Who Is Parker McCollum's Wife? All About Hallie Ray Light

Parker McCollum and his wife, Hallie Ray Light, are about to have a “hell year” as new parents.

The couple, who married on March 28, 2022, welcomed their first child, son Major Yancey Tyler McCollum, in August 2024.

“Major is healthy! Mom is healthy! Dad is the best dad ever – and God is so good,” Light wrote on Instagram a few days after giving birth.

In March 2024, McCollum and Light celebrated their second wedding anniversary. “My best friend until the end. 2 years and 100 more! I love you forever!” – wrote the “Pretty Heart” singer on Instagram.

So who is Parker McCollum’s wife? Here’s everything you need to know about Hallie Ray Light and her relationship with the country star.

He has a clothing brand with his sisters

Hallie Ray Light McCollum and Parker McCollum attend the 2023 CMT Music Awards on April 2, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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Light grew up in McAlester, Oklahoma, where she was a high school cheerleader with hopes of going to Oklahoma State University, she told her local newspaper, McAlester News-Capitalwhen she was a high school graduate. Finally, in 2019, she graduated from the university with a degree in marketing.

Now, Light runs a clothing brand called Kihk — a combination of their initials — with her two sisters, Kaylee and Kam.

She and McCollum met early in his career

Parker McCollum and Hallie Ray Light at the 56th Annual CMA Awards on November 9, 2022.

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McCollum met Light through a mutual friend, just as his country music career was taking off – however, she was initially unimpressed with him.

“We were both young and probably not ready for it, but my friend told me about her and I really liked her name Hallie Ray Light. I started trying to put that name on the song before I even met her,” McCollum told Country Now in August 2022. “Then she ended up coming to the show and she didn’t stick around too long. I don’t think she really liked me, but I was pretty determined to write that song anyway and put her name on it.”

In an interview with 98-3 Wild Country, he added that the first night he met her was his first bus tour, and he thought she wasn’t impressed with his behavior because it “wasn’t up to her standards.” The country star said Light left within 10 minutes and spent nine months chasing her until she agreed to come to another show.

He told Country Now that he ended up writing a song inspired by her name in an attempt to get her attention as they talked back and forth. Eventually, after coming to another show and hearing the song, Light decided to give him a chance.

“I think we started dating that night,” he said.

She and McCollum briefly broke up while they were long distance

Hallie Ray Light and Parker McCollum at the 2022 CMT Music Awards on April 11, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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However, their relationship was not easy from the beginning. Light was in nursing school at the time and the two had to date long distance, which proved to be a challenge for both of them.

He told Country Now that Light’s parents had experienced distance in their own relationship and offered advice to the young couple, but there were still times when they struggled.

“She’s like her dad, super relaxed and laid back and very low maintenance,” he said. “I think she kind of realized from the beginning that this was it. That’s what I was doing and if we wanted it to work, we had to do it.”

However, the two broke up in late 2020 for “some stupid reason,” he told PEOPLE in August 2021, causing her to miss his Grand Ole Opry debut.

“I don’t even remember what the reason was. We were still interrupted and trying to work things out,” he said. “But I walked off the stage that night and I said, ‘I don’t want to do this anything as this again without her here.‘ ”

She and McCollum got engaged in 2021

Parker McCollum and Hallie Ray Light announced their engagement on Instagram.

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Six months later, McCollum popped the question to Light on July 1, 2021. He told PEOPLE he was absolutely certain he made the right decision when he got down on one knee.

I couldn’t wait to ask her to marry me, McCollum said. “There was no backup plan and no hesitation. I didn’t overthink any one thing. I thought, ‘It can’t get any better than her.’ There was no doubt that I made the right decision, in a way I don’t think I was on the right path.

Light posted her excitement on Instagram with a carousel of photos that captured the special moment.

“I must spend forever loving the man of my dreams!” she wrote in the description. “God’s time is more and more. I love you fiance 🤍 cheers FOREVER!!!”

She and McCollum married in March 2022

Hallie Ray Light and Parker McCollum at the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards on March 7, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Less than a year later, the happy couple tied the knot on March 28, 2022. Although McCollum joked that he would not be performing at his own wedding weeks before the wedding, he said he would love to get George Strait or John Mayer to play.

“And I can’t afford either, so there won’t be any,” he jokingly told PEOPLE.

The wedding took place at Boxwood Manor in McCollum’s home state of Texas. Light stunned in a simple white strapless dress, while McCollum stayed traditional in a black tuxedo. They opted for white bouquets, and Light performed a choreographed dance during the reception.

A year later, McCollum revealed that the song he dreams of covering was also the couple’s first dance song at their wedding.

“‘One More Day’ by Diamond Rio. I’ve always loved that song,” he told PEOPLE in May 2023. “It was my wife and I’s first dance song at our wedding, so I think it would be great to break that. And I always sing it.”

McCollum likes to write music about her

Parker McCollum and Hallie Ray Light.

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A year after their marriage, McCollum said he was still inspired by Light, and was even influenced to write a few songs about her — but with a twist.

“It’s hard not to write songs about her or think about her when I’m writing songs, [but] I really like heartbreaking love songs about everything going horribly wrong,” McCollum told PEOPLE in May 2023. “So she’ll usually do something inspirational, and I’ll change it to be sad and dark, which she’s not always a fan of. ”

He added that with the love he has for her, it is difficult to stray from writing about her.

“With someone like that, it’s impossible not to write something about them,” he said.

However, while he was performing, he admitted that his mind was blank and focused on the performance, rather than wandering in thoughts of her.

“Most of the time I’m just trying to put on a show!” he said. “It’s been such a crazy year, and she’s done such a good job of balancing a life that revolves around me all the time, and I try my best to try to make it about her as much as I can. She’s such a great person, one in a million.”

She and McCollum welcomed their first child in August 2024

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McCollum and Light are parents! The couple welcomed their son, Major Yancey Tyler McCollum, on August 8, 2024, and have been “soaking up all the newborn cuddles” ever since.

Before giving birth, Light debuted her baby bump on the red carpet at the CMT Awards in Austin, Texas.

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