Darius Rucker Taking a Laid-Back Approach to Wedding Planning with Emily Deahl

“We don’t really have any plans. We’re not gonna plan…”

Darius Rucker, Emily Deahl; Photo via Instagram

Darius Rucker recently surprised fans with an engagement announcement, revealing that he popped the question to his longtime girlfriend, Emily Deahl, in a sweet, unexpected proposal. Now, he’s opening up about their wedding plans…or, more accurately, the fact that they don’t have many just yet.

“We don’t really have any plans. We’re not gonna plan,” Rucker shared during an interview with NBC’s TODAY earlier this week. “We’re just gonna get married. Have a big party somewhere.”

Looking at TODAY’s Craig Melvin, Al Roker, and Dylan Dreyer, he added, “You guys will be invited.”
Darius Rucker, Emily Deahl; Photo Courtesy of Darius Rucker

Additional details about the couple’s nuptials are unknown as it appears they are taking the time to simply enjoy their engagement.

Rucker did take a moment to praise his fiancée, admitting that she is “an amazing human being.”

On the morning of Wednesday, October 8, the country star shared the exciting engagement news with fans on Instagram. The post opened with a black-and-white photo of Rucker down on one knee on what looks like a beachside boardwalk, while Emily gazes at him lovingly. A second photo shows the couple beaming in their new role as fiancés, with Emily highlighting a side view of her stunning diamond ring.

In the caption, he wrote, “Thank you for showing me a level of happiness I have never known. The day I met you I knew I didn’t want to go another one without you. Now I don’t have to.”
Darius Rucker, Emily Deahl; Photo Courtesy of Darius Rucker

The couple has largely kept their relationship private, rarely sharing moments together on social media. Fans first got confirmation of Rucker’s romance in early September, when the pair went Instagram official with a smiling selfie outside the Sphere arena in Las Vegas.

The South Carolina native’s TODAY show appearance came in support of his new rock supergroup, Howl Owl Howl, formed with R.E.M. co-founder/Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Mike Mills and The Black Crowes co-founder/former drummer/lauded media personality Steve Gorman.
Howl Owl Howl; Photo by Steven Cohen Photo

“It feels great to be singing with a rock band again. It’s like buddies getting together, but also getting to play with your idols,” Rucker, a Grammy winning Hootie & the Blowfish frontman/multi-Platinum country star, previously  “The stuff we’re writing is so different than anything I’ve tried to do before.”

The band’s debut track “My Cologne,” was released on October 31 and they are currently on tour.