Jana Duggar Shares Behind-the-Scenes Moments from Wedding Dress Shopping: 'This Feels Like a Dream!'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jana Duggar.Photo:Jana Duggar/Youtube

Jana Duggar/Youtube

Jana Duggaris lifting the veil on her search for her dream wedding dress!

Ina new videoshared on her YouTube channel, theCounting Onalum — whotied the knotwith husband Stephen Wissmann on Aug. 15 — gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at her wedding dress shopping experience.

As the women browsed the racks together, Jessa, Joy-Anna and Abbie — who all served as bridesmaids on Jana’s big day — shared their excitement that it was Jana’s “turn” to be the bride, and asked her how it felt. “It’s not quite sunk in yet — but I’ll get there,” she replied.

Before long, Jana had a selection of 10 dresses to try on, including one that Abbie spotted that looked very similar to the dress in the Pinterest photo. “I’m super excited to try this one on,” she said of a simple, off-the-shoulder gown.

In her voiceover, she reflected on how it felt to finally be dress shopping and planning her wedding. “With each passing year, it was getting harder to believe that this day would ever come for me,” she said. “But here I am, trying dresses and planning my wedding. I am just so grateful.”

Stephen Wissmann and Jana Duggar.Jana Duggar/YouTube

Jana Duggar/YouTube

After taking all 10 of the dresses for a spin in the shop, Jana made her big decision. “There was one that stood out above all the rest, and that was the one that looked most like my inspiration photo,” she said. “So I guess I kind of did know what I wanted after all. So I’m going to try this one on one more time just to make sure.”

She put the off-the-shoulder gown back on and discussed making some small alterations to the top of the bodice “to match the [Pinterest] photo.” Then, a sales associate handed her a small bell and a sign that read, “I found the one!”

Jana rang the bell and made a wish as Jessa, Joy-Anna and Abbie clapped and cheered with excitement. “I cannot believe I found my dress so much faster than I expected. It seemed almost kind of too easy, I feel like,” the then-bride-to-be said. “But I am so happy to have this big item checked off my to-do list.”

Jana told PEOPLE after her wedding last month that the dress made her feel like “a princess.”

“The dress felt classy and a bit like a princess,” she said.

Stephen Wissmann and Jana Duggar on their wedding day.Darian Kaia Photography

Darian Kaia Photography

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“We are already obsessed!” Jana wrote in a text caption over the footage, adding of the building’s facade: “It’ll take your breath away!”

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Next, they visited the bridal suite, which featured private changing rooms and a row of mirrors and chairs for glam sessions. The camera panned to show the view from a window of the venue’s formal gardens. “I think the bridesmaids are sold on this venue!” Jana wrote over the video.

Their final stop was to the window-filled chapel where the ceremony would be held. “Ya’ll, this chapel. Look at those doors, " Jana said, referring to the chapel’s ornately carved wooden doors. “I am not going to look at any other options. I am completely sold. This is definitely the place where I want to get married.”

“I can envision it now … the bridal party, standing up there,” she added. “I am just so excited!”

source: people.com