He knew what he wanted, and he got it… 23 years later, they’re still together and in love. Brad Paisley has been married to his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, since they tied the knot on March 15th, 2003. They met in 2001 because Brad had asked her to be in his music video for “I’m Gonna Miss Her,” because she had very much caught his attention when he first saw her in the 1991 movie, “Father of the Bride.” And during a recent appearance on the Live with Kelly & Mark show, Kimberly said they actually had a surprise wedding, which occurred after Brad proposed in 2002. The couple got married in a chapel on the campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, and no one knew it was happening… their friends and family thought it was just a regular rehearsal, but Kimberly actually had her wedding dress on under her denim jacket. She laughed as she explained that everyone was sitting down when she walked out and her husband was “chewing gum”: “Yeah, we got married at our rehearsal dinner, so we had all of our friends show up for the rehearsal and they were so confused. And I came down the aisle in a denim coat with my ribbon bouquet from my bridal shower, and then we just changed it out and I took off the coat and I had this wedding dress on and I changed out the bouquet. When I came down the aisle, everyone was sitting down. My husband was chewing gum. You know,  they have no idea… they were kind of mad, they were like, why do we have to do this twice? Why are we at the rehearsal, this is so stupid.” I guess that’s the risk you take when you do a surprise wedding… She also joked that Brad “stalked her” to get a date, and she realized that it was either “marriage or jail,” and she thought marriage would be easier… “He stalked me. It could’ve been marriage or jail, and I was, like marriage seems easier… which, turns out… no, but he was so cute. He went and saw ‘Father of the Bride ‘ with his girlfriend, and then she kind of broke his heart, and he went in and wrote all these great songs from his heartbreak. And then one day, he was like, you know, maybe I should call that girl that was in ‘Father of the Bride’ because the father of the bride had been the movie with this girlfriend.” Kimberly pointed out that her husband had a confidence like no one else: “That’s also like how confident he is, he’s like watching a movie and he’s like not this, girl that girl on the screen. And he did it.” Kelly replied that he had that “singer energy,” and Kimberly admitted it definitely worked: “That’s sexy energy.” Brad and Kimberly have been married for over two decades, have two teenage boys together, and do a ton to give back to their local communities. And it all happened because Brad saw “Father of the Bride” with an ex-girlfriend… The post Kimberly Williams-Paisley Says Brad “Stalked” Her To Get A Date After Seeing Her In “Father Of The Bride” With An Ex-Girlfriend first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Being a successful touring musician who sells out shows all over the country isn’t exactly what people may think… at least in some ways. This week, Parker McCollum appeared on Tracy Lawrence’s TL’s Road House podcast, where he talked about coming up in Texas, his career thus far, and Tracy asked him a very insightful question in pondering what has turned out to be different than what he thought it would be when what he’s doing now was all still a dream. McCollum had a quick response, saying it’s something he’s thought about a lot… he explained simply that “it didn’t fill my cup quite like I thought it was going to.” He went onto explain that he’s been fortunate to do everything he ever wanted in terms of a country music career because he’s played his dream venues, signed a record deal and had chart-topping hits, but it still wasn’t the answer to all of his problems. It’s a problem that isn’t necessarily unique to country music stars and celebrities, but a lot of people think they’ll be completely satisfied in all aspects of their life once they achieve this or that, or even buy this or that, find the right person, get married, get the next promotion, buy that new house, that new car… insert whatever milestone or accomplishment, but at the end of the day, it just can’t bring you joy if you don’t have the other deeper stuff ironed out. Parker explains: “Man, what a great question. You know, one that’s probably an easy answer because I think about it so much, but it didn’t fill my cup quite like I thought it was going to. Because I’ve been fortunate, man, everything I dreamed about I’ve got to do, and then some times 100, I should’ve dreamed a lot bigger. Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth and Rodeo Houston, those two things, you know, I’m good. You know, it all happened relatively quickly, and a lot quicker than I ever anticipated. When I was younger, I just really thought once I did those things and once I had number one song at country radio, and major record deal, all the stuff of a country music career, I thought it was gonna fill my cup.” He explained that his song “Big Ole Fancy House” sort of touches on that concept. You get all the material things, and even accolades and achievement, but that is truly never enough to satisfy anyone no matter what it is or who you are. In the case of the song, it’s just a big house full of “stuff,” and he is still alone: “I thought that’s what was gonna make it all okay, and it’s just not the reality of it. I wrote a song, it’s on that deluxe thing that came out, ‘Big Ole Fancy House,’ that’s kind of what it’s about man. You know you get everything you ever wanted…” And he’s right, the song is a perfect depiction of that, as he perfectly portrays a slightly tormented soul wrestling with the idea that all the material things in his “Big Ole Fancy House” mean nothing without the love of his life living with him, and that’s hurting him more than the breakup itself. “Well, I thought you would be the one to kill me Guess it’s true, I can’t live with the memory What do I do? I thought that I could live without you, and I lied Yeah, this big ole empty house is just eating me alive…” Tracy talked about how satisfying dreams can bring a lot of joy, but true joy comes from getting your faith right, your priorities right and surrounding yourself with the right people, which McCollum agreed with. Amen to that… there’s nothing that will “fill your cup” more than faith and family. It’s super interesting to hear someone like Parker, who seemingly has it all, admit that even with all he’s accomplished, it hasn’t made him completely happy and content, and I think that’s the kind of lesson we can all learn from: View this post on Instagram “Big Old Fancy House” The full podcast episode is available below. The post “It Didn’t Fill My Cup”: Parker McCollum Says Achieving All His Country Music Dreams Didn’t Fulfill Him Like He Thought It Would first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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