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Country Star Cody Johnson Proposed to Wife at Texas Roadhouse
The romantic story behind the couple's engagement at their local restaurant
Published on Feb. 25, 2026
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Country singer Cody Johnson revealed that he proposed to his wife Brandi at their local Texas Roadhouse restaurant, continuing the story of their relationship that began years earlier when they first met at a Future Farmers of America event as teenagers. Johnson shared the special moment took place a year after their first date at the same Texas Roadhouse booth, where he got down on one knee in the parking lot to ask Brandi to marry him.
Why it matters
The story of Cody and Brandi Johnson's romance and proposal at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant provides a heartwarming example of how meaningful everyday places can become for couples, and how special moments can be created in the most ordinary of settings when two people are deeply in love.
The details
Cody Johnson and his wife Brandi have been married since 2008, but their love story began years earlier when they first crossed paths as teenagers at a Future Farmers of America event. They reconnected four years later at a bar in Huntsville, Alabama, where they got to know each other better. A year after their first date at a local Texas Roadhouse, Cody proposed to Brandi in the restaurant's parking lot, getting down on one knee in the same spot where they had shared their first date.
- Cody and Brandi first met as teenagers at a Future Farmers of America event.
- Four years later, they reconnected at a bar in Huntsville, Alabama.
- A year after their first date at a local Texas Roadhouse, Cody proposed to Brandi in the restaurant's parking lot.
The players
Cody Johnson
A country music singer who proposed to his wife Brandi at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant.
Brandi Johnson
Cody Johnson's wife, whom he proposed to at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant.
What they’re saying
“This might be really cheesy. On our first date, I took her to a Texas Roadhouse here locally, and we sat in a booth and I was just so in love, and I could not wait to make her my wife. A year later to the date, we parked in the same spot, went to the same booth.”
— Cody Johnson (Coyote Cowboy)
“When we walked back out to the truck to leave, I got on a knee and asked her to marry me, and it was pretty special.”
— Cody Johnson (Coyote Cowboy)
The takeaway
Cody Johnson's proposal to his wife Brandi at their local Texas Roadhouse restaurant demonstrates how even the most ordinary of settings can become deeply meaningful for couples, and how true love can transform the mundane into the extraordinary.





