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Zach Bryan Shares First Official Wedding Photo With His New Bride, Samantha: “Tougher Than The Rest”
Your first official look at Zach Bryan and his new wife, Samantha Bryan.
Yesterday, news broke that he had married his girlfriend Samantha after rumors have been going for a little while now about their marital status. Until yesterday, though, all we knew for sure was that Leonard and Bryan were dating, and had been since just after the his very public and messy breakup with Barstool Sports personality Brianna Chickenfry.
The big talking point has always been how much Samantha Leonard looks like Brianna Chickenfry, and I’m still not over how much they look alike, but I digress…
Bryan and Leonard’s relationship went public around August of 2025, and Zach actually fueled those marriage rumors himself when he posted a video of he, Leonard and some friends paragliding in Europe. Fans quickly spotted a gold band on the singer’s ring finger, and interestingly enough, Bryan deleted the video shortly after it was posted. He then replaced the video with another, only this time, a bald eagle emoji was covering up his left hand.
That was the first clue that Bryan and Leonard were headed for marriage.
The next clue was a picture of Samantha that was, once again, posted by Zach Bryan (he wasn’t doing a very good job of keeping it all a secret). The Instagram story photo had many followers thinking that she might have gotten an engagement or marriage-worthy upgrade.
And TMZ officially reported last night that Zach and Samantha were married in San Sebastian, Spain, and it must have happened in the last two days or so, considering this photo that Zach posted about a day ago that presumably captured a moment with him and his groomsmen.
The lyrics to the Black Eyed Peas’ “I’ve Got A Feeling” served as the caption for the photo:
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A video that was posted later showed Bryan and Leonard running out of the building they were married in, with Bryan carrying his now wife for a bit before setting her down so that they could both hop into a convertible and speed away with a “Just Married” banner hanging off the back.
Check it out:
Zach Bryan is a married man!
The country singer wed his girlfriend Samantha Leonard in San Sebastian, Spain. pic.twitter.com/rWEujVbTfg
— TMZ (@TMZ) December 31, 2025
And late last night, Zach shared the first official photo of him and Samantha as husband and wife, with a beautiful black and white photo of them along with the caption:
“Tougher than the rest.”
Samantha looked gorgeous, and from the few photos and videos I’ve seen, it looked like a dreamy event in Spain… what a way to end 2025:
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Bryan also recently announced that he had been on a sobriety journey and was working on himself and going to therapy following a year of very negative publicity, and it’s hard not to think that Samantha had a lot to do with that decision.
From the outside looking in, they seem to be a very happy couple, so congrats to the newlyweds and here’s to a great 2026.The post Zach Bryan Shares First Official Wedding Photo With His New Bride, Samantha: “Tougher Than The Rest” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.