Brittany and Briana Deane Salyers are two identical twin sisters who are married to Josh and Jeremy Salyers, who are two identical twin brothers. If you're already confused, don't worry: We'll sort it out.
The foursome appeared on the TLC special Our Twinsane Wedding and have since made quite the name for themselves. Now the foursome has some amazing news: Each couple is having a baby!
And because genetics are wild, not only will their children be cousins, but they will be full genetic siblings and quaternary multiples. Because why not, right?
The couples held a double wedding ceremony at the Twins Day Festival in August 2018, and TLC confirmed that they would all appear in the special shortly thereafter:
"The newlyweds' journey to the altar will be featured in an upcoming TLC special which will invite viewers into the extraordinary world of twin subculture and illuminate the daily life of identical twins. Not only will viewers get a first-hand look at the unique bond that these twins have with each other, and their new spouses, but they also get to tag along with the quartet as they prepare for their joint nuptials and ultimately proclaim 'I do' – twice."
The couples run an Instagram account together, and that's where they announced the news of their pregnancies:
"Guess what!!?? BOTH couples are pregnant! We are thrilled and grateful to experience overlapping pregnancies and to share this news with you all!"
They also shared the truly unique genetic bond their children will have:
"Our children will not only be cousins, but full genetic siblings and quaternary multiples! Can't wait to meet them and for them to meet each other!"
This all works out, genetics-wise, but it can be a little confusing. Since the babies will share the same DNA, they are legally cousins but are genetically more akin to siblings. A few years ago, Brittany explained it all to People:
"When we have children, my and Josh's children will be genetic siblings to Briana and Jeremy's children."
She added that the foursome hopes and plans to raise their kids together as one big, happy family: "Even though they're cousins, they're technically genetic siblings. We imagine it will be like two moms and two dads all raising our families together."
Briana and Brittany had always hoped to marry a set of twins. Following their wedding in 2018, Briana explained, "It's really been a fairy tale come true. Marrying twins is something that's very important to us. Even when we were little girls I can remember being in kindergarten, knowing that that is what we saw for ourselves."
Brittany agreed with her sister, noting, "We knew that the chances were incredibly scarce. The stars had to align for our dreams to come true. I get to marry the man of my dreams and at the same time I get to look over next to me and see my twin sister marrying the man of her dreams."
The couples each met at the 2017 Twins Day Festival, which is held annually in Twinsburg, Ohio. Briana recalled the day: "I remember vividly the first time Brittany and I saw Josh, and Jeremy at the twins festival. I also remember the first time we all spoke the last night of the festival. It's sort of like everything was in slow motion."
Brittany and Briana have always been fans of everything to do with twin culture, and they love dressing alike. They even consider themselves "two halves of the same whole," which made wedding planning easy.
Briana explained, "A lot of the wedding planning was extremely fun and even peaceful for Brittany and I to do together because we have the same taste."
"We had the same vision of what our double wedding day would look like. We work well together and I would say the hardest part is planning everything across state lines because none of us live in Twinsburg, Ohio."
The sisters also shared that their husbands also planned to marry twin sisters.
Brittany explained, "If they couldn't find identical twin girls that matched up well with them, they were never getting married. I think that they experienced a lot of the same challenges dating what we call singletons, that means non-twins. It's hard when you're dating someone and they don't understand the twin bond."
