Scotty McCreery of American Idol fame weds longtime girlfriend Gabi Dugal in North Carolina

Scotty McCreery of American Idol fame weds longtime girlfriend Gabi Dugal in North Carolina

Scotty McCreery and his longtime girlfriend Gabi Dugal were married in his native North Carolina Saturday.

The country music singer and his new bride, both 24, had more than 200 people in attendance at their wedding in the mountains, according to People.

McCreery, who shot to fame winning American Idol in 2011, told the magazine, ‘We’ve been dating six years and have known each other our whole lives. That kind of story doesn’t happen too often nowadays.’

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Wed: Scotty McCreery and his longtime girlfriend Gabi Dugal, both 24, got married in his native North Carolina Saturday. The couple was snapped in April in Las Vegas 

The 5ft10in crooner added, ‘I support her dreams and she supports mine.’

The Garner, North Carolina native and his bride – donning a Morilee wedding gown – exchanged specially-written vows in a ceremony presided over by a pastor McCreery has known since his youth.

Dugal, a Louisiana native who works as a Duke University Hospital nurse, told the publication she planned a ‘very classic’ wedding with a black, white and gold color scheme and ‘rustic feel.’

The new married couple’s first dance came to the tune of Can’t Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley.

Longtime courtship: Scotty and Gabi have been a couple for six years

Longtime courtship: Scotty and Gabi have been a couple for six years

Career: Dugal is a Louisiana native who works as a Duke University Hospital nurse 

Career: Dugal is a Louisiana native who works as a Duke University Hospital nurse 

The complete slate of festivities included a Cajun shrimp boil on Thursday, and a Friday rehearsal dinner. They’re headed off to to Tahiti for a honeymoon, and will move in together to a home, for the first time, upon their return.

‘We haven’t moved in together yet,’ said The This Is It singer. ‘I’m living with my guys and she’s living with one of her best friends.

‘I love my guys, but it’ll be much nicer coming back from the road and seeing my wife instead of three motley dudes!’

The singer proposed to his love last fall during a romantic hike in the North Carolina mountains last fall.

‘Gabi is the perfect girl and my true love,’ he said in a statement, ‘and I cannot wait to begin building our life together as husband and wife.’ 

Save the date: The duo got engaged last fall in the North Carolina mountains on a hike 

Save the date: The duo got engaged last fall in the North Carolina mountains on a hike 

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