Zach Bryan has shared a sweet moment from his recent wedding, revealing that his wife, Samantha Leonard, touched his heart by honoring his late mother. Just days after confirming their marriage, the 29-year-old singer shared that Leonard incorporated lace from his mother’s wedding dress into her own bridal gown, which left him overwhelmed with emotions.
Zach Bryan says wife Samantha Leonard’s wedding dress included nod to his late mom
“Samantha went out of her way to put my mom’s wedding dress lace on her dress, and I cried for a good bit,” Bryan wrote on his Instagram Stories on January 5. “Meant so much, sweetheart, thank you,” he added. Bryan followed the message with a photo of his late mother, Annette, taken on her wedding day. He wrote over the image, “Wish you were here about now, gorgeous.” Annette passed away in 2016, and Bryan has previously spoken about the profound impact her loss has had on his life and music.
On January 2, Leonard shared a carousel of images from the couple’s wedding ceremony in San Sebastian, Spain. The photos showed the couple exchanging vows inside the ornate Baroque Roman Catholic church. Bryan was even captured wiping tears from his eyes as he faced his bride at the altar. Leonard wore a lace wedding gown with sheer sleeves, a fitted silhouette, and a long, flowing veil, the very dress that included the lace from Bryan’s mother’s gown.
Speculation about the wedding began after a video surfaced online showing the couple climbing into a car decorated with a “Just Married” sign on December 31, 2025. Hours later, Bryan confirmed the news himself by sharing an Instagram post featuring a photo of him holding Leonard as she wore a strapless white gown with a feather-trimmed hem. The post also included a clip from the celebration in which Bryan performed a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Tougher Than the Rest.”
Originally reported by Khushali Srivastava for RealityTea.
