An eternal love. Nation crooner Luke Bryan has been married to his spouse, Caroline “Lina” Bryan (née Boyer), for greater than 14 years and nonetheless appear as in love as ever the day they tied the knot.
After first assembly whereas they attended the identical school in Georgia, the pair had an instantaneous connection that couldn’t be ignored.
“We met my first week of school at a bar referred to as Dingus, and we had been simply hangin’ out,” Caroline defined on the “Get Actual with Caroline Interest” podcast in January 2019. “It was Thursday night time. I used to be a freshman. It was my first time in a bar. I used to be so sheltered rising up in a really small city and I’d had the identical boyfriend since eighth grade. … Luke’s persona was so large, I used to be watching him like, ‘Is that this man for actual?’ He was the second man I ever kissed in my life. Ever.”
Though they went on to this point for greater than a yr whereas they had been at college, Luke and Caroline finally broke up when she “freaked out” after he’d speak about marriage. It wasn’t till 4 years later that they’d rekindle their college-era relationship.
“I used to be a drug rep in Macon, however I used to be in Statesboro for work, and my brother mentioned, ’Guess who’s enjoying on the town’” Caroline recalled throughout the podcast interview. “I noticed Luke enjoying, and one thing was totally different. We made eye contact and we locked eyes. … Then he took a break, and I assumed he was attempting to keep away from me. So I left. He referred to as my brother’s home at 3 a.m., and I answered. He was like, ’The place did you go?’ I mentioned, ‘I assumed you didn’t need to see me.’ Anyway, we’ve been collectively ever since. He and I might’ve by no means ever, ever lasted if we didn’t have a break. We admire one another.”
After an on-off relationship, the pair finally tied the knot in December 2006 forward of the discharge of his debut album, I’ll Keep Me, a yr later. He asserted that Caroline’s assist has helped him develop into a profitable music artist.
“She’s the proper type of stability that I would like on all ranges,” Luke informed The Boot in September 2015. “She wakes up at 5:30 and makes the youngsters lunches and lets me sleep in. My household nonetheless actually dedicates themselves to me and works their schedules round what I’ve happening, so I stay up for sooner or later when perhaps these roles will change a bit of bit. There’ll all the time be all of this hype. On the finish of the day, she’ll name me out.”
After their vacation spot marriage ceremony in Turks & Caicos, Luke tried to get his music profession off the bottom, whereas Caroline ended up supporting their household for 4 years, she defined on Interest’s podcast on the time.
Quickly after, the duo expanded their household in 2008 and 2010, welcoming their two sons, Bo and Tate, respectively.
The Bryan household has additionally endured saddening losses. After Luke’s brother-in-law unexpectedly died of a coronary heart assault in 2014, Luke and Caroline took of their three youngsters as their very own.
Whereas elevating 5 youngsters collectively, the nation couple nonetheless finds time to strengthen their marriage and have enjoyable collectively, whether or not it’s a humorous quarantine prank or a sentimental date night time.
“We now have enjoyable with this profession, we have now enjoyable with our youngsters,” he added in his interview with The Boot. “We now have a traditional marriage. We get into it, we combat, we determine it out, however on the finish of the day, we perceive that there’s lots of stuff that comes at us that makes us all loopy, too, so we simply attempt to be regular and benefit from the journey of this.”
Scroll all the way down to relive the married couple’s fun-filled and romantic relationship timeline: