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“It is a blessing to find a husband or wife in this life, marriage is a profound and special thing, and we are so excited to finally be husband and wife,” Barrettsaid of her weddingto Foehner.
Since tying the knot, the pair have welcomed three children — daughter,Baylah May, sonAugustine Booneand daughterIvy Josephine.
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Barrett and Foehner met as contestants on season 16 ofAmerican Idol. The couple laterreflected on their initial meetingin a 2020 mini-documentary for Amazon Music.
“I had saw him and I remember asking him to make a video together,” Bartlett said.
“I saw you and I didn’t come up to you though because I was nervous and then we took a picture together,” Foehner added.
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About a year after they first met, Barrett and Foehner announced that they were engaged. Foehnershared exclusive detailsabout his proposal to Barrett with PEOPLE.
“I’ve been thinking about proposing for quite a while,” Foehner said. “It’s getting harder and harder to be apart. Doing all the traveling we have to do, sometimes we have to go a month without seeing each other. That’s a little much for me, so I decided to go ahead and do this thing!”
However, the proposal wasn’t exactly planned in advance and Foehner wasn’t even carrying the ring with him at the time. When he realized during a trip to Los Angeles that the couple were staying at the same hotel they first met at, he thought, “It can’t get any more right than this.”
The music video for Barrett’s song “The Good Ones” wasspecialin multiple ways. The heartwarming video featuredMadeline Delp, who was named Ms. Wheelchair USA in 2017.
Barrett also said she “knew” she had to include Foehner in it: “The music video was going to portray another person’s ‘good one,’ so I knew I needed to include mine!”
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Barrett and Foehner tied the knot in Garrison, Texas, in front of 100 guests on Oct. 5, 2019. “We wanted a small, intimate wedding with close friends and family,” Barretttold PEOPLEahead of the big day. The singer said they decided on their venue because of their love of Texas — where Foehner is from — and the woods.
The couple also wrote their own vows, and Barrett anticipated that they “absolutely” would cry as they exchanged them. “We’re both excited to make such a serious and holy commitment before the Lord, with our friends and family there to support us and celebrate,” Barrettsaid. “Becoming one family has been the thing we’ve looked forward to most.”
FellowAmerican Idolcontestants in attendance included season 16 alumsCaleb Lee Hutchinson— who was one of Foehner’s groomsmen — and Catie Turner.
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Ahead of the release of her debut albumGoldmine, Barrettshared with PEOPLEthat Foehner had been the inspiration behind many of the songs on it.
“I think being married and in love and all of that changed how I write songs and what I want to sing about and the type of songs that I like,” Barretttold PEOPLE. “So I think this album was very much made up of songs that you’ll see a lot more of in the future — things about my life now and what I’ve been going through.”
Aside from being his wife’s muse, Foehner also co-wrote the track “Got Me” with Barrett and lent his guitar skills to multiple songs. He even joined her touring band to ensure that the two would be together on the road.
“I remember taking the test and my eyes nearly crossed,” said Barrett. “I was like, ‘Wait, is that two lines?’ I came running out to Cade and was just like, ‘Oh my gosh, I think I am.’ That’s all that I said, and he knew what that meant. I started crying, and it was very sweet.”
As Barrett and Foehner’s one-year anniversary approached, the “I Hope” singergot some marriage advicefrom her personal idol,Dolly Parton.
“My husband and I have never fought. We’ve never bickered back and forth because I never wanted us to say bad things that we would have to remember,” Parton told Barrett. “We get a little pissy now and then, but we’ll just kind of walk off or go do something else and let that die down. You have to work at anything. Marriage is a business too, and you got to look at it like that. You got to make the right decisions for all the little things that come up.”
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“Releasing an album during quarantine isn’t your ideal release,” Barrett said in the film. “It was different. I’ve never had this long of a break in my life in nine years. I was always just going, going, going.”
She added that quarantine did make her and Foehner closer, though: “We just love spending time with family. That’s something that we’ve loved during this time of isolation. We’ve been really thankful for that.”
Foehner was very supportive of the documentary and said, “I’m so proud of my darling wife and all she’s accomplished. It is such a joy to see her honored. This was a fun project to be a part of. Hoping y’all like it!”
Ahead of the birth of their daughter, Barrett sat down with PEOPLEto discuss her pregnancy experienceand shared how great Foehner had been throughout it.
“He’s just been very nice. He rubs my feet every single night. He’s been extra, extra thoughtful,” the soon-to-be mother said. “And pregnancy can sometimes bring on mood swings and all of those crazy things from the lovely hormones. He’s just been very patient about it and very understanding.”
Barrett and Foehnerwelcomedtheir daughter, Baylah May, on Jan. 18, 2021.
The new mom shared the news of Baylah’s arrival with anInstagrampost. “Got to spend a very sweet week with our newest addition … meet our girl🥰,” the singer wrote in the caption.
After the arrival of their daughter, Barrett and Foehner’s priorities at home changed. “Oh my gosh, it’s awesome,” Barretttold PEOPLE. “It’s a whole new world, honestly. It’s so true all the cliché sayings — when you have kids, everything changes in your world; just flips upside down.”
“Now everything’s kind of transformed from me doing it for myself, to me doing it for her now, and I would much rather have it that way,” she continued. “She’s just my whole world now. She’s the sweetest, so it’s really cool having her with me.”
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Barrett and Foehner walked thered carpetfor the2021 iHeart Radio Awardsin matching black outfits. The event marked their first public appearance as parents.
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The country music power couple were seen on thered carpetagain in 2022 at the ACM Awards, showing off elaborate outfits and new hair looks.
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Barrett marked the couple’s third wedding anniversary with a sweet post onInstagram. She shared a photo and video of a romantic truck bed picnic, featuring a cozy bed with Halloween-inspired pillows, games and snacks. “Happy Anniversary to my man,” she wrote in the caption. “You make life sweeter! (He surprised me with this truck set up) 😍🎃 #3yearsmarried.”
“Thankful for my turkeys! 🦃🧡 Take joy in your messy kitchen & delicious food HA! Praise God!,” Barrett captioned the post.
“I am thankful for the love you show to me & our kiddos. Love you!!!!,” she captioned the post. Foehner then commented: “Thankful for you my darlin.”
“Thanks to Baylah this is our most recent photo together,” Foehner joked in the caption. “Happy Valentine’s to my woman, my Wife. You are marvelous and you fill our home with the joys of heaven. Thank you for being my best friend.”
The couple announced on Instagram that they have athird child on the way. This will be Barrett and Foehner’s second daughter.
“Living the dream,” they captioned a joint Instagram post, which included a video of Barrett using an at-home ultrasound machine.
During an interview on theUnexpected with Hannah Lovepodcast, Barrett opened up about turning down musical duets that were too “intimate wording-wise.”
“When you accept a song, there’s obligations that go along with it. What does that dynamic look like if I’m singing with another man? Is that gonna make my husband uncomfortable? Probably,” she said. “I respect [Foehner] and love him so much that I amnot going to jeopardize my marriageto do a duet with somebody.”
“Another life to love and cherish. Praising God for His kindness!” the doting parents wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the newborn’s feet.
source: people.com
