Another country singer and athlete duo we have here. These types seem to mesh quite well. The singer-songwriter and Tennessee native, Ashley Monroe reached the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with her songs “Satisfied” and “I Don’t Want To” in the year 2007. After a nice ride on the success wave, she was “satisfied” to say the least. There was something that was missing, however, and that was a little bit of love.
Of course, when Mr. Danks came into her life, it was a home run. The Chicago White Sox pitcher was instantly smitten when he was introduced to her through a mutual friend, an owner of Chicago based bar. They totally hit it off and got married in 2013. In 2018, they welcomed their third baby boy, Forrest Bradley.
Brandi Carlile and Catherine Shepherd
Brandi Carlile, the lead singer of the country group, the Highwomen that consists of Maren Morris, Amanda Shires, and Natalie Hemby has also found her special someone. The music veteran met the love of her life through her philanthropic activities in the organization called Fight the Fear, an initiative that helps protect women in abusive and violent situations. Carlile found herself e-mailing Catherine Shepherd, one of the organizers, and after a year of back and forth communication, began to feel a connection.
It was only a year later where they officially met in person. It was clear for both of them that from that first meeting they had stumbled onto something quite unique. They were engaged in 2012 and married that same year. The couple now has two daughters, Evangeline and Elijah.
Jessie James Decker and Eric Decker
The country-pop singer Jessie James Decker behind the hit song"Gypsy Girl" has had a roller-coaster of a music career. After being rejected by most of the Nashville based country labels, she eventually founds success with Mercury Records. Just a few years later, the country singer found love in the (big and muscular) arms of the former NFL player Eric Decker after a mutual friend connected them. What took place was yet another interesting long-distance online relationship. The two texted for about a month before meeting face to face when Eric visited her in Nashville.
Needless to say, by 2013, they were married. They now have three children together and reside in their beautiful Nashville home. Eric has since retired from the game making him a full-time dad.
Luke Combs and Nicole Hocking
Luke Combs has brought us some great country hits like "Hurricane", "When It Rains It Pours", "One Number Away" and more importantly, the song that was inspired by his relationship with Nicole Hocking, “Beautiful Crazy.” The North Carolina native has been in this 'beautiful crazy' love affair since 2016 when he met her a music festival in Florida. Just two years later, Combs got down on one knee in Nicole's kitchen in her Nashville home.
In an Instagram post, Nicole went public with the engagement during their Hawaii getaway, captioning the picture with the cute statement saying “you’re stuck with me forever!! love you so, sooo much babe.” The couple is currently in the midst of wedding plans so we will surely be hearing those bells pretty soon.
Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd
Here we have a country music couple, finally! These artists, Marren Morris and Ryan Hurd may have only been together for two years but they have become the genre's most adored couple. The singers met in...you guessed it... in the Nashville music scene when they were both young and upcoming songwriters. Starting out as friends, slowly transitioning to collaborators, and eventually moving to romantic partners was a beautiful thing to witness and even inspired Hurd's hit song "Love in a Bar."
Just a day before their second anniversary, the couple welcome their new-born baby boy, Hayes Andrew Hurd. Here's to many more.