Ruston Kelly has gone and got himself hitched in the most country way that a country music star can.
He proposed to his girlfriend, Tia Cubelic, backstage at the Grand Ole Opry back on Sept. 24 and then went out and told the crowd about it all.
“The most important thing I think that happened to me after that was meeting my now-partner,” he told the fans in a clip shared on social media per Taste of Country. “And I would say that she’s my girlfriend, but she’s not … because I just proposed to her backstage.
“Her family’s here, my family’s here,” he added. “And right under a picture of Johnny Cash, I had to pop the question.”
Somehow that stayed off-the-radar a bit until the couple shared the news on their Instagram with as series of photos.
“Backstage at the (Opry) last month me and my best bud became best buds who are getting MARRIED,” Kelly wrote.
Taste of Country said that Kelly, 37, is currently out on the road supporting his new album, “Pale, Through the Window,” which was inspired by Cubelic.
“His new fiancée was a driving forced behind each and every track,” a release on his website about the album reads. “Across 13 tracks, Kelly captures a season of radical change, newfound joy and hard-win peace, pairing deeply personal lyricism with an expansive sonic landscape.”
This will be his second marriage as he was previously married to fellow country music star Kacey Musgraves. Taste of Country said those two were married in 2017 and divorced in 2020.
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