Lainey Wilson Marries Devlin Hodges at Ruskin Cave Waterfall
lainey wilson and Devlin “Duck” Hodges married on Sunday, May 10, at Ruskin Cave in Dickson, Tennessee. The ceremony took place on a cobblestone ledge at the foot of a waterfall, with family and friends gathered close enough to watch the vows land in a setting built for a smaller guest count and a tighter production.
The wedding pulled together a horse-drawn arrival, a custom dress, a bespoke suit, live music, and a Cajun meal. Wilson said, “We wanted it to be special and beautiful, but really welcoming and comfortable for our guests,” and added, “We tried not to take ourselves too seriously.”
Ruskin Cave sets the scene
Wilson found the venue with Hodges while they were driving backroads in Tennessee and saw a billboard for The Ruskin Cave. “You wanna get married there?” Hodges asked. “Done deal,” she said, turning a roadside sighting into the location for a May 2026 wedding that leaned on place as much as ceremony.
That choice gave the couple a setting that matched the rest of the planning. Wilson said, “Being from Louisiana, I wanted to bring in a little bit of Cajun flair, so naturally we hired a 12-piece jazz band called Rebirth and had a Cajun meal from the chefs at my bar, Bell Bottoms Up.”
Custom looks and live music
Wilson wore a custom Oscar de la Renta look with tiny Japanese cherry blossoms around the neckline and scattered throughout. She said, “The cherry blossom represents living in the moment, and that’s exactly what we did.” Hodges wore a bespoke suit by D. Lacquaniti, along with a custom bolo, cufflinks, and a hat pin created with Mud Lowery, plus custom boots by Golden West Boots and a cowboy hat by Charlie 1 Horse.
The couple worked with Hugh Howser and Kate Steele of H Three Events, then married in front of their family and friends with Wes Williams officiating. Wilson arrived in a white horse-drawn carriage and walked down the aisle with her Deddy before the couple took communion together at the altar.
From blind date to vows
The wedding closed a four-year stretch that started with a blind date in 2021, followed by Hodges’s proposal in February 2025 at George Jones’s estate in Franklin, Tennessee. Wilson said, “He had it set up with rose petals and pictures of the two of us from the last five years,” and added, “We love George Jones, and he knew it would mean a lot to me to do it right there on George’s front porch.”
Wilson said, “We were both anxious to say ‘I do!’” and later reflected, “I have never seen Duck smile as big as he did then.” For readers tracking celebrity weddings the way a trade desk tracks a rollout, the useful detail is not the romance shorthand; it is the scale of the production, the venue choice, and the custom vendors that turned a personal milestone into a tightly controlled event.
