Jana Duggar, the eldest Duggar daughter, 34, married Stephen Wissmann in a 'simple, classic' wedding on Aug. 15. 'I think it is one of those things that all girls envision someday,' Jana tells PEOPLE. 'For me, it felt like, 'Okay, it's never coming.' But now it's starting to sink in. This a dream come true.
The eldest Duggar daughter, 34, tied the knot with Wissmann during a "simple, classic" ceremony in front of 500 guests in Prairie Grove, Arkansas, on Aug. 15Emily Strohm is a Senior Editor at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE for 11 years and has written nearly 40 cover stories for the magazine.The pair, who got engaged on June 15, exchanged traditional vows at The Grand at Willow Springs in front of 500 guests.
A few years ago they crossed paths again and dated briefly before going their separate ways. Despite breaking things off, they remained in touch and"talked to each other on and off over the years." Around the same time, Jana's brother "I had been a slower mover on it, but just over time, his character, his coming back, still loving me no matter what," she says. "I know we have a big crazy family and still kind of putting up with a lot of things. I'm like, my goodness, there are not too many people that do that. He must really, genuinely care about me."
"I'm just like, 'What is it? Is it me? Do I have a problem?' I know I've prayed for this for years and years and definitely been like, 'What's the matter? Why can't I just...' all of my siblings, most of them have been married in their early 20s," she says. "By far, I am the oldest. So it has been disheartening at times."
Now newlyweds, the pair is excited to embark on their next chapter together and finally be in the same state. Jana plans to move to Nebraska after the wedding where she'll live with Wissmann, who works in the irrigation system install business along with sandblasting and painting. "It's great. We've been working, he has a little house we bought that we've been fixing up and getting pulled together, and so that's been fun," says Jana.
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