'I practiced on my hand': Josiah Duggar reveals how he prepared for his first kiss with bride-to-be Lauren Swanson

Josiah Duggar and Lauren Swanson will tie the knot at John Brown University Cathedral of the Ozarks in Siloam Springs, Arkansas on the season finale episode of TLC's 'Counting On'
PUBLISHED OCT 8, 2018

Fans will soon get to see Josiah Duggar and Lauren Swanson tying the knot at John Brown University Cathedral of the Ozarks in Siloam Springs, Arkansas on the season finale episode of TLC's 'Counting On'.

As reported by People, there was a huge build-up to the couple's very first kiss because of the Duggar family's strict intimacy policies with a ban on kissing until marriage and physical contact being limited to "side hugs". In a clip from the episode, 22-year-old Josiah speaks with his 23-year-old brother Joseph — who recently tied the knot with Kendra Caldwell — about the first kiss. 

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