Might there be a spinoff of `` 19 Kids and Counting '' ? Although their wedding has yet to air on that popular TLC show , Jill Duggar and new husband Derick Dillard have revealed to People magazine that they are expecting . The baby is a first for the pair , who married June 21 in Springdale , Arkansas . `` We are so excited , '' said Jill Duggar , who now goes by Jill Dillard . The 23-year-old and her 25-year-old husband met when her father introduced the pair . Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have 19 children . The Duggars ' religious beliefs dictate chaperoned courtship and waiting till marriage for the first kiss . The pair texted and Skyped under parental supervision during their courtship while Dillard served as a missionary in Nepal . They announced their engagement in April , and fans will get to see their wedding on the show when the new season starts on September 2 . Dillard said he and his bride were surprised when a home pregnancy test confirmed their good news . `` It was surreal , '' he said . `` We were shocked . Both of us are so excited . '' Although Jill is the Duggars ' first daughter to marry , this baby wo n't be the first grandchild for the Duggars . Son Josh and daughter-in-law Anna are already the parents of three . In August , they announced that daughter Jessa was engaged to Ben Seewald . Gallery : Young celebrity grandparents . Jill Dillard 's baby is due in March .
The couple married in 2016 . Their wedding will be featured on the show . Dillard said news of pregnancy was ` ` surreal ''