Briley Hussey and Marcus King.Photo: Brooke Taelor Photography
Marcus Kingand Briley Hussey are married!
The Grammy-nominated artist best known for soul-baring songs such as “The Well” and “Blood on the Tracks” married Hussey in a lavish ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 19 at theSchermerhorn Symphony Centerin Nashville, Tennessee.
“I fell in love, hard!” King, 26, recalls to PEOPLE about first meeting his future bride. “She waltzed up on my bus like she owned it, and I was taken with her sweet southern drawl. She asked to connect to the Bluetooth, blaredLinda RonstadtandAretha Franklinand we sang and danced till it was time for the bus to leave. I told her the next morning to quit her job and marry me instead.”
Briley Hussey and Marcus King.Brooke Taelor Photography
And that’s exactly what she did. Not surprisingly, music served as a sentimental centerpiece for their special day.
“Marcus has called me ‘little bird’ since the night we met, so during our ceremony,Leah Blevinswill be performing her song ‘Little Bird’ that starts out with the lyrics, ‘We got married on a Sunday,'” explains Hussey, 31, who worked with plannerHouse of Greyto design the wedding of her dreams.
Marcus King and Briley Hussey.Brooke Taelor Photography
Marcus King.Brooke Taelor Photography
There were also plenty of sentimental touches during the ceremony.
The couple chose to exchange wedding rings to symbolize their forever union, with Hussey’s ring designed withSimon TekinatBallantyne Jewelersand the groom’s wedding band fromDavid Yurman. But once the “I do’s’ were complete, King tells PEOPLE that he and his new bride were looking for a whole new vibe.
“We wanted the ceremony to be simple and elegant and our reception to be the complete opposite,” explains the South Carolina native. “A lot of color, candles, fun linens and china, lights, trees and foliage — definitely a glam garden vibe.”
The atmosphere.Brooke Taelor Photography
Briley Hussey.Brooke Taelor Photography
As the party raged on, guests were invited to enjoy an assortment of desserts and late-night snacks, including pie pops, key lime bites on edible graham cracker spoons, Jack Daniel’s whiskey bread pudding, and a tater-tot station.
And once the night was through, wedding guests headed home with a special gift from the couple – trucker hats from Texas-basedUncle Bekah’s Inappropriate Trucker Hats.
source: people.com
