Thomas Rhett Reveals The Moment He Knew His Wife Lauren Akins Was The One

Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren Akins will celebrate their eighth wedding anniversary on Monday, October 12. Ahead of the special day, the country singer is taking a moment to reflect on their longtime relationship in an interview with his record label, sharing that he knew for years that Lauren was the one for him.

"It’s been a long time comin’ for sure," Rhett says of their upcoming anniversary. "I mean, me and Lauren have definitely been to school together since we were in first grade but didn’t really know each other really well ‘til church camp about sixth grade. And I fell in love with her that day. I was like, there is not a prettier human being that exists in this world and I was like, 'I will figure out a way to marry this woman one day.'"

"We dated for a little bit in high school and then broke up for a very long time and got back together when we were about 21 years old," he continued. "And now we’re about to celebrate eight years of marriage, so it’s been a pretty wild journey with her, but wouldn’t trade one minute of it, even the hard parts. When you find your soulmate, you just kinda do anything you can to stick to it, and for me to just be the best husband I can be."

Rhett and Akins' relationship is outlined in Akin's new memoir, Live In Love: Growing Together Through Life's Changes. In the book, Akins' opens up about the couple's decision to go to marriage counseling and other details about their journey together.

The couple married in 2012 and now share three daughters, Willa Gray, Ada James and Lennon Love together. They will celebrate eight years of marriage on Monday, October 12.

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