While once on the wrong side of the law, Jelly Roll watched his entire life transform as he quickly took over country music. Never afraid to share his past with fans, the singer’s career flourished in 2023 with his Whitsitt Chapel album, Backroad Baptism Tour, and winning New Artist of the Year at the CMA Awards. Always taking a moment to praise those who helped him along the way, especially his wife Bunnie XO, Jelly Roll recently shared they had to get married twice since they couldn’t remember their anniversary date.
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Being from Las Vegas, Bunnie first met her future husband when she attended one of his concerts in 2015. Just a year later, they found themselves standing in a Las Vegas chapel, promising to share their lives. Although their first wedding took place in the middle of the night, Jelly Roll told People, “She’s my best friend, man. She truly is my favorite person to talk to. She’s my first and last line of defense. She’s my everything. There’s anchors in life that kind of keep us straight, and Bunnie’s definitely mine.”
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“The Seven-Year Stretch”
Although continuing to share their love with the world, Jelly Roll revealed how neither could agree when it comes to the date of their wedding. “There was always a discrepancy with our anniversary, because she thought it was on one day. I thought it was on another day. Neither one of us knew.” Wanting an exact date to celebrate their wedding, the singer suggested they renew their vows when they visited Vegas in August. “I was like, ‘Everybody else talks about the seven-year itch. Why don’t we call it the seven-year stretch?’ We’ll just go in there and double down.”
And that’s exactly what they did. Not only renewing their love, the couple now has an official wedding date. “It is officially—I think— September 1,” he said. “And September 1 felt right, because we thought it was between the 30th and 31st, so I said, ‘Well, now we can just both be wrong and just set it on the first.’ Even money that way.”
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