#duggarranks

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Duggar Wedding Dress Ranking!

Alright first #Duggarrank is going to be on wedding dresses!

1. Jessa Lauren Seewald (née Duggar)

I always loved the fit of this dress and the scoop neck! I also loved the beaded bodice. The only thing I would change is the color, as I personally like a yellow based or blue based white.

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2. Jinger Nicole Vuolo (née Duggar)

This train is just to die for. The dress fit her perfectly, and the buttons on the back are a simple yet beautiful touch. The lace didn’t look at all cheap; in fact, I think it added to the stunning ensemble!

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3. Lauren Milagro Duggar (née Swanson)

Lauren’s choice originally didn’t strike me as particularly stunning, but it certainly has grown on me! The simple cut, the tight fit, and the elegance of the veil really pulled the whole look together into a sleek and modern wedding look, reminiscent of the wedding look of Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex.

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4. Joy Anna Forsyth (née Duggar)

Joy’s choice of gown I thought worked really well for her! The only thing that really bothered me about this dress was the looseness of the sleeves and the cheap looking lace. Apart from those two things, I thought she looked absolutely radiant on her special day! Her veil was simple, allowing for the attention to go to her beautiful dress, and her simplistic hair left down and barely curled seemed to be almost a bittersweet homage to her tomboyish and carefree childhood. If only she had been allowed to stay rebellious and tomboyish:(

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5. Kendra Renée Duggar (née Caldwell)

This dress didn’t particularly do it for me, however, I very much enjoyed how it seemed to reflect Kendra’s bubbly and almost childish personality. I did love the beaded bodice, however, the tulle ruffled skirts seemed a bit childish to me, acting as a painful reminder of her youth.

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6. Jill Michelle Dillard (née Duggar)

This dress never appealed to me very much simply due to the fit. I’ve never really enjoyed dresses that flare out past the waist, and this is no exception. The lace was beautiful, as well as the color, I just could never get over the fit. The veil was simplistic and lovely, yet I still find myself unable to get over the odd flare of the dress just below her hips.

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7. Anna Renée Duggar (née Keller)

Anna’s dress I did not ever care for very much. The fabric looked cheap, the dress was very plain, the veil was short and frankly, it was quite boring. The two things that I do enjoy about her dress were the flare out at the waist and the color. I thought that the color was a nice stark white, and as I have previously mentioned, I’ve always loved waist fit and flare dresses.

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Nobody asked for this, but I’m doing it anyways

So I’m going to do a sort of “Duggar ranking” series where I rank the Duggars based on various topics. Just letting you know now, I will not be ranking them on physical looks, but I will be ranking them on fashion styles, because they don’t choose their physical looks, but they do choose their styles. Look under the hashtag #duggarranks for updates on this series if you want! I will also probably do #batesranks but less frequently just because I’m more familiar with the Duggars than the Bates:)

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My most to least favorite Duggar couples!

This #Duggarrank is going to be about couples! Ranking is (mostly) arbitrary, but here it is! Also keep in mind that I do not condone or support any of the fundie beliefs, but I am a strong supporter of judging people based on their character rather than their beliefs due to the fact that people cannot control how they’re raised, and what seems like an obvious alternative to their screwed up belief system is most certainly not obvious to them.

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1. Benjamin Michael Seewald + Jessa Lauren Seewald (née Duggar)

These two are by far my favorite Duggar couple for several reasons, the first being their relatively fundie lite/conservative christian lifestyle. Ben was not raised with ATI/IBLP or the Pearl methods of child abuse rearing. Ben comes from a conservative christian/fundie life family, and he is much more open minded because of this. In his debates on twitter regarding topics such as abortion, while I don’t agree with his views, I respect that he is polite and considerate when speaking to people online. Jessa has always been a Duggar favorite of mine due to her headstrong nature, and Ben quickly became a favorite due to his lack of willingness to quell that sassy, headstrong attitude that we all know that love. Not to mention, their boys are so stinkin’ cute!

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2. Jeremy Joseph Vuolo + Jinger Nicole Vuolo (née Duggar)

In a close second, Jeremy and Jinger are next on the list for favorite Duggar couple! There are many reasons why these two are up so high. Let’s start with Jeremy. Jeremy Vuolo was a college graduate and a former professional soccer player, giving him a much more secular worldview. He may not be the most open minded, but he certainly is respectful and at least he and Jinger tried to learn basic Spanish knowing that they would be living in a city that primarily speaks Spanish. Jeremy and Jinger also waited a year to have their first child, a little girl, who is due any day now, which makes for a much easier transition into sexual life than having a honeymoon baby, as we all know that Jinger was a virgin up until her wedding night. Jinger was always the most rebellious, outspoken, and spunky child of all the 19 kids, and I’d be lying if I said that I’m not happy that she’s found a fairly secular husband who whisked her away to a city in Texas and lets her wear pants and shorts as she pleases.

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3. Josiah Matthew Duggar + Lauren Milagro Duggar (née Swanson)

This couple is fairly new, just married, so we haven’t seen much of them. However, of what we have seen so far, both Josiah and Lauren seem absolutely smitten with each other. Lauren is quite young, which is a downside, but she seems fairly mature, at least to me. I never thought for a second that Lauren was forcing her bubbly, smiley, and relaxed personality, which is quite refreshing to see in a fundie wife, as those qualities are almost all faked and forced. She seems to be a genuinely happy person, and Josiah certainly seems absolutely in love, which anyone can clearly see in his frequent instagram posts dedicated to her.

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4. John-David Duggar + Abbie Grace Burnett

This couple is very new to us, in more ways than one! Abbie is 26, practically an old maid in the fundieverse, and John-David is 28. This is quite refreshing to see as we all know that courtship is a precursor to engagement/marriage. Abbie is not only old (and presumably mature) enough to be married, but she is also a licensed nurse! Being a practicing nurse definitely requires some form of secular interaction, so this is a very hopeful coupling! John-David has been a fan favorite for some time with his funny one liners and laid back personality. This courtship took everyone by surprise, as nobody was really paying attention to JD since we all figured he wouldn’t be courting for a while anyways. So here’s to Jana being next!

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5. Joseph Garrett Duggar + Kendra Renée Duggar (née Caldwell)

This couple is lower down on the list because, while they’ve done nothing controversial and seem to be quite happy, Kendra is just so young. She seems barely mature enough for her age, and definitely not mature enough to be a wife and mother. However, Joe has shown in the birth episode of their firstborn son, Garrett David Duggar, that he truly does love and support Kendra. He was a rock throughout her labor, reminding her to breathe, holding her, encouraging her, and really doing any and everything that he was asked.

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6. Austin Martyn Forsyth + Joy-Anna Forsyth (née Duggar)

These two are also lower down on the list not because of any particular controversy, but simply because Austin just seems so... Bored. I always get the feeling that they barely know each other and rushed into a marriage. Austin has never seemed particularly enthused about Joy, and it appears that he really takes her for granted. Not to mention, God only knows what her parents did to her to make her into the perfect submissive fundie wife and mother that she is today, and the fact that Austin comes from a family that supports people like the Pearls doesn’t help to ease my distrust of him. I want to believe that Austin doesn’t abuse Joy’s-fully available (see what I did there) policy, yet I don’t know that I do. He barely formed a sentence for his mother’s day post for Joy, and had nothing to say about her other than she has a heart for the Lord and is a wonderful mother to their firstborn son, Gideon (who is so adorable and expressive).

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7. Derick Michael Dillard + Jill Michelle Dillard (née Duggar)

Where do I begin? Jill isn’t particularly controversial, but Derick really screwed everyone over. We all thought he was some wonderful, worldly, sweet Christian guy who came all the way from Nepal to whisk Jill away from her evil family, but alas, he was just some money-grabbing, angry-tweeting, blanket-training hillbilly who knew how to put on a good front when he was still in front of those TLC cameras. From harassing a famous transgender teen, Jazz Jennings, over twitter, to suggesting that his toddler son stacking building blocks was his attempt to help build Trump’s wall, Derick Dillard will forever live in fundie infamy. Poor Jill.

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8. Joshua James Duggar + Anna Renée Duggar (née Keller)

Do I even need to explain myself? For those of you who don’t know for whatever reason, Joshua “Turd” Duggar molested four of his sisters and one other young girl as a teenager when they were ages ranging from 10/11 to 4/5. He never faced any punishment for this crime despite the fact that he confessed this to his parents and the police were made aware of the situation. Years later, while Anna was pregnant with their fourth child, a daughter named Meredith Grace Duggar, it was revealed that Josh had paid at least $1000 for two separate Ashley Madison accounts which he used to repeatedly cheat on his pregnant wife/mother of his children. And before all of this came out, he was preaching against everything LGBT+ in the name of “family values”.

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So that’s that! If you want to hear me give my unnecessary opinions/rankings on anything else, please tell me! Thank you:)