Alexandra Jane Jackson Is Already Grown up and Has Her Own Family – Facts about Alan Jackson's Daughter
Alexandra Jane Jackson is the daughter of country legend and noted family man Alan Jackson. It is unconfirmed if she neglected her bridesmaid duties at her older sister's first wedding while making eyes at her future hubby, Sam Bradshaw.
The middle child of the country Jackson Five, Alexandra Jane Jackson, goes by Ali, and possibly Big A to close family. She married Sam Bradshaw in her father's backyard and has recently added to their young family.
The usually private Tennessee native sang "You'll Always Be My Baby" with her father on October 2021 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The family then celebrated Ali's pregnancy, and the first grandbaby in the Jackson clan, at a 2022 gender reveal.
Alan Jackson and family (L-R) Ben Selecman, Mattie Jackson, Dani Jackson, Denise Jackson, and Alexandra Jackson attend the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Medallion Ceremony to celebrate 2017 hall of fame inductees Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed And Don Schlitz at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 22, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. | Source: Getty Images
Alexandra Sometimes Is Called Just Ali
Country crooner Alan and his wife Denise welcomed their second daughter, Alexandra Jane Jackson, on August 23, 1993. She was raised with her two sisters in Tennessee.
When her social media accounts were still public in 2017, a tribute she wrote of her father, signed "Big A," was widely shared. She credited him for teaching her how to stand on her own two feet and how to treat people right.
Alan's middle child went on to thank him for raising them in a "house filled with Jesus and music," and ensuring that his daughters knew that they could make their dreams a reality.
Alexandra Wanted to Get Married at the Same Place She Got Engaged
Alexandra and Sam Bradshaw met at her sister Mattie's first union, where they were in the bride and groom's respective bridal parties. Bradshaw courted her the old-fashioned way, through love letters, which is also how he proposed at the fire pit in Alan's backyard.
Enchanted by the proposal, the bride was adamant they wed in the same spot. For their July 18, 2020, wedding, an elevated stage was built over the fire pit overlooking the Cumberland River.
The couple planned the wedding around their respective passions; his love for the outdoors and her "appreciation for grand, refined aesthetics," and took inspiration from the cherry blossoms that were in full bloom around the estate on the day.
The second-generation country couple had their first dance to Alan's "It Must Be Love." Meanwhile, "You'll Always Be My Baby," a song written especially for the Jackson sisters' weddings, was the soundtrack to the emotional father-daughter dance.
The newlyweds briefly drove off in the country crooner's 1955 Thunderbird convertible at the end of the event, only to sneak right back for the after-party with LED cowboy hats.
Alan Jackson poses with his 5 awards with a little help from his family - wife Denise, and Daughters Mattie - 12, Ali - 9, and Dani - 5, at the 36th annual Country Music Association Awards at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, November 6, 2002. | Source: Getty Images
Alan Jackson Becomes a Grandpa
Mattie Selecman Jackson broke the news of Ali's pregnancy in a July 2022 Instagram story. The elaborate gender reveal involved Bradshaw shooting a clay pigeon across a body of water, which exploded in a cloud of blue dust. Blue is traditionally linked to boys.
The big sister intermittently keeps the world abreast of Alan Jackson's younger daughters.
The big sister and aunt also disclosed that the baby boy, Alan's first grandchild, is due in December 2022. Mattie concluded by saying, "We don't know what to do, but we're pumped."
The Other Jackson Sisters
The first Jackson sister, Mattie, born June 19, 1990, is the most outgoing personality of the clan. She runs a blog and podcast named "She's in the City" and co-founded an apparel brand, NaSHEville, which donates its profits to charity.
The blogger got hitched in October 2017 to the Tennessee assistant District Attorney, Samuel "Ben" Selecman. Sadly, Selecman died from injuries sustained from falling off a boat dock in September 2018.
Mattie found love again and her best friend Caitlin Floyd did a beautiful fall-inspired engagement photoshoot. The name of her new man is unknown, and the influencer still posts tributes to her first husband, who continues to "inspire her life."
The big sister intermittently keeps the world abreast of Alan Jackson's other daughters, Alexandra Jane and Danie Grace, who do not have public personas. On "Little Dan's" 23rd birthday, Mattie said the youngest Jackson is more beautiful than she knows.