Idol Champ Says "I Do"

Season two's Ruben Studdard marries in Alabama

By Jovie Baclayon Jun 28, 2008 6:45 PMTags
Ruben StuddardAP Photo/Jim Cooper

American Idol champ Ruben Studdard has something to sing about.

The season two winner married Surata Zuri McCants, his girlfriend of two years, in his hometown of Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday. It's the first marriage for the Velvet Teddy Bear.

The ceremony took place at Canterbury United Methodist Church and Studdard reportedly had 20 groomsmen by his side. The newlyweds had just filed for a marriage license in Alabama on Monday.

Studdard, 29, and McCants, 30, met in October 2006 at a Wal-Mart in Atlanta where he was signing CDs. He followed her to the toy aisle and got her phone number.

Now if only he could have the same success with a record label...