Kellie Pickler is being pulled in a bunch of different directions these days. She’s looking after an investment, making a big change in her personal life and — as always — hoping to move her career forward.

Unlike most of us, Kellie doesn’t get to make all those decisions on her home turf. She’s been touring heavily, mixing in fair dates between shows as an opening act on Rascal Flatts’ Nothing Like This Tour.

So what’s tugging at her? First off, she bought a new home earlier this year, and her attempts at decorating always come with delays.

“Seems like it takes longer to get your furniture ordered and get it in than it does to build a house,” she told The Green Bay Press Gazette. “It takes six to eight weeks and then you’ll get that call: ‘Oh, it’s on back order, so it’s going to be three more weeks.’’’

Then there’s her upcoming nuptials. On Wednesday, Kellie and her fiance — songwriter Kyle Jacobs — spent time with a wedding planner, organizing their ceremony just a couple months after he proposed to her. The engagement came with its own tie-up: The ring had to be re-sized to fit her finger properly, and she just got it back.

“I’m doing the lookin’-at-the-finger-thing now,” she said. “I don’t know if I’ll ever stop doing that. For me, it’s just a constant reminder that I get to spend the rest of my life with Kyle. He’s such a man of God. It’s such a huge blessing.”

Adding to all of the home and marriage planning, there’s also the need to develop her next album. Kellie’s debut, Small Town Girl, came out in October 2006 and her sophomore release, Kellie Pickler, appeared in September 2008. She’s hopeful that the third album will reflect her as an artist and a person even better than the first two.

“I was so young when I signed my record deal,” she said. “I was 19 and green and didn’t really know myself very well. I was more of a … follower than a leader, just kind of rolling with the flow and letting people dictate what I was going to do and what not. Now it’s like I’ve grown up a lot and seen the world and had new life experiences and been through a lot these past two years personally. I know who I am now.”

Kellie talks repeatedly about blending a heavier dose of traditional country into the album without losing her contemporary edge.

In the meantime, you can see Kellie Sept. 1 on the ABC special “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night To Rock.” Hosted by Tim McGraw, the show will also feature Taylor Swift, Martina McBride, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Josh Turner, Carrie Underwood and Lady Antebellum.

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Kellie Pickler–whose backstage rider announces that she is “Artist/President-CEO Kellie Pickler Touring, Inc.”–has minimal demands considering her executive responsibilities.

Pickler, who finished in sixth place during the fifth season of “American Idol,” wants two blocks of “various cheese” kept cool in her dressing room. Unlike M.I.A., Pickler’s cheese requirements are run-of-the-mill: Swiss or sharp cheddar.

The only alcohol backstage appears confined to the dressing room occupied by Pickler’s band.

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(CANVAS STAFF REPORTS) – Country singer Kellie Pickler is planning her wedding to fiancé Kyle Jacobs, and their plans aren’t exactly traditional. The couple is considering having some of their pets be part of their wedding.

Pickler told People.com , ” I’m thinking of having the python be the ring bearer! We’ve been talking about incorporating the dogs – they’re like our kids. But we wouldn’t want an accident to happen down the aisle.”

The CMT blog reported that Pickler, who is a big animal lover, has four dogs of all different breeds named Pixie, Moo Moo, Maddie and Tucker. Plus, she took in a baby raccoon that she found in the road. Throw in Boots the python, and it will be quite the processional down the aisle.

Pictures of Pickler’s animals can be seen in slideshow on PEOPLEPets.com , where she joked, “Ever since I got the snake, everybody’s scared to come on the [tour] bus.”

Talking about the wedding Pickler also told People.com that she thinks her fiancé is a terrible dancer, “It’s a disaster. He’s a snapper. He just sways back and forth and snaps his finger.”

Pickler and Jacbos will not have a traditional first dance due to the “snapping,” but will be married in a church.

Pickler isn’t alone in her desire to have her beloved pets involved in her wedding.

Wedaholic.com reported that Gwen Stefani was escorted down the aisle by her dog and Adam Sandler had both of his dogs in his wedding, with one even being the “best dog.”

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With Carrie Underwood recently becoming a Mrs., it seems that Kellie Pickler will be the next American Idol star to walk down the aisle. The country singer, who got engaged to longtime boyfriend Kyle Jacobs in June, is busy planning her wedding and tailoring it to she and Jacobs’ unique personalities. That means there will be no dancing at the reception and several animals in attendance. Keep reading for more details on Kellie Pickler’s wedding plans…

Sometime soon, Kellie Pickler will be donning a white gown and saying “I do” to fiance, Kyle Jacobs. The pair became engaged in June on a Florida beach. Now, the American Idol alum says she’s busy planning their upcoming nuptials and has plans to incorporate some rather unique details.

For starters, Kellie Pickler says there will be absolutely no dancing at the reception for the newlyweds due to Kyle Jacobs’ serious lack of rhythm on the dance floor. “It’s a disaster,” Kellie Pickler tells People magazine about Kyle Jacobs’ moves. ”He’s a snapper. He just sways back and forth and snaps his finger.” Because of that, Kellie Pickler says they’ll forgo their first dance as a couple altogether.

The couple plans to exchange their wedding vows in a church with a few furry and scaly guests nearby. Kellie Pickler admits that she and her fiance want to incorporate their many pets into the ceremony. “I’m thinking of having the python be the ringbearer!” Kellie Pickler laughs. ”We’ve been talking about incorporating the dogs – they’re like our kids. But we wouldn’t want an accident to happen down the aisle.”

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GALLERY LINKS:
- VIEW: People Country – September 2010

Also to appear on the program — which was taped during the June festival and is to air Sept. 1 on ABC — are Billy Currington, Alan Jackson, Jamey Johnson, Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Justin Moore, Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, Josh Turner, Uncle Kracker, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Zac Brown Band, the network said.

Singer, songwriter, actor and 11-time CMA Award winner Tim McGraw served as host for the annual celebration of America’s music.

An expected highlight of the show will be a special performance by reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Taylor Swift, who premiered her soon-to-be-released new single, “Mine,” for her fans at a top-secret private event in Nashville during CMA Music Festival. The song is the first single from her upcoming album, “Speak Now,” due in stores Oct. 25.

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GALLERY LINKS:
- VIEW: Only Prettier – Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert invited her friends Kellie Pickler, Laura Bell Bundy and Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott to join her in the video for her new single, “Only Prettier.” The video is a mini-movie about two rival cliques of girls attending a 1950’s high school sock hop. The ”Only Prettier” video will make its world premiere on VEVO August 3rd at 12AM ET with a 48-hour exclusive. The video will be available on all media outlets beginning August 5.

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