watched the Duggar kids grow up since the show was 17 Kids and Counting said watching Joy-Anna walk down the aisle was like watching a member of the family get married.
Other fans said it was "refreshing" to watch people who respect their friends, family and beliefs in such a prominent spot on TV.
Jeers
Others find the Duggar's super conservative views and traditions off-putting.
Devout independent Baptists, the family lives according to a strict set of rules that includes no kissing or hugging before marriage and no hand holding before engagement.
Although some of the Duggar children have flouted some of the rules of courtship and modest dressing, the family generally sticks to their beliefs, making allegations of Joy-Anna and Austin's having a shotgun wedding to disguise a premarital pregnancy even more shocking.
And while fans differ on how they feel about the family's way of doing things, most agree they make for good TV.
Not There!
Arguably the most shocking moment of Monday's wedding special was when Joy-Anna's older brother Joseph proposed to his girlfriend of three months, Kendra Caldwell, at the reception.
Joseph had conspired with his sister and new brother-in-law so that during the bouquet toss part of the reception, Joy-Anna would simply hand the flowers to Kendra. When she took the flowers, looking confused, Joseph appeared from the crowd with a ring and dropped to his knee to pop the big question. (She said yes!)
And even though the newlyweds had given their blessing for the proposal to happen on their big day, some on the Internet thought it was a classless move.
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