Jana Kramer Welcomes Baby No. 3

Jana Kramer will take a solo walk down the aisle at her upcoming wedding to Allan Russell.

While the One Tree Hill alum debated the idea of having her dad take on the traditional role of escorting her to the aisle at their wedding, she ultimately expressed that it is a journey she needs to embark on solo.

"I was like, 'It's a walk that I need to take by myself,'" Jana told her fiancé on the July 7 episode of her Whine Down podcast. "And then that made me start crying, and I was like, 'It's taken me a long time to get here and I know that this will be the last walk I do alone.'"

The 40-year-old, who shares son Roman, 8 months, with the Scottish former footballer, continued, "Even though I have walks with God and all that, but this is my last walk alone and I'm walking to you. That sentiment means something to me. Very symbolic."

The upcoming nuptials mark Jana’s fourth time down the aisle as she was previously married to Michael Gambino, actor Johnathon Schaech and Mike Caussin, with whom she shares daughter Jolie, 8, and son Jace, 5.

photosJana Kramer Gives Birth to Baby Boy With Fiancé Allan Russell

But while she'll walk down the aisle solo, her kids will have each other, as she noted, "I'm going to have them walk together."

The actress announced her engagement to Allan, 43, in May 2023, about six months after they began their relationship.

And amid their whirlwind romance, Jana reflected on how it marked a new beginning for her. "Allan is the first person who I didn't feel like I had to defend my past," she explained on her podcast that same month. "Like normally, I went on this one date with this guy, and he was like, 'So you've been married a lot,' and that's always kind of been the conversation."

Explaining the “embarrassment” she’s felt having been divorced three times, she expressed the joy she feels in embarking on her life with Allan.

"I feel in my soul that I have my happily ever after," she added. "And I'm so grateful now for those past relationships that have led me to Allan."

Look back at Jana's family photos over the years…