She made an absolutely stunning bride.
Lainey Wilson and her husband Devlin “Duck” Hodges officially tied the knot with a gorgeous wedding in Tennessee on Mother’s Day, just over a week ago, and it looked like a beautiful affair;
They met through mutual friends, and Lainey often talks about how supportive Duck is with her career, and they seem like a great match that have already gone through a lot of change together during the course of their relationship with Lainey’s stardom exploding.
Lainey and Duck’s special day took place at The Ruskin Cave in Dickson, Tennessee on May 10th, and they shared all of the details with Vogue. Lainey says they selected the venue because of the “simplicity” of the property. They worked with Hugh Howser and Kate Steele with H Three Events to plan everything, and of course, Lainey had to bring in some of that Cajun flair, so they had a 12-piece jazz band and Cajun meal prepared by the chefs at her Nashville bar, Bell Bottoms Up”:
“We wanted it to be special and beautiful, but really welcoming and comfortable for our guests. We tried not to take ourselves too seriously. Being from Louisiana, I wanted to bring in a little bit of Cajun flair, so naturally we hired a 12-piece jazz band called Rebirth and had a Cajun meal from the chefs at my bar, Bell Bottoms Up.”
Of the ceremony, Lainey says it was a beautiful spring day, and she came in on a white horse-drawn carriage, of course walking down the aisle with her dad. They were married by friend Wes Williams, and Lainey and Duck also took communion together during the ceremony.
It sounds (and looks) like a fairy tale, and Lainey of course made an absolutely stunning bride, all of the photos are just gorgeous, and it looks like it was a really beautiful day filled with love.
Lainey also traded out her iconic bell bottoms for a stunning white dress, which was designed by the Oscar de la Renta team, along with help from her stylist, Alexandra Mandelkorn. It features gorgeous Japanese cherry blossoms around the neckline and throughout the dress, which represents living in the moment, Lainey says. It’s not often we see her in a dress, I’m not sure we ever have, honestly, and it was just breathtaking:
They honeymooned in Sedona for a few days and were finishing it up in Las Vegas, and during an interview with Extra TV ahead of the ACM Awards last night, where Lainey opened the show, and she says the most special part of the da was when they actually got to see each other for the first time. She also explained that it was a big party, and they were hyping themselves up after saying it was so fun that they were sure their guests would remember it forever:
“Oh my gosh, I mean, probably the first time that we actually got to see each other. That was really special. But just having our family and friends there, and it was a party. When we left the wedding, we were in the back of the truck thinking, like, people are going to be talking about this wedding forever. We had that much fun, we were hyping ourselves up.”
I have no doubt it was quite an event, and from all of the photos I’ve seen it was really something else.
Duck was also asked what he thought about seeing her in her dress for the first time, and he said that was the first time he’d ever seen her wear a dress (she’s known for her now-iconic bell bottoms and is almost always wearing those), saying it was “one of the most stunning moments,” adding that “she just looked unbelievable.” He also said that they were in their “own little world” all night, and he felt like it was exactly as it should be:
“That’s the first time I had seen her in a dress, and it was just one of the most stunning moments… I mean, she just looked unbelievable. I told her after the wedding, it was so cool because, I felt like all night, me and her were just together in our own little world. And yes, we saw all of our friends and family, but we really made the night about me and her and it was great.”
She’s got herself a keeper (as does he), that’s for sure…
Lainey agreed with how wonderful it was, saying:
“It was perfect.”
Lainey truly looked stunning, and the newlyweds seem incredibly happy and made a beautiful couple on the red carpet last night, where Lainey once again looked stunning in a long fringe dress, without her signature cowboy hat but of course she is always stunning:
@extra_tv Honeymooning at the @ACM Awards 💒 @Lainey Wilson and her husband Duck Hodges talk to @Alecia Davis about their recent wedding and some of the special moments from the big day! #laineywilson #acmawards #countrymusic ♬ original sound – ExtraTV
