Lainey Wilson Acm Awards Dress Shines at May 10 Wedding
Lainey Wilson’s lainey wilson acm awards dress was a custom Oscar de la Renta look for her May 10, 2026 waterfall ceremony at Ruskin Cave in Dickson, Tennessee. The wedding gave the singer-songwriter a rare fashion turn for someone who said she has almost never worn a dress.
Wilson said the look carried tiny Japanese cherry blossoms around the neckline and scattered throughout, a detail she tied to the day’s pace. "The cherry blossom represents living in the moment, and that’s exactly what we did".
Ruskin Cave in Dickson
The ceremony took place on Sunday, May 10, at the foot of a waterfall, with Wilson arriving in a white horse-drawn carriage and walking down the aisle with her Deddy. She said, "You could hear the water trickling down and birds singing, and we had a nice spring breeze".
Wes Williams, her friend and mentor, married the couple. Devlin "Duck" Hodges wore a bespoke suit by D. Lacquaniti and custom boots by Golden West Boots, while the ceremony included communion and Raye’s song "Where Is My Husband!" played after the ceremony.
From 2021 to February 2025
Wilson and Hodges were set up on a blind date in 2021 and got engaged in February 2025, after he proposed at George Jones’s estate in Franklin, Tennessee. She 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."
The wedding planning stayed close to Wilson’s own lane. "We wanted it to be special and beautiful, but really welcoming and comfortable for our guests," she said, and she added, "We tried not to take ourselves too seriously."
Duck Hodges and the page
The custom dress is the most revealing part of the wedding story because it shows how deliberately Wilson treated a one-day appearance that sits outside her usual wardrobe. The look was built for a personal milestone, not a red carpet, and the cherry blossom detail gave the dress a clear piece of symbolism instead of pure spectacle.
Wilson said, "I have never seen Duck smile as big as he did then," and described the moment before the vows by saying, "We were both anxious to say ‘I do!’" For readers tracking the event’s practical details, the dress was custom, the setting was Ruskin Cave, and the date was Sunday, May 10, 2026.
