Counting On: Abbie finds the perfect sparkly wedding gown as the Duggars set up a pop-up dress shop at their home
Abbie Burnett was shown picking her dream wedding dress in a pop-up 'shop' set up in the Duggars' home on Monday's Counting On.
The 26-year-old decided to use Miss Renee – the designer used by Jinger, Joy and Kendra – to make her perfect gown to wed John David Duggar.
But with just 25 days before the big day, she felt too rushed to go to Kentucky – with her future sisters-in-law instead setting up a makeshift wedding gown shop so the designer could come to them.
Bride-to-be: Abbie found her perfect dress as she got to try on gowns at a pop-up shop set up by the Duggars on Monday night's episode of Counting On
'It really reminded me of a real wedding dress shop,' Abbie said, with the dresses on mannequins in front of a huge mirror
In scenes shot before the November 2018 ceremony, the Duggars' Arkansas house was packed full of female relatives, with Abbie's mom and sisters flying in to join the numerous Duggar girls.
'It really reminded me of a real wedding dress shop,' Abbie said, with the dresses on mannequins in front of a huge mirror.
'The Duggar girls are real wedding experts so I'm happy to have their thoughts and opinions.'
'The Duggar girls are real wedding experts so I'm happy to have their thoughts and opinions.'
'I told Miss Renee what I wanted and I just kind of left it with her,' she said. 'I'm a little nervous. I'm hoping that I'll find the right one.'
Despite being 'stressed' about the wedding, she insisted she had not given much thought to the dress.
'I told Miss Renee what I wanted and I just kind of left it with her,' she said. 'I'm a little nervous. I'm hoping that I'll find the right one.'
Asked what he wanted to see in the dress, John David smiled as he said: 'I would love to see Abbie in a wedding dress.'
Abbie then tried on several options, standing on a pedestal to look in the mirror and allow the other women a clear view.
Asked what he wanted to see in the dress, John David smiled as he said: 'I would love to see Abbie in a wedding dress.'
What do you think: Abbie then tried on several options, standing on a pedestal to look in the mirror and allow the other women a clear view
The first one had too much lace, and the second was rejected for its dark pink color, with her mom Cheryl joking: 'Great for the bridesmaids.'
She instantly loved the third option – with the happy oohs and sighs leaving Abbie realizing, 'Wow, they like this one.'
However, she admitted she was 'concerned' that there was not enough sparkle, saying: 'It's really close to the wedding. We don't have time to make another one.'
Instead, the designer added a simple 'sparkle skirt,' with Abbie saying: 'The whole thing just shimmered. It was gorgeous.'
Nope: The second was rejected for its dark pink color, with her mom Cheryl joking: 'Great for the bridesmaids.'
Needs more sparkle: The designer added a simple 'sparkle skirt,' with Abbie saying: 'The whole thing just shimmered. It was gorgeous.'
While she tried on others, she soon went back for a second try of the same dress, again admitting: 'I love this dress.'
'I love her smile, she's just glowing,' Renee said, asking to call the dress 'the Abbie.'
Abbie blushed when the veil was added and she was handed flowers, with the designer telling her: 'You can get married now – you have a dress.'
'I haven't cried at any daughter's wedding, but I'm afraid I might at this one,' her mom Cheryl said.
'When they grow up, you're hoping they can find their spouse for life, and it's a good thing. We're happy for her and glad to see her spread her wings.'
While she tried on others, she soon went back for a second try of the same dress, again admitting: 'I love this dress.'
Abbie blushed when the veil was added and she was handed flowers, with the designer telling her: 'You can get married now – you have a dress.'
Abbie admitted to 'bittersweet' feelings over the fast-approaching wedding, saying: 'I have been really close with my parents and my siblings, so it will be a little different moving to Arkansas, moving away from my family.
'I'm a little bit of a homebody. I lived at home for 26 years, so it will be a big change ... but a good change.'
Jessa, meanwhile, insisted they would leave the large mirror there ready for the 'next bride,' saying: 'You never know who's gonna make the next big announcement.'
'I haven't cried at any daughter's wedding, but I'm afraid I might at this one,' her mom Cheryl said.
The groom-to-be, meanwhile, got the guys to play a game of 'flour bombing' – dropping bags of flour from small planes to hit targets
John David, a pilot, flew the other guys, saying they were keeping it 'safe but fun' – while also dealing with his brothers' air sickness
The groom-to-be, meanwhile, got the guys to play a game of 'flour bombing' – dropping bags of flour from small planes to hit targets.
John David, a pilot, flew the other guys, saying they were keeping it 'safe but fun' – while also dealing with his brothers' air sickness.
'We know what happens when you fly Duggars,' John David said. 'Yeah, lots of smells.'
Jedidiah was officially named the winner – despite his brothers claiming it was too close to call. Asked if they had a hard time admitting they lost, Jeremiah smiled: 'It's part of being Duggar.'
Counting On returns next Monday on TLC.
'We know what happens when you fly Duggars,' John David said. 'Yeah, lots of smells.'
Jedidiah was officially named the winner – despite his brothers claiming it was too close to call
