Madeline Merlo and Chase Fann.Photo: Brooke Couch
Madeline Merlohas said “I do!”
On Saturday, April 22, the “Champagne Night” songwriter married Nashville attorney Chase Fann in a garden-inspired greenhouse wedding at theLong Hollow Gardensin Gallatin, Tennessee.
“It was such a dream come true,” Merlo, 29, told PEOPLE exclusively of her big day. “The perfect way to kick off the rest of our lives.”
The ceremony was filled with flowers and included lots of personal touches from Merlo’s hometown of Vancouver, Canada.
Madeline Merlo and Chase Fann.Brooke Couch
The bar was stocked with Canadian beer and their guests enjoyed a menu with Southern comfort food as an homage to Fann’s Nashville roots.
“People say your wedding is one of the best days of your life,” Fann, 30, added. “Now I understand why.”
Chase Fann and Madeline Merlo.Brooke Couch
Madeline Merlo and her bridesmaids.Brooke Couch
“‘Lady May’ was a song that reminded us of our first trip to Asheville,” Merlo told PEOPLE. “Asheville is a magical place and it was [while we hiked] those Blue Ridge mountains that I think we both realized there was something really special between us,” she adds. “‘Lady May’ takes us back there.”
The after-party was held at the Tin Roof — the bar where the couple originally met in 2020 — and Merlo’s bass player’s band played at the reception.
For a musical touch, a record player served as the guest book with personalized records for their guests to sign.
Up next, the couple is set to honeymoon in Costa Rica — and Fann is relishing the moment.
“I’d marry Madeline any time, anywhere,” he said.
The couplegot engaged in April of last year.At the time, Merlo and Fann opened up about their sweet moment.
“The day after we met I texted my family and told them that I met my husband last night,” she said at the time. “I’ve known he was the one since we met and was surprised, but so happy, when he went down on one knee to propose.”
For Fann, popping the question meant getting to spend “forever” with the rising country star.
“Meeting Madeline has been the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I’ve considered myself lucky to be with her every day since we first met, and I absolutely cannot wait to marry her,” he said at the time.
source: people.com
