Drinking & Dancing To Hip-Hop 'Til Midnight! 10 Juicy Secrets Of Rebel Cousin Amy's Anti-Duggar Wedding
Amy Duggar brushed aside her cousin Josh's sex scandal and said "I do" in a country wedding to fiancé Dillon King on Saturday, September 6 at Horton Farms in Bentonville, Arkansas. But the rebel threw her conservative Christian family's traditions out the window as she danced the night away! Click through to learn exclusive secrets about the bash from RadarOnline.com.
With the exception of admitted cheater and porn addict son Josh, 27, the entire Duggar family attended the nuptials, Amy's longtime friend and music mentor, James Garrett, tells Radar. Josh's long-suffering wife Anna, 27, even arrived with their four children. "It was a nice departure from all that was going on for her," Garrett says.
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About 200 people watched Amy walk down the aisle to Elvis' Can't Help Falling In Love, sung by seasoned musician Garrett.
EXCLUSIVE: The Duggar family attend the wedding of Amy Duggar and Dillon King. Anna Duggar, who was without disgraced husband Josh, was spotted amongst the guests at Horton Farms
Amy, 28, and her 27-year-old groom exchanged loving vows before a young preacher during the outdoors ceremony, and guests melted— literally. "It was so hot, everyone was roasting!" Garrett recalls. "I looked over at Jim Bob, and he was burning up!"
EXCLUSIVE: The Duggar family attend the wedding of Amy Duggar and Dillon King. Anna Duggar, who was without disgraced husband Josh, was spotted amongst the guests at Horton Farms
Amy and Dillon kept their cool during an unexpected mishap, Garrett says. When the union candles refused to light, they both cracked up. "They had fun with it," the singer says.
EXCLUSIVE: The Duggar family attend the wedding of Amy Duggar and Dillon King. Anna Duggar, who was without disgraced husband Josh, was spotted amongst the guests at Horton Farms
The couple exited down the aisle to Garrett's rendition of George Straight's I Cross My Heart.
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After the ceremony, guests feasted at a buffet. But the real fun came with the after-party, which featured a DJ playing modern rock, hip-hop and dance tunes!
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Jim Bob, Michelle and the gang took off when the forbidden music and dancing began. "Amy signaled to the Duggar family it was time for the party to begin, and then they left," Garrett claims.
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The bride, groom and their hard-partying guests— excluding the Duggar family— danced and drank from an open bar in the air-conditioned barn until nearly midnight.
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Poppin' bottles! Champagne was Amy's drink of choice.
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Though Amy "was upset" that Josh's scandal would "get in the way of her special day," Garrett says, everyone had a blast. "Everyone was in good spirits," he insists. "No one was depressed."