Olivia Flowers and Alex Williams cancel wedding: What went wrong

southern charmof Olivia Flowers and her boyfriend, Alex WilliamsSurprisingly, they canceled their October 2025 wedding but remained together despite this difficult decision.

Flowers met Williams in 2023 after attending a wedding in Texas. After meeting at an event, the two began dating and got engaged in September 2024. cancel wedding One year later.

In October 2025, Cabine Creative Flowers wrote in a statement shared on Instagram: “After much thought and many honest conversations, Olivia and her fiancé Alex have made the difficult decision not to proceed with their wedding. This was not a decision made lightly, but was based on mutual respect and love for each other.”

The message added that Flowers and Williams “remain committed to each other with a newfound clarity, strength and respect for each other’s inner gratitude.”

Keep scrolling to see why they called off their wedding and where they’re at now:

Olivia Flowers and Alex Williams started dating in 2023

Olivia Flowers and Alex Williams started dating in May 2023 after meeting at a wedding.

In May 2024, in honor of the couple’s one-year wedding anniversary, Flowers shared on Instagram: “I was late to a wedding (and tripped up the church stairs) and a handsome usher picked me up and took me to my seat.” “Later, that usher asked my date (my dad) if he could dance with me… One year later, we’re still dancing 🪩 (and tripping up the stairs). Cheers to Stage 5 for sticking around.”

Olivia Flowers and Alex Williams get engaged after one year

Alex Williams got down on one knee and proposed to Oliver Flowers after two years of dating.

“‘Engagement photos are corny.’ — me…a week ago,” she wrote via Instagram in October 2024, along with a series of photos of her proposal. “So perfect. Thank you everyone for this unforgettable proposal…what?! I love you all, especially you Alexander 😘.”

Olivia Flowers is overwhelmed with wedding planning

Two months after getting engaged, Olivia Flowers exclusively reveals US Weekly Wedding planning is “overwhelming.”

“We’re just basking in the bliss of being engaged right now,” she explained, noting that she was “only scratching the surface” at the time.

Olivia Flowers and Alex Williams cancel wedding planned for October 2025

Cabine Creative Flowers’ Instagram revealed in a statement that Olivia Flowers and Alex Williams are not “moving forward with their wedding.”

“Alex and Olivia remain committed to each other with a new sense of clarity, strength and respect for each other’s hearts,” the message read. “She is so grateful for your grace and kindness as they go through this transition together.”

Olivia Flowers explains her thoughts on calling off wedding

February 2026, Olivia Flowers Frankly On why she and Alex Williams didn’t go ahead with their wedding.

“It was a decision we made together, and honestly, we were stressed out a lot about what was going to happen after the wedding, and I think we were scapegoating the wedding planning, like, ‘Oh, that’s why we were stressed,'” Flowers said on Page Six’s “VR Tea” podcast. “But it was three weeks away from the wedding, the planning for the wedding was done, you’re done, and we were still stressed. So we had a lot of hard conversations, but they were necessary and we realized we were both stressed and nervous about what to do after the wedding.”

Flowers added that she and Williams are “working hard” to get back on the same page while they both focus on their careers.

“We can take a pause and realign ourselves with each other and what we want to do,” she explains. “The wedding was a huge event and although I had a lot of fun planning it, it did get away from me a little bit. It was a celebration and a gathering for all of us and we loved that, but for us it was a step into eternity and we took it very seriously.”

Where do Olivia Flowers and Alex Williams stand now?

Olivia Flowers and Alex Williams are still dating and the decision to call off their wedding has strengthened their bond.

“It’s definitely been a step up in the relationship,” she said in February 2026. “It’s a whole new space of authenticity, like talking to each other. That’s how we make decisions, like, ‘Something’s not right here.’ And recognizing the disconnect between us.” … So taking the time, we really prioritize communication. “

Flowers also hinted at a ceremony one day.

“You definitely learn as you go, and the cool thing is I can go back and do it again,” she explained. “I do think it’s more intimate, but with the clothes and all that, I guess it doesn’t really matter. I do want to have three outfit changes.”