Sweet as strawberry wine. Chris Stapleton and Morgane Stapleton have a love story that keeps country music fans swooning.
The pair tied the knot in October 2007, four years after meeting as songwriters in Nashville. While celebrating their 14th anniversary in October 2021, Morgane noted how much her life had changed since Chris became part of it.
“14 years today. I don’t remember much about life before you. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for hearing me. Thank you for teaching me. Thank you for respecting me,” she gushed via Instagram alongside a romantic black-and-white photo. “Thank you for giving me everything I cherish in this life. I love you more than I’ll ever be able to put into words, but I’ll spend the rest of my time here on earth trying. Happy anniversary my love!”
The musicians share five children — a daughter and four sons — whose names have all been kept private. While they make a perfect parenting team, Chris and Morgane also hit all the right notes together in the studio.
“My wife has great taste in everything but men,” the “Say Something” crooner joked during a 2015 interview with The Washington Post. “The vast majority of the songs on my debut album, Traveller, came from lists she made.”
More than a decade into their relationship, Morgane is still in awe of her husband’s writing talent. “I was like, ‘F–k you for being able to do this,’” she told the outlet of “Daddy Doesn’t Pray Anymore,” one of her favorites. “This is the most emotional, saddest country song I’ve ever heard and you just spit it out in 10 minutes.”
When the couple perform together on stage, fans can feel the love they have for one another. “We can lift each other up on bad nights, kind of give each other a wink when we screw up or do something funny,” the Kentucky native told The New York Times in 2017 of being in the moment with his wife.
Morgane recalled asking Chris’ team for “volumes of his songs, CDs of everything he’d ever written up until that point” before their romance began, telling the newspaper, “I was singing with Chris long before he knew I was singing with him. … As much as I can talk about him being a comfort to me, I think in that way I also am a comfort to him. We can look at each other and know, ‘OK, I got you.’”
Keep scrolling for a look back at the country stars’ relationship:
The pair crossed paths in the Nashville music scene. “Eventually he asked me to write a song with him, and that ended up being our first date. We didn’t get much writing done that night,” she told The Washington Post 12 years later. Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
The twosome exchanged vows on October 27. Nearly a decade after their big day, Morgane revealed that her husband’s wedding band is engraved with “You Are My Sunshine,” in honor of the song by the same name. Debby Wong/Shutterstock
Their eldest child was born, but the pair have chosen to keep their name private. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
Family of four! Baby No. 2 arrived in 2011. Invision/AP/Shutterstock
Morgane gifted Chris an old Jeep Cheroke, encouraging him to drive the 1979 vehicle across the country for inspiration. The car broke down, but the failed road trip inspired Traveller, his Grammy-winning debut record. Jim Ruymen/UPI/Shutterstock
“Oh, we drive each other crazy once in a while,” Morgane told The Washington Post, noting that Chris’ song “Fire Away” describes how she feels during a fight. “But being without each other drives us even more crazy.” Courtesy of Morgane Stapleton/Instagram
While accepting the trophy for Best Country Album at the 58th Grammy Awards, Chris gave a sweet shout-out to Morgane. “This is something that you’d never, ever, ever dream of,” he said on stage. YouTube
“We’re married so we hold each other accountable,” the “You Should Probably Leave” artist told The New York Times of performing with his wife. “We can lift each other up on bad nights, kind of give each other a wink when we screw up or do something funny.” Courtesy of Morgane Stapleton/Instagram
Then pregnant with the pair’s third and fourth children, Morgane posed on the red carpet with Chris at the 60th annual Grammy Awards. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
Reba McEntire announced at the 53rd ACM Awards that Morgane gave birth to twin boys, whose names have not been made public. “Those little rascals came a little bit early,” the Oklahoma native joked as Chris was absent from the April awards. Invision/AP/Shutterstock
“I’m real proud of this award. I want to thank my kids who put up with me being gone quite a bit and not always being as good of a dad as I would always like to be,” Chris said while accepting Male Vocalist of the Year at the CMAs in November before thanking Morgane, who was once again pregnant. “I want to thank my wife for always being my rock and taking care of me and helping me find the right thing to be and the right thing to do.” Jeff Kravitz/ACMA2019/FilmMagic for ACM
Baby No. 5, another boy, joined the family. Courtesy of Morgane Stapleton/Instagram
The pair walked the red carpet together at the CMT Artist of the Year event in Nashville in October. “Lot of love in the room tonight and that’s what music’s about, it’s about love,” Chris said while accepting the honor. “I’m grateful to play music, you know, this is meaningful, and I’m so grateful to the fans, I’m so grateful to CMT, so grateful to my wife and the children and all my family whose supported me through all these things.” YouTube
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