26-year-old country star Mo Pitney is an up and coming artist hailing from Cherry Valley, Illinois. Just a few years ago, he signed to Curb Records in 2016. The album did pretty well for a first, debuting at number ten on the Top Country Albums Billboard list – and that’s all within its first week of being released. He even did a few collabs on the album with Morgane Stapleton and Alison Krauss. Whoever was behind his marketing – well done!
As for the lady in his life, Mo met his future wife, Emily Bankester at a Bluegrass festival when they were just starry-eyed teens! From the moment he first saw her, he fell for her. The pair were wed in March 2016 in a small church in Emily’s hometown, in Illinois.
Sam Hunt and Hannah Lee Fowler
Country musician and songwriter Sam Hunt wasn’t initially destined for country music – he was, in fact, pursuing a professional sports career before being signed on to MCA Nashville in 2014. Before discovering his own success, Hunt was actually credited for writing singles for the likes of Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Billy Currington, and Reba McEntire.
Much of his musical inspiration he owes to his now-wife, Hannah Lee Fowler. The pair were wed in 2017 but had been dating on-and-off since 2008. Fun fact: his debut album was named after the town that Fowler is from - “I had never visited Montevallo, but right before I left to go to Nashville I met a girl from there. A lot of the experiences I had with her and the relationship I had with her, that inspired a lot of the songwriting on the album.” We love it!
Kelsea Ballerini and Morgan Evans
Country cutie Kelsea Ballerini is a doll of country music, and just last year, the 24-year-old was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year for 2018’s Country Music Awards. Releasing her first album in 2015, she was even nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist. She remembers fondly how she came across the Australian country singer, Morgan Evans: "He was like, 'Let's take a shot,'" Kelsea recalled to People.
By Christmas of 2016, Kelsea and Morgan were engaged to be married, and Morgan moved to Nashville to be with his lady love. Ballerini described her engagement to the media, and it’s oh so gorgeous: “he got down on one knee in the kitchen while I was burning pancakes and asked me to marry him. Loving him has been the greatest gift of my life. And now I get to do it for life.”
Dean Berner and Rachel Beauregard
A former member of country group, Eden’s Edge, the next star on our list is none other than Dean Berner. And let’s be real ladies, gents, he’s a bit of a hunk! Being in the music industry, it’s no wonder his now-wife is also a musician – she’s Rachel Beauregard of the country duo 'Native Run'.
The pair were engaged in April 2016, with Berner excitedly sharing the news in a Facebook post: “She said YES! WE’RE ENGAGED!!!" And it seems that country musicians are not just romantic in their songs and ballads – this cutie proposed to Rachel at the very same spot where they shared their first kiss!
Craig Wayne Boyd and Taylor Borland
Former The Voice contestant, Craig Wayne Boyd, is well remembered for winning the season seven competition. He’s released singles such as “My Baby’s Got a Smile on Her Face” and has even opened for Rascal Flatts in Las Vegas. It was reported that he became engaged to model girlfriend, Taylor Borland, in June 2015.
A model for Wilhelmina Models, it wasn’t long before Boyd had put a ring on it and they were walking down the aisle. The pair had met after the singer’s time on the reality TV show, and have since started their own family. Boyd has one child from a previous relationship, but the couple now has a baby of their own – Dakota was born on New Year’s Eve of 2015 – now that’s a way to ring in the New Year!