Back in February, we reported that the country music star Lainey Wilson had finally gotten engaged to her boyfriend of three years, the former NFL player Devlin “Duck” Hodges. This came after Wilson complained that she might need to propose to him herself if she ever actually wanted to get married.
Now, Wilson is opening up about Hodges’ intimate marriage proposal as she plans a “very simple” wedding.
Wilson Recalls Hodges’ Marriage Proposal
“So, I had talked myself into thinking he was going to do it that day,” recalled Wilson, 32. “And then I called my sister, I said, ‘He’s going to propose to me today,’ and she was like, ‘I gotta go.'”
“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 don’t happen,'” she continued.
On that fateful day, Wilson and Hodges had been planning to visit the George Jones estate. The property had just been listed by one of Hodges’ real estate friends.
“And then as we [pulled] up, I realized that there were different plans,” Wilson continued. “So, he had it all set up. He had the candles and the picture frames, and it could not have been more perfect.”
Wilson went on to admit that she has not done much wedding planning since the proposal.
“We really need to sit down and make that a priority,” she explained. “But I’m sure that it’ll be something that’s just very, very simple, you know?”
Check out Wilson’s full comments on this in the video below.
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Wilson Feared She’d Need To Propose
Hodges finally proposed one month after Wilson was interviewed by her fellow country music star Jelly Roll’s wife Bunnie Xo for CMT. In this interview, Bunnie expressed her hope that Wilson and Hodges would get engaged at some point in 2025.
“No pressure, brother! No pressure,” Wilson told Bunnie in response. “I might have to propose to him. We waiting!”
“No, Duck’s gonna do it. I could feel it,” Bunnie replied. This led Wilson to admit, “I like that.”
Sure enough, Wilson didn’t end up needing to propose after all!
Full Story: Lainey Wilson Just ‘Might Have To Propose’ To Her Boyfriend Herself After 3 Years Of Dating
Wilson’s Previous Comments On This
This wasn’t the first time that Wilson publicly joked about proposing to Hodges herself. When she debuted their relationship at the ACM Awards in May of 2023, she revealed that they’d been secretly dating for over a year.
“We’re not secretly engaged,” she clarified at the time. “No!
“But I guess I’m gonna have to propose to his [expletive] cause he ain’t proposed to me,” Wilson added with a laugh. “I think [an engagement] needs to be during a season of our life where we really have the time to, like, enjoy it.”
Wilson went on to describe Hodges as being “a good dude.”
“He knows what it’s like chasing a dream because he’s done that for himself,” Wilson said. “He was in the NFL, he tried out literally for the [Pittsburgh] Steelers and made it and had a really great run with them. Went out to the LA Rams and did that.”
We’re so glad to see that Wilson and Hodges are finally engaged. We can’t wait until they finally seal the deal and get married, and we wish them many years of happiness to come!
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