Former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker married award winning country singer Sara Evans on Saturday evening in Franklin, Tennessee.  Evans’ 9-year old son Avery walked her down the aisle.  All seven of their children (from prior marriages) made up the attendees.

The short ceremony featured Nashville songwriter Marcus Hummon, a close friend of Evans’s, singing “God Bless the Broken Road,” the Rascal Flatts hit he wrote – a song that the couple says has deep meaning for their relationship. Christian minister Joe Beam, who was responsible for introducing the couple last fall, performed the ceremony.

Evans, 37, wore an ivory silk taffeta Vera Wang gown with a halter neck and Barker, 35, wore a Dolce and Gabbana suit. The black-and-white affair (guests were requested to wear black) was accented with hints of yellow roses, and the sophisticated décor was given a down-home twist with a menu catered by Constant Craving featuring Southern fried chicken, country-style pole beans, biscuits and macaroni and cheese.

The presence of fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, and biscuits have to make it one of the greatest wedding receptions of all-time.

Evans and Barker announced their engagement just back in March.  They have been dating since last fall.