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Country Star Darius Rucker Embraces Relaxed Approach to Wedding Planning
10 Nov, 2025
Summary
- Darius Rucker, 59, is not actively planning his wedding to fiancée Emily Deahl, 33
- Couple got engaged in October 2022 on Pawleys Island, South Carolina
- Rucker says they "just gonna get married and have a big party somewhere"
In November 2025, country music star Darius Rucker, 59, revealed that he and his fiancée Emily Deahl, 33, are not actively planning their upcoming wedding. During an appearance on the Today show, Rucker shared that the couple's approach is to simply "get married and have a big party somewhere."
Rucker and Deahl, a lifestyle content creator and singer-songwriter, have been together for a couple of years. The Hootie & the Blowfish frontman proposed to Deahl in October 2022 on Pawleys Island in South Carolina, which he described as "a great day."
The couple announced their engagement in a joint Instagram post, with Rucker writing, "Thank you for showing me a level of happiness I have never known. The day I met you I knew I didn't want to go another one without you. Now I don't have to." The post featured photos of the proposal and the happy couple.
