The Providence Journal - Lauren Alaina Gets A Proposal She Can't Refuse

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Interscope Records) There's some heartbreaking news for fans of American Idol teen heartthrob Lauren Alaina.

She got "married" Saturday.

Behind the Dunkin' Donuts Center.

To a guy from North Providence.

It was a simple ceremony - no clergy, no vows, no marriage license, no wedding gown, lots of photographs.

But a delightfully taken-aback Alaina, 16, said yes after she came out to greet fans and sign autographs when an older man, Zack Tremblay, 17, wearing a red shirt and black tie, dropped to one knee and asked her to marry him.

"I'll marry you for tonight. Just for the night," she said with a laugh. "I've never had this happen before."

Ahhh, these show business marriages

The 11 finalists from Season 10 of the hit Fox television show were in town Saturday for this year's "American Idol Live!" concert.

Fans braved the threat of a tropical storm - or worse - to come to the show. By the time Alaina came out, just before 2 p.m., about 60 people were congregating at the back of The Dunk hoping to get a glimpse of a star, a chance for an up-close encounter with someone they'd voted for.

Wearing leopard platform shoes and a tight leather skirt, she took her time working the crowd, signing autographs and posing for pictures.

"It was cool," said Molly Gedney, of West Falmouth, Mass., whose mother, April, had to maneuver through periods of torrential rain to get to Providence.

"It was white-knuckle rain," April Gedney said.

Tremblay, the ersatz husband-for-a-day, said his friends had been daring him throughout the drive to make the proposal. He said he has been smitten with her "ever since I laid eyes on her. She's so beautiful. I had to do it."

He couldn't believe his good fortune.

"I think I just died," Tremblay said to his friends after Alaina gave him a high-five and a hug, then posed for pictures with her temporary husband.

"That was so cute," she said.

Then her mom showed up.

"Mom!" Alaina announced. "You missed it!"

Kristy Alaina took it all in stride, even posing for a photo with her sudden son-in law.

"She loves people," she said, admiring her daughter's patience with the fans. "This has been her dream. I'm very happy for her."

The singers pulled into Providence Thursday after an appearance at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn.

Kristy Alaina said they spent part of Friday at the Providence Place mall, quickly gathering a crowd.

"We can't take her anywhere," she joked.

Others were there to catch the winner of this year's competition, Scotty McCreery.

"He's been my favorite since the beginning," said Danielle Rouleau, 16, of Foster, who estimated that she might have voted for him "maybe 50 times" in a night via text messages and e-mails.

So if you went to the concert and Lauren made a comment about her husband or getting married, now you know what she was talking about.

As for Tremblay, who said he's never proposed to anyone before, he still has dreams of more than a one-day deal.

"If today goes well," he said with a smile after he was back among the waiting fans and the Alainas had gone back to their trailer, "why not for the rest of my life?"