Photo: Courtesy Alex Hall

Alex Hallis officially a dad!
“Becoming a dad is the greatest blessing. It’s true what they say, he is simply the best thing to happen to us,” Hall tells PEOPLE in a statement.
The rising musician and his wife, 25, first announced theirexciting pregnancy newsexclusively with PEOPLE back in April.
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“We actually found out we were pregnant on Jan. 8, which was also the release day formy song ‘Last One To Leave’with Brad Paisley. So we celebrated a little differently for that one!” added Hall.
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“We originally wanted to wait and do a reveal party for the gender, but we had early testing done and had the option to find out early,” they told PEOPLE. “When they called about our results, we said we didn’t want to know the gender but immediately called back and asked to know because we were too excited to wait! It’s a boy!”
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The couplebegan dating in 2017and tied the knot on Nov. 1, 2020, in Los Angeles.
Hall and Brianna originally intended to get married at the Nashville mansion where her parents got married, but the pandemic interfered with their plans and they ultimately decided to elope, according toSouthern Bride, which chronicled their big day.
“About a month before our set wedding date,@briannamariehalland I decided to change our plans, go to California and elope,” wrote Hall in a DecemberInstagram upload, sharing photos from their nuptials. “It was so important to both of us to get married on our actual date (11/1/2020) and COVID kept making that near impossible.”
“I know we’ve only been married a little over a month now, but I can honestly say, married life is the absolute best!” he continued.
source: people.com