Wedding bells are ringing in Tennessee— Ryan Edwards and Amanda Conner are officially husband and wife.
The Ashley confirmed with a Hamilton County, Tennessee, court clerk on Wednesday that the Teen Mom star and his third baby mama got hitched on September 3.
Amanda first mentioned that she and Ryan had gotten married on her “Life with Ryan & Amanda” Facebook page. She posted what appeared to be a Certificate of Marriage (with a lot of information censored for privacy reasons). However, the clerk confirmed to The Ashley that the marriage certificate is legit and that Ryan and Amanda did officially get hitched on Wednesday.
The newlyweds began dating while both were rehabbing in 2023.
As ‘Teen Mom’ fans know, this is the second marriage for Ryan and the third for Amanda. Ryan’s divorce from his first wife, Mackenzie Standifer, was made legal less than three weeks ago. (The pair— who share two kids— had been going through very messy divorce and custody battle for years prior to the divorce being finalized, though.)
After a judge finally put a fork in Ryan and Mackenzie’s marriage, Amanda took to social media to celebrate the news that her man was now legally free to marry her.
“Today is a day we shall cherish & celebrate,” she wrote in a post, set to Mark Chesnutt’s “Goin’ Through the Big D,” a song about divorce.
It is currently unknown where Ryan and Amanda’s marriage ceremony took place. As ‘Teen Mom’ fans may remember, Ryan has already had two weddings— both to Mackenzie. Their first wedding took place on the steps outside of a Tennessee aquarium, with only Ryan’s parents, dog, an MTV camera crew and a random preacher present for the nuptials.
Several months later, the couple got hitched again, this time in a formal setting, complete with family, friends and MTV cameras (not to mention a ton of memorable quotes from a very uninterested Ryan.)
It is unknown where Amanda and Ryan’s nuptials took place. The couple got engaged (in front of MTV cameras) in January with Ryan’s son Bentley, whom he shares with ex Maci Bookout, and Amanda’s son Brandon (from a previous relationship), present. (As The Ashley previously told you, Amanda announced on TikTok in November 2024 that she was awarded full custody of her son after having lost custody a year or so after his 2013 birth.)
Amanda gave birth to her and Ryan’s daughter, Presley, shortly after.
Mackenzie has yet to comment on her ex-husband’s new marriage.
The Ashley will continue to update this story when more info is available.
(Photos: Instagram; MTV; Facebook)
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Lots of salty, bitter comments 😆I’m proud of you all
Long timer around these parts. And unpopular opinion is going to cause a stir. But Rhine is hot AF. And so is Papa Larry. He’s going to age well. Enjoy Amanda and congratulations. I hope you guys stay away from the gear and enjoy your lives together. Everyone deserves happiness.
Traditionally handsome on the outside, sure. But ugly AF on the inside.
Don’t forget deadbeat
@leahs ~ respectfully disagree re: larry. he looks like a gnome in groucho glasses. 👓🤓🧔🏻
as for rhine, i find him disgusting too. however, if one knew ABSOLUTELY NOTHING of his lore, i guess he could be considered ‘hot’. 🤷🏼♀️
Thought Ryan was Chris Watts 😭 just got done watching the documentary on Netflix. Sheesh.
While I HOPE Ryan and Amanda can stay on track, he certainly isn’t sober if he’s drinking. He may be CLEAN, but as an addict, when you continue to smoke pot or drink, it’s a matter of time before it leads you back to what took you out OR with drinking, you can absolutely blossom into an alcoholic. How do I know? Because I am a living example. For me though I started drinking, then heavily (and after years of drinking), I started taking opiates (pill form) for the hangovers and then I’d just drink again that night and the cycle continued. In addition, Ryan AND Amanda really should be in RECOVERY- especially since their kids are involved and Amanda has had her son removed from her custody. Again, I really hope Amanda and Ryan can stay on track but even drinking here and there, is not a good idea and the stats show a high percentage of relapse. I mean, a third of addicts alone, going into their first rehab, also have a problem with alcohol as well. It’s funny to me how Amanda thinks she’s won some great prize by marrying Ryan. Cringe AF. I just feel like it’s a matter of time before one slips and they seem like the type that if one does, the other will follow. Hopefully not.
I don’t believe their goal is to be completely sober. I think they’re perfectly content with their vices as long as they’re staying away from the illegal substances that got them in trouble. To them, it’s a “win” and good enough for them.
That is fair and probably accurate… However… When you are an addict, with a long history of substance abuse, which CLEARLY Ryan is/has and from what I’ve heard, Amanda also is/has, then you SHOULD be 100% sober/clean and in a program of recovery… to PREVENT any slip ups/relapses. It’s what you do as insurance for yourself- especially when you have children involved. Being “good enough” for them, is going to land them back to where they were eventually. I am 4 and a half years clean/sober and have three boys and I know as a mother, with a history of drug/alcohol abuse, I am going to do WHATEVER is needed to make sure I don’t ever go back to that life and so that I’m never in danger of losing my children. I’m not going to take a chance on just staying away from illegal substances and dabble with alcohol just because it’s legal. JMO and what I have learned after voluntarily going to treatment on my own, without being court ordered like these two dodo’s
Ryan is pulling a Kail…how many more baby mamas will there be?
How long do we give this marriage?
I’d say about as long as Ryan and Mack’s marriage and that’s being very generous.
Congrats to the couple! Ryan has always dated attractive women but Amanda tops them all. The State never would of returned Amanda’s son to her if she wasn’t clean. Everyone’s sobriety journey and definition is different.
The State did not have custody of Amanda’s son, her dad did. Her dad passed away, which is why Amanda got her son back.
He passed away and his wife was raising the son.
His wife who probably didn’t have standing since she wasn’t a biological relative. That’s how Amanda got her son back.
I agree with you. People don’t like to see Ryan sober for some reason. Dragging someone through the mud over and over is just weird. He has 4 kids and it’s like they want him to still be an awful parent/person. People can change. Hopefully he has.
You don’t get to change the very definition of a word, or condition, to suit your desires, lol, that’s not how this works.
Yes, everyone’s journey to and through sobriety may look different, but sobriety itself is what it is. In Ryan’s case, he is not sober, neither is Amanda. Giving up some of your vices doesn’t mean you are sober. You might be working towards sobriety, or trying to get sober, but you can’t still be sober while consuming some of your vices. Ryan and Amanda still drink, at times, heavily (and yes, they, themselves, have posted the evidence of this online, it’s not some weird secret). They may not partake in whatever drugs were their main vices-which is fantastic for them-but drinking is still a serious issue.
Also, yes, the state does return children to people it shouldn’t every single day. I have seen it, personally, more times than I care to count. A couple of my own children were, at one time, returned to people who also did what Amanda did and checked all the boxes on the little paper. Thankfully, they eventually went back exactly what everyone knew they would do and the children were removed, once again (though not so thankfully the children had to witness and experience it). Amanda was clean of the very specific substances stated on her paperwork, and she completed the COURT MANDATED things she was supposed to do, years ago. That is why her son was returned to her after his actual parent and guardian, her father, passed away and the other adult in the household, his wife, does not have a legal standing because of the backasswards way the system works. This is not an ideal situation, it’s not the rainbows and sunshine you make it out to be. It’s actually sad af for that little boy, and the other children involved in their lives, because none of them deserve to be subjected to either one of these degenerates.
They literally can’t even go a week without drinking, she was still drinking while pregnant with their daughter. What kind of idiot would be happy about that?
I don’t know anything about their addiction issues, but not everyone agrees that one needs to give up all substances. California sober, for one. I’m not saying I agree that people who have issues with alcohol should never smoke pot again, or that I think they should have to give up pot because they had a problem with alcohol. Everyone is different, even the definitions are different
They are both abusive, angry drunks who cannot handle liquor in any quantity properly. They both have a history of this, despite the fact that it wasn’t one of the things Amanda’s paperwork focused on for her, again court mandated, treatment. They had much more severe issues and addictions that needed treatment first and foremost, that doesn’t mean their alcohol addiction didn’t and doesn’t exist. Neither one can handle ANY of their vices and alcohol is a vice for both of them.
The definition of sobriety is not different, it remains the same. How people get there, their journey, what their life looks like on the way there (and most often on the way down and back up again, repeatedly, because that’s the life of addiction)…sure, all different. But sobriety is sobriety and you can’t be sober while still partaking of your problematic vices, you just can’t. To say it’s a slippery slope would be an understatement.
I was speaking specifically of these two and their addiction issues because that’s exactly what the article is about. They both have known issues with alcohol. Drinking, isn’t okay for them. Her drinking while pregnant is even less okay. I’m honestly surprised (and very glad!) that sweet baby girl wasn’t born with FAS or other health issues (though some may not rear their heads just yet).
Well said.
Jesus God Leah
If Ryan keeps going on like this, on Father’s Day, he’ll be like Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, where he has 24 hours to visit all the little girls and boys around the world and stuff Child Support into their stockings.
@davel ~ hillbilly 👨🏻🌾🚬 nick cannon!
He keeps getting older and they stay the same age!
Love that bloomed in a rehab. What could go wrong?
I can’t believe it’s only been 2 years.
This boy is intent on p!ssing away all of Jen & Larry’s money 🤣
This will age like egg salad on a hot texas day.
ew.
Hopefully they filmed it for a wedding episode.
“Two Junkies in Love: A TM Special”
We’ll see you back in here, sweetie, when he shits up your walls.
Once again, the comments on Facebook for this article are all people that actually believe Ryan is a changed man, Mackenzie was the whole issue in their marriage, and that these two will live happily ever after. I’m so glad my fellow The Ashley commenters are snarky and sensible.
I wish there were laws put in place for people like them. Having babies with multiple women while married, getting married right after a divorce. People have no morals, they don’t care about family. Weren’t people cut off from families for looking like a tramp or what have you. We need to go back to that. Just gross.
I am wishing you both all the best you have both been through a lot and Ryan’s children deserve to see them happy so they can all spend time together, I pray all the bad stuff is in the rear view mirror and all happy times with all your children up ahead
I’m so glad Amanda’s plan of getting knocked up as quickly as possible to be a permanent part of that Teen Mom paycheck worked out for her 😂 may the stress of their marriage not slide him back to addiction and wreak karma on her like it did Mack.
She thinks she’s won a prize 😂