After five years of love and togetherness, country star Lainey Wilson and her fiancé, Devlin "Duck" Hodges, have tied the knot in a stunning ceremony that was truly a moment to remember.
On Thursday, the 33-year-old singer shared a joint Instagram post with Vogue magazine to announce their marriage, giving us an exclusive glimpse into their magical wedding day. The couple exchanged vows on May 10 at The Ruskin Cave in Dickson, Tennessee, where their love story began.
The natural limestone cave, with its breathtaking waterfall backdrop, served as the perfect setting for their rustic yet elegant celebration. Lainey recalled how she and Duck stumbled upon the venue while driving through Tennessee. "Duck said, ‘You wanna get married there?’ I said, ‘Done deal,'" she told Vogue. "We dropped by, saw the venue, and fell in love with the natural beauty of the cave and the simplicity of the property."
The Grammy Award winner's ceremony was held on a cobblestone ledge at the foot of a waterfall, creating an ambiance that was truly "my absolute dream," as Lainey put it. "You could hear the water trickling down and birds singing, and we had a nice spring breeze," she reminisced. She arrived in a white horse-drawn carriage and walked down the aisle with her father to join Duck at the altar.
The ceremony was officiated by Lainey's friend and mentor, Wes Williams, and was followed by a touching communion shared between the couple. "I have never seen Duck smile as big as he did then," Lainey remembered. "It made me feel giddy about turning the page into this next chapter of marriage."
The couple wanted their wedding to reflect their easy connection as a couple, so they kept things welcoming and comfortable for their guests. "We tried not to take ourselves too seriously," Lainey said. She brought a little Cajun flair to the celebration by hiring a 12-piece jazz band called Rebirth and serving a Cajun meal from her bar, Bell Bottoms Up.
Lainey wore a custom Oscar de La Renta gown adorned with tiny Japanese cherry blossom appliques, which represented living in the moment. Duck, on the other hand, donned a dark green bespoke suit by D. Lacquaniti along with a custom gold bolo decorated with green stones, cufflinks, and a hat pin by Mud Lowery. He also wore custom boots by Golden West Boots, Lainey's own brand, and a Charlie 1 Horse cowboy hat.
After exchanging vows, the couple strolled hand in hand down the aisle to Raye's song "Where Is My Husband." The New Orleans musical institution Rebirth Brass Band led the wedding party and guests in a second line march, a Big Easy wedding tradition that brought a touch of Lainey's home to Tennessee.
The group later participated in a second line march to the couple's wedding reception inside the cave. "My mama led the dinner prayer for all of our guests, and we settled in for a night of good food, good company, and good music," Lainey said. "Our family and friends know how to have a good time, and the dance floor was packed all night."
To close out the perfect evening, Duck and Lainey followed the band through a send-off line of sparklers and cheering loved ones, climbed into an old white Ford truck, and drove off into their new life together!
Lainey later posted an Instagram carousel with more photos of their magical day. The couple met in 2021 after being set up on a blind date by mutual friends in Nashville. "We've been pretty inseparable since," Lainey told Vogue of their first date at Moby Dicky's and Silverado's.
Duck proposed to Lainey in February 2025, surprising her with a proposal that she had talked herself into thinking would happen that day but ultimately didn't. "And then I talked myself out of it because I thought, 'Man, I sure would be upset if I talked myself into this and that doesn’t happen,'" she explained.
The two had been planning to visit the George Jones estate listed by one of Duck's friends, a real estate agent. They made a plan to stop by during the week after the 2025 Super Bowl. "And then, as we [pulled] up, I realized that there were different plans," Lainey said. "He had it all set up. He had the candles and the picture frames, and it could not have been more perfect."
