Lenny Wilson She found forever love with a former NFL quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges. In May 2026, the couple exchanged vows in a wedding ceremony at picturesque Ruskin Cave in Tennessee, five years after they first met on a blind date.
“Duck and I were driving on back roads in Tennessee and saw a billboard for Ruskin Cave,” Lainey said. Vogue magazine About their wedding venue, she said, adding that Duck asked her: “‘Do you want to get married there?’ I said, ‘It’s a done deal.’ We drove by and saw the place and fell in love with the natural beauty of the cave and the simplicity of the property.”
Lainey revealed her relationship with Duck to the public for the first time when they walked the red carpet together at the ACM Awards in May 2023, more than two years after they started dating.
Keep reading to learn more about Duck and his relationship with Lainey.
Who is Devlin “Duck” Hodges?
Dak was a star athlete in high school before taking his talents to his college at Samford State, where he excelled as a quarterback and was named the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year three times. Lainey revealed that he got the nickname “Duck” from his college football coach Bobby Bones Show In June 2023.
“His college football coach used to say, ‘You’re one of the best quarterbacks I’ve ever worked with.’ And you remind me a lot of one of my favorite quarterbacks that I worked with years ago, and we called him ‘Duck.'” “And so he and the team started calling him Duck,” Lainey said. “Turns out [Devlin] “He was also a duck hunter.”
In 2019, Duck was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He then made a run for the Los Angeles Rams, before quickly making the switch to the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa Redblacks. On April 22, 2022, the Redblacks announced that Devlin had retired from professional football.
Duck currently stays busy as a real estate agent. He works for Messy Oak Properties, according to his LinkedIn. Duck has his own real estate Instagram page, which he created in February 2023. It is no longer active.
When did Lenny Wilson and Duck Hodges’ relationship begin?
Lainey and Duck began dating more than two years before they made their red carpet debut as a couple in May 2023. They sparked dating rumors in the weeks leading up to the ACM Awards. Lainey and all of her band members wore Duck shirts on stage when they performed in Pittsburgh during the opening act Luke Combs At the end of April. That same month, Duck showed public support for Lainey on Twitter when she was nominated for the CMT Awards. He responded to CMT’s tweet about who should win this year’s Women’s Video category. “Lenny Wilson not even close!!” flow.
What did Lenny Wilson say about dating Duck Hodges?
Lainey spoke about her relationship with Duck for the first time Bobby Bonespodcast in June 2023. “I’ll tell you he’s as good as gold,” Leni said of her boyfriend. “He supports me, and he will never come between me and anything I try to do. It’s like, “Go get it, girl.” She made him wait for a while. I mean…it’s been a little over two years now.
In an interview with the peopleLainey revealed why the couple waited two years to go public with their relationship. “We’ll see if you’re in it for the right reasons,” I said. “It turns out he is,” Lenny said. “Someone said how funny it was to watch him greet all my artist friends at the ACMs, and I said, ‘Those are for him friends!'”
“He’ll FaceTime me, and he’ll be with me,” she continued Hardy and Morgan [Wallen] And Luke [Combs]And I say, “Stop stealing all my friends.” They’ll always be out playing golf and drinking beer. I don’t have to convince anyone that I love him. He is a very likable person.”
Lenny Wilson and Duck Hodges’ unique cave wedding
Lainey and Duck tied the knot in a unique cave wedding in Dixon, Tennessee. The bride wore an elegant dress designed by Oscar de la Renta, decorated with cherry blossoms along the bodice.
While describing their special day, Lainey said: Vogue magazine She and Duck “wanted it to be special and beautiful, but at the same time welcoming and comfortable for our guests.”
“We tried not to take ourselves too seriously.” Yellowstone The star explained. “Being from Louisiana, I wanted to bring a little Cajun flair, so naturally we set a 12-piece jazz band called Rebirth and had a Cajun meal from the chefs at my bar, Bell Bottoms Up.”
