Alan Jackson's daughter Mattie marries Connor Smith 4 years after tragic death of first husband Ben Selecman
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: Mattie Jackson, daughter of country legend Alan Jackson, has embraced her happily ever after with a radiant smile. Mattie, 32, married Connor Smith, 30, earlier this month at The Breakers Palm Beach in Florida, eight months after the pair announced their engagement.
"Wooooo we did it!!" she said in the description of an Instagram post that included a carousel of photos from the big day. The caption continued, "Grateful is a gigantic understatement. More pretty pics to come later - off to the islands with my HUSBAND!"
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A lifetime of happiness
Alan, 64, also shared a wedding photo, stating on Instagram Monday that he and wife Denise were overjoyed to welcome a new son-in-law into the family. "Denise and I are so happy to officially welcome Connor into our family! Wishing @MattieJackson & Connor Smith a lifetime of happiness... Livin’ on Love!" he captioned the post, referencing his 1994 chart-topper "Livin' on Love."
The joyous news comes more than four years after Mattie's first husband, Ben Selecman, died from severe brain damage after slipping on a boat dock and hitting his head in the September 2018 tragedy. Mattie, the presenter of the podcast 'In Joy Life', revealed in April 2022 on Instagram that she and Connor were dating after meeting at a happy hour six months previously through a mutual acquaintance.
‘Can't wait to see what this new chapter holds’
"I have believed, prayed and claimed for 3 and a half years now that God would give me the chance to love someone with my whole heart again," she wrote on Instagram at the time. "Other dear widow friends assured me that my heart could heal and expand to love two people equally, though differently. And I hoped so desperately that would really be true."
She added that Smith was "more of an answer to prayer (mine and countless others!) then I sometimes think he even realizes", and that she "can't wait to see what this new chapter holds”. After saying "I do", Mattie and Connor jetted off to Saint Lucia, where they "adventured and rested and drank local [beer]", she posted on Instagram.
