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Sara Evans Suddenly Has 7 Kids

Karl Erikson — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:03:00 GMT

Country music superstar Sara Evans, 37, married Jay Barker in June and suddenly finds herself with a bigger family. Sara already has 3 children from her previous marriage: Avery, 9, Olivia, 5, and Audrey, 3. Now she has four stepchildren, as well: Andrew, Braxtonn, Sarah, and Harrison. She's got the Brady Bunch plus 1!

Sara says about husband Jay: "He's one of the most amazing fathers I've ever been around. He's very patient. He's the kind of guy that coaches, he's a mentor to children. Very hands-on."

The former "Dancing With The Stars" contestant moved the whole brood to Birmingham, Alabama, so the family can be together as much as possible. The goal is to blend the family together. "When they look back on this and they're adults, they'll literally feel like they came from a family of 7 kids," she says.

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Sara Evans Wedding Photo

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:58:00 GMT

(UPDATE: Obviously, this is not Sara Evans and Jay Barker. We were asked to take the photo down for copyright reasons. You can see the actual photo here on the People website. In the meantime enjoy this photo taken by someone who thinks that dressing up animals in wedding garb is hi-larious.)

Here is a first look at Sara Evans' and Jay Barker's wedding photo. Actually, it's a second look - People magazine got to it first. I would have had first dibs, but Sara and Jay didn't accept my offer of twelve dollars and a bag of used CDs.

The couple were married on Saturday evening on a Tennessee farm in front of family, friends and the couple's seven children - Evans' son Avery, 8, and daughters Olivia, 5, and Audrey, 3 and Barker's kids Andrew, 9, Braxton, 8, and twins Sarah Ashlee and Harrison, 6.

Evans tells People that the day after the wedding they were back home, grilling steaks and watching movies together. "We wanted this week to be just us together as a family because next week we go on our honeymoon," she said. "We just want to relish every moment as a family."

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Sara Evans: It's A Nice Day For A White Wedding

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:35:00 GMT

Make that a nice evening for an off-white wedding (apologies to Billy Idol.) Country singer Sara Evans, wearing an ivory silk taffeta gown by Vera Wang, married former University of Alabama quarterback Jay Barker on Saturday night.

Evans was walked down the aisle by her 8-year-old son Avery with the couple's seven children (Evans has three and Barker has four) serving as bridesmaids and groomsmen. The short ceremony featured Nashville songwriter Marcus Hummon singing "God Bless the Broken Road," which seems like an odd song for a wedding, but I've never heard it so what the hell do I know.

The couple, who met last year, announced their engagement in March. Evans' bitter split with Craig Schelske after 13-years of marriage made headlines in late 2006 when the two hurled accusations of infidelity at each other while Evans was a contestant on Dancing With the Stars. Evans also accused Schelske of being addicted to porn and exposing it to their children.

I guess I see what they mean by the 'broken road.' Here's hoping Evans finds happiness with new husband Jay Barker.

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Sara Evans Is Engaged

Karen — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:10:00 GMT

Country star Sara Evans is taking the plunge again. Despite an ugly and very public divorce battle last year, Sara is set to marry football player Jay Barker.

Evans has 3 children from her previous marriage and Jay has 4 children from a previous relationship. Can you say Great Big Country Brady Bunch? Oy.