Lainey Wilson is a married woman!
Lainey Wilson (33) had traded bell-bottoms for wedding bells. The country music superstar married Devlin “Duck” Hodges on Sunday, May 10th, in a private ceremony. They exchanged vows under a waterfall at Ruskin Cave in Dickson, Tennessee.
Lainey looked stunning in an Oscar de la Renta gown designed in partnership with her stylist, Alexandra Mandelkorn. See photos from the big day below, and read on to learn more about the newlywed’s love story!
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How did Lainey Wilson and Devlin “Duck” Hodges meet?
Mutual friends introduced the pair in 2021, and they dated privately for two and a half years before going public with their relationship. They were set up by mutual friends, and ended their first date at a since-closed country bar north of Nashville called Silverados.
In an interview with People, Lainey recalled the bar was offering “free beer and wine from 5 PM to 10 PM.” She appreciated her new beau’s frugal approach and thought to herself:
“I was like, ‘This boy likes to ball on a budget, too. This is gonna work out!”
According to a close friend, Lainey predicted that she would marry the former NFL quarterback and champion duck caller after that infamous first date almost four years ago.
When did the couple go public?
Lainey Wilson and Duck Hodges made their first public appearance as a couple on the red carpet at the 2023 ACM Awards
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Ahead of the 2023 CMA Awards, Lainey revealed to Taste of Country that Duck lived with her on her Nashville-area farm but that she “put him to work.” She said:
“He’s got a long list of things. I’m like: ‘Take the trash out, mow the yard, do something with the flower beds, feed the dog.’”
How did Duck pop the question?
In a December 2024 interview on the Dumb Blonde podcast, Wilson joked with host Bunnie Xo that she might just have to pop the question herself.
However, Duck did not take long to get things in gear. He proposed to his future wife on the steps of a mansion in Franklin, Tennessee, formerly owned by country legend George Jones, on February 12, 2025. And she said yes!
Lainey is a self-admitted big fan of Jones, affectionately known as “The Possum,” and has previously said she feels they would have been “great friends.” She even paid tribute to the late singer with her song “Keep Up With Jones.”
See the photos and videos from Lainey Wilson’s engagement to Devlin “Duck” Hodges below!
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