John was the eighth of the Duggar children to get married.
At the time of the wedding John was 28 years old and Abbie was 26 years old.
Courtship[]
On June 26, 2018, Abbie announced that she was courting John. On May 6, 2018, they met when John-David attended Abbie's church, Ada First Baptist Church in Ada, Oklahoma, where his parents were speaking and had a book signing. They both grew up going to the same homeschool conferences, but didn't meet until then. They immediately started texting each other and didn't stop. On May 14, 2018, John-David asked Abbie to officially court him. Their courtship announcement was featured on the Counting On episode "Josiah and Lauren's Prank-Less Wedding?".
Engagement[]
On July 25, 2018, Abbie and John announced that they were engaged. On July 16, 2018, they got engaged at the Gillespie County Airport hangar in Fredericksburg, Texas. John-David wanted to share his love of airplanes and proposed in an old-fashioned airplane hangar. They flew to the Airport Diner with John-David's twin sister Jana and Abbie's younger sister Maggie. After they finished eating, he proposed to her at the airplane hangar connected to the diner. Their engagement was featured on the Counting On episode "Love is in the Air".
Wedding[]
On November 3, 2018, John-David Duggar married Abbie Grace Burnett, at First Baptist Church of Ada, Oklahoma. The wedding was officiated by her father, John. John's brother and sister-in-law Josiah and Lauren were singers in the wedding. The wedding reception was held at an airplane hangar. Her dress was designed by Renee Miller of Renee's Bridal. Their wedding was featured on the Counting On episodes "John-David and Abbie's Wedding" and "A Bachelor No More".
Wedding party[]
| Bridesmaids | Groomsmen | Ringbearer | Flower girls |
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| Hannah Dornink Sister of the bride |
Joseph Duggar (Best man) Brother of the groom |
Israel Dillard Nephew of the groom |
Meredith Duggar Niece of the groom |
| Charity Wearden Sister of the bride |
Joshua Duggar Brother of the groom |
Evan Dornink Nephew of the bride |
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| Maggie Burnett Sister of the bride |
Austin Forsyth Brother-in-law of the groom |
Mason Duggar Nephew of the groom |
Jordyn-Grace Duggar Sister of the groom |
| Carinna Burnett Sister of the bride |
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| Sarah Burnett Sister-in-law of the bride |
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| Kasey Burnett Sister-in-law of the bride |
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| Jana Duggar Sister of the groom |
Honeymoon[]
For their honeymoon, John and Abbie went to an undisclosed beach location. In February of 2019 they took a bigger trip/second honeymoon to Finland.
