Wedding bells rang in Rhode Island for The Voice alum Billy Gilman and his groom, Anthony Carbone.
The pair tied the knot in their home state on a 45-acre horse farm.
For Billy, 36, the venue reminded him of childhood visits to his grandparents’ horse farm – while Anthony, 32, also spent time growing up on a horse farm, further telling People that the site ‘just felt like home.’
Both shared a simple vision for the occasion, as Billy described: ‘All we said was, “We want good people, great food and great music.” That’s it. What else do you need?’
Anthony stressed that their wedding was ‘not about the pomp and the fuss of everything – but about what it all means to us.’
The Voice alum Billy Gilman, 36, and his beau, Anthony Carbone, 32, tied the knot in their native Rhode Island on a 45-acre horse farm
After rising to country-music fame in his early teens, Billy went on to appear on Season 11 of The Voice, ultimately coming in as the runner-up
The lovebirds said ‘I do’ in front of an intimate crowd of 115 guests, mostly family and very close friends.
Billy’s best friend of two decades, Kim Bruna, served as the officiant.
Music is a big part of the couple’s lives, and accordingly the playlist was meticulously curated.
For cocktail hour, they mixed ‘very European jazz fusion music’ with ‘Motown and feel-good music’ and some country – the latter being Billy’s own métier.
After dinner, they switched to a lively party vibe with hits like Cha Cha Slide and The Jackson 5’s I Want You Back.
Billy, who launched his career as a tween with the hit country single One Voice in 2001, sweetly serenaded his husband with a rendition of My Love, as heard on the TV series Star.
The two men first crossed paths in 2022 in a Providence bar, introduced through mutual friends during a night out before Thanksgiving.
They ‘hit it off’ right away and, from there, ‘life just kept bringing us together again and again,’ Anthony said.
The duo said ‘I do’ in front of an intimate crowd of 115 friends and family members
Billy and Anthony clicked instantly after meeting at a Providence bar the night before Thanksgiving of 2022
The two got engaged in September 2023 after seeing a Pam Tillis concert
The next time Billy and Anthony encountered one another, the former decided to make a move.
‘We met up again and that’s when I said, “I got to follow my heart.” I said [to Anthony], “Would you want to go on a first date?”‘
Billy added: ‘[We’ve] been inseparable ever since, leading up to this one getting on his knee.’
Anthony chimed in, adding: ‘We got really close, really fast … We’ve had relationships before and dated other people, but we just really couldn’t be a day apart.’
The two got engaged on a rainy night in September 2023, after seeing a Pam Tillis concert in Rhode Island with Billy’s parents.
The visual of Anthony getting down on one knee in the rain and proposing was ‘like a perfect movie scene,’ Billy said.
‘I was sobbing – but he couldn’t tell with the rain,’ he added.
After rising to country-music fame in his early teens, Billy went on to appear on Season 11 of The Voice.
He was paired with Adam Levine and ultimately placed as the runner-up of the competition.
