The professional stock car racer and Madyson Joye Goodfleisch exchanged vows on October 26 in Charleston, South Carolina.
The couple wed at Runnymede, a private estate located along the picturesque banks of the Ashley River, in front of more than 200 friends and family members. Goodfleisch tells PEOPLE, “I grew up going to Lake Cumberland in Kentucky, so the lake is very special to me. “We were certain that we wanted to wed on the water.”
Goodfleisch, 27, walked down their mirrored aisle, which was lined with flowers, wearing a long-sleeved dress by Berta Bridal. Stenhouse Jr., 35, wore a Brackish bow tie and pocket square with a suit from The Black Tux. The bride and groom both decided to complete their wedding attire with Christian Louboutin footwear.
The wedding, which was documented by Michael O Films and Gideon Photo, was conducted outside among a number of magnolia trees and had a “contemporary glam” motif courtesy of Haley Kelly Events and Loluma Events. Along with his father Rick Stenhouse Sr., Stenhouse Jr. had six groomsmen, including Kyle Larson, another NASCAR driver. Stenhouse Jr. said of his new wife, “We love a lot of the same things. We enjoy playing golf together, listening to good country music, and watching dirt racing.
There were other NASCAR representatives present in addition to Larson. Denny Hamlin, Todd Gilliland, Harrison Burton, Riley Herbst, Myatt Snider, and Zane Smith were among the other drivers. The ecstatic couple exchanged self-written vows before Motor Racing Outreach priest Nick Terry declared them to be husband and wife.
Stenhouse Jr. and Goodfleisch joined their guests for the reception, which had a black and white color design, after a cocktail hour provided by Spike Bar Service was completed. We wanted it to feel timeless, says Goodfleisch, who proposed to the two-time NASCAR Xfinity Series champion in November 2021 while they were hiking to Cathedral Rock in Sedona, California.
Stenhouse Jr. and Goodfleisch were taken away in a horse-drawn carriage once the ceremony was over.
Cru Catering served a variety of dishes to the guests, including macaroni and cheese, but the couple acknowledged that the dessert, which included a skillet with a warm cookie and ice cream on top and a wedding cake, was their favorite.
Due to the fact that both Stenhouse Jr. and Goodfleisch consider themselves to be ardent music fans, music played a significant role in the day as well.
Goodfleisch, who changed into a Sherri Hill party dress for the reception, explains, “I grew up singing and I was in band in college. “[Ricky] likes music as well, which I think is also pretty wonderful that we both loved that when we first started dating.” For their first dance, the couple decided to perform a recorded rendition of Austin Burke’s song “Take My Life.”
The song “Daddy” by Abby Anderson, which Goodfleisch sang and recorded a personalized version of with the assistance of well-known Nashville producer Jon Randall, served as the ultimate gift for her father. After the father-daughter dance, “there was not a dry eye in the house,” recalls Goodfleisch, whose brand-new husband drives the No. 47 Kroger Camaro for JTG Daugherty Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series.
The couple, who fled in their own getaway vehicle, is currently preparing for their honeymoon after the NASCAR season comes to an end at Phoenix Raceway in November. Wherever the journey leads them,
Stenhouse Jr. says, “Our lives are constantly changing, but we just know that there is one constant, and that is our religion and our confidence in God. “We continue to do it because we frequently have bad days at the track. There are very few happy days in life. With so much competition today, it’s difficult to both win races and have strong runs. So, we strive to maintain our faith.”
