Curiously, a distinct difference was seen between all four weddings and honeymoons.
Here’s what they were all actually like.
Janelle Brown, who went on to become Kody’s second wife, was there.
At the time, she was actually Meri’s sister-in-law.
“Everything was spontaneous and unplanned.
“The next day, we made it to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, our official honeymoon destination.”
We had a magical and romantic experience together, a wonderful beginning to our new life.”
It actually wasn’t even a party at all.
However, neither she nor Kody Brown have ever really expanded on the details and where they went.
He wrote: “We had no plan.
We just drove and drove, staying wherever we felt like stopping.”
But it would be many, many years into our marriage before our true love story would begin."
That rollercoaster likely started on their wedding day.
Much like Janelle’s wedding, they also had a very small affair.
We were in two different states …
I had a thousand-yard stare and I wasn’t engaged into the experience.
It was hard."
It was a little bit sad.
I hadn’t seen Kody for a long time.
We’d just been talking on the phone, we hadn’t connected.
I hated my dress … We just did not make a big deal out of any of it."
I was even more devastated when I learned that he hadn’t planned a honeymoon.
Things only got worse when they packed their bags and set off.
“I was struck by the realization that I didn’t know Kody very well.
“He seemed distant and unreachable.
I began to understand that he felt overwhelmed.
However, I didn’t know how to talk to him about what he was feeling.
I had no idea how to reach out to him.”
Expressing how sad she felt, Christine recalled simply watching her new husband drive and choosing to stay silent.
However, when it came toKody Brown’s fourth wifeandtheirwedding, that logic was thrown out the window.
“Even though we had no money to get married, Kody dreamed of a big, fancy wedding.
They don’t do enough to make the day special.
For the most part, polygamous weddings are humble.
He did not repeat that incident when it came to planning his wedding with Robyn Brown.
Nevertheless, the other wives agreed with Christine.
Instead, she preferred a day that focused on the family.
For me, at least, it cheapened and stripped away the beauty of something special.
I felt that because of the show, nothing had been left for me.
Huge portions of my life were turned into an open book available to public comment,” she lamented.
This did not sit well with the other women, who discussed it during an episode of the show.
I think he has a big family and I think 11 days is too much.”
Notably, she explained, fans never saw that on the show.
“Well if we are going to be COMPLETELY fair …
I never got to go to Mexico and neither did the kids,” she said at the time.
“Just because you didn’t see it on the show didn’t mean it didn’t happen.
Both Christine and Janelle have.”
