Brent Rupard and wife Caroline’s pregnancy announcement.Photo: Shirley Rupard
Brent Rupard’s got a little roadie on the way!
Rupard tells PEOPLE Caroline shared the good news that they would be parents “after a long night of celebrating the release of” the band’s debut album:Kings of the Dairy Queen Parking Lot, Side A.
“I was confused and had no idea what I was in for,” says Rupard of his wife handing him an envelope with no further explanation.
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Brent Rupard and wife Caroline’s pregnancy announcement.Brent Rupard
So without further ado, “I opened the envelope to a simple message that read, ‘Apparently, you are going to be a dad. Love, Jane’ (her first name and what I call her),” the singer recalls.
While Rupard “had a dream” that theirbundle of joy on the way was a girl, the mom-to-be’s intuition said otherwise.
“Likeother first-time parents, I’m sure, we are completely terrified and elated at the same time,” Rupard adds.
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Rupard and Caroline tied the knot in Starkville, Mississippi, in October 2018, during an event the bride describedin an anniversary tributethis past fall as a “festival.”
Accordingto their website, the music of Everette — which consists of Rupard and bandmate Anthony Olympia, both Kentucky natives — is “rooted in contemporary country, rock & roll, southern storytelling and heartland hooks,” unfolding “like the soundtrack to a backyard party where the kegs are tapped, the music is loud, and everyone’s on the guest list.”
source: people.com
