The couple tied the knot in a private ceremony in Arkansas on Sept. 10

Johannah DuggarCredit: Jana Duggar/Instagram
Johannah Duggar
Credit: Jana Duggar/Instagram

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  • 19 Kids and Counting star Johannah Duggar privately married David Swanson in Arkansas on Sept. 10
  • The ceremony was officiated by minister Noel Cwenar
  • The couple has a familial connection

Johannah Duggar is married.

The 19 Kids and Counting star, 20, privately married David Swanson, 23, on Thursday, Sept. 10, in Arkansas, according to their marriage certificate reviewed by PEOPLE. The couple obtained their marriage license nine days earlier.

Gospel Light Baptist Church minister Noel Cwenar served as the officiant, per the marriage records.

The Duggar familyCredit: Jana Duggar/Instagram
The Duggar family
Credit: Jana Duggar/Instagram

It’s unclear if the newlyweds are planning a second, larger wedding celebration because their wedding website states Saturday, Oct. 10, as their wedding date. The reception is slated to be held at Cross Church in Fayetteville, Ark.

Another registry lists Saturday, Oct. 24, as the date.

Johannah and David kept their courtship private before saying “I do,” and they have a familial connection.

Johannah is the 16th of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s 19 children, whose names all start with the letter J: Josh, Jana, John-David, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn-Grace and Josie. Johannah’s birth was the second of the siblings’ to be documented on TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting.

Johannah Duggar, Jennifer Duggar, Michelle Duggar, Jordyn-Grace Duggar and Jana DuggarCredit: The Duggar Family/Instagram
Johannah Duggar, Jennifer Duggar, Michelle Duggar, Jordyn-Grace Duggar and Jana Duggar
Credit: The Duggar Family/Instagram

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Meanwhile, David is the younger brother of Lauren Duggar (nee Swanson), who married Johannah’s older brother, Josiah, 30, in June 2018 in Siloam Springs, Ark. The ceremony was officiated by Lauren’s father, Dwain Swanson, who has 10 children with wife Lana Swanson.

Johannah’s brother James was previously romantically linked to David’s sister Lydia Swanson.

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