At last! Reba McEntire is planning her dream wedding after her longtime beau, Rex Linn, finally proposed, the National Examiner can reveal!
The Happy’s Place couple shared their big engagement news during a red-carpet interview at the recent Emmy Awards. “They are just over the moon,” says an insider. “Rex totally took her by surprise when he proposed. She’s thrilled.”
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It’s no secret Reba, 70, has been wanting to get married. It just took Rex, 68, “longer to get to that place, which is understandable since he’s never been married before,” says the source. “But he’s committed and ready to take this next step. She’s so happy to finally make it official.”
Now, let the wedding planning begin!
While a rep for Reba denies our story, an insider confides: “They want to throw a big party for their friends and family to celebrate their love and spending the rest of their lives together. They just love Tennessee, and they’re talking about having the wedding in Nashville, where they live.”
With Reba from Oklahoma and Rex from Texas, the two die-hard Southerners will no doubt have a country theme. “They don’t want anything over the top, but Reba does want to make it special,” says the insider. “Knowing Reba, the menu will feature some of her favorite comfort food like fried chicken and biscuits. And you can expect quite a few A-listers to be on the guest list. It’s liable to run long, because they have a lot of friends.”
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The insider notes that Reba and Rex have a long list of famous friends that includes the likes of Kelly Clarkson, their current Happy’s Place costar and former Reba star Melissa Peterman, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, Vince Gill and Amy Grant, Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson … and, of course, Dolly Parton.
“Dolly will be honored to be there, since she encouraged Rex to propose,” says the insider. “The challenge will be finding a venue to hold them all.”
While Reba has been married — and divorced — twice before, she’s not “averse” to slipping into a traditional wedding gown because, the insider says, “This will be the one that sticks. She might choose Johnathan Kayne to make it. He does a lot of her outfits for her award show appearances. It’s liable to have some glitter.” (Reba loves her glitter!)
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As for the honeymoon, “they haven’t even gotten there yet,” says the insider. “But they did love their trip to Africa last year, and Italy the year before. It wouldn’t be surprising if they just take the RV and travel cross-country through the heartland.”
No matter where they end, they’ll be together. “Reba,” says the insider, “feels so lucky to have found love again!”
