Actor and Country Music Artist John Schneider Marries Movie Producer Alicia Allain

Actor and Country Music chart-topper John Schneider wed longtime girlfriend and movie producer Alicia Allain in Holden, Louisiana, on Tuesday. The private ceremony was held inside a converted barn at John Schneider Studios, their expansive studio property and primary residence.

Exclusive wedding coverage was granted to PEOPLE.com and Inside Edition.

The couple decided to move forward with their nuptials after discussions with their pastor, despite the fact that Schneider remains embattled in an ongoing divorce first filed in 2014. The newlyweds exchanged their vows "before God" and intend to make their marriage legal if and when the California legal system ever allows for the divorce to be finalized.

"To know that truly the most beautiful woman in the world was walking toward me was the greatest feeling in the world," Schneider told Inside Edition immediately after the ceremony.

"This has been a wonderful celebration, a sanctuary of love," Allain told PEOPLE.com. "Just a perfect day of celebrating with friends and family."  

View the PEOPLE.com Exclusive here: https://tinyurl.com/SchneiderPEOPLE

Watch the Inside Edition Exclusive here: https://tinyurl.com/SchneiderInsideEdition

About John Schneider: John Schneider's extensive acting career includes the iconic roles of "Bo Duke" on The Dukes of Hazzard, "Jonathan Kent" on Smallville and "Jim Cryer" on his current OWN series, Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots - the #1 primetime series on cable on Tuesday nights. 

Schneider is also a celebrated country music artist with 4 #1 singles on the Billboard Country chart. In 2018, he launched an ambitious 52-song project, The Odyssey, releasing a song a week throughout 2018. In addition, he released the album projects Greatest Hits…Still and Merry Christmas Baby in December. Schneider co-founded the Children's Miracle Network in 1983. To date, they have raised more than $4.7 billion dollars which is distributed directly to a network of 170 hospitals.

For more info, visit the official website at JohnSchneiderStudios.com

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