Gwen Stefani and her new husband Blake Shelton were the picture of marital bliss as they enjoyed their first dance and cut their wedding cake in new video capturing their lavish nuptials on Saturday.
The No Doubt songstress, 51, looked breathtaking in an opulent white tulle gown with flowing train as she shot her hands into the air while her new husband, 45, carefully cut their exquisite cake.
Even with all eyes on them, the power couple tuned out the world as they swayed slowly together to the song In Your Eyes.
Man and wife! Gwen Stefani, 51, and her new husband Blake Shelton, 45, were the picture of marital bliss as they danced the night away and cut their wedding cake in new video capturing their lavish nuptials from Saturday
Celebration: Gwen and Blake shared a kiss next to their beautiful, towering wedding cake while cradling coupe glasses of sparkling wine
The couple appeared to be sharing a kiss as they danced to the moving song together.
Footage also showed a dog who had somehow made his way inside of Gwen’s veil. As Gwen stood still, the dog patiently sat inside of her sheer accessory.
After six years together and less than one engaged, Gwen and Blake finally tied the knot on Saturday on the country singer’s Oklahoma ranch.
Gwen shared some stunning photos of herself and Blake post-nuptials, including a sweet snap of the country singer embracing the pop star from behind and kissing her forehead at dusk in front of wisps of pink-flecked clouds.
Another photo showed the lovebirds sharing a kiss next to their beautiful, towering wedding cake while cradling coupe glasses of sparkling wine.
Another shot showed Shelton driving his love off as she flashed her toned legs under her classic Vera Wang dress.
‘Dreams do come [heart and praying hands emojis],’ she captioned the gorgeous photos, while adding an ‘I love you’ for her new husband Blake.
Just married! Gwen beamed and showed off her toned legs under her lovely Vera Wang dress as Blake drove them away from the reception on a golf cart
Perfect day: Blake embraced the pop star from behind and kissed her forehead at dusk in front of wisps of pink-flecked clouds in a gorgeous image that also showed part of the outdoor chapel that Blake built for their nuptials
A black-and-white photo posted to Vera Wang’s Instagram account shared more details about Gwen’s first gown.
The singer opted for a ‘custom lily white silk georgette and hand tumbled tulle high low gown with a plunging neckline and a cut away back.’
The chapel-length veil included Blake and Gwen’s names, plus the names of her three boys embroidered on it, along with two white roses at its hem.
The Don’t Speak singer shared a lovely black-and-white photo featuring a second Vera Wang dress that was missing the long train and instead had a fluffy miniskirt that showed off her legs in white fishnets.
She stood tall in white cowboy boots decorated at the heels and toes with colorful sequins.
‘You need a party dress when u get to marry @blakeshelton,’ she wrote, while also tagging the designer.
In her own post, Wang specified that the party dress was a ‘custom lily white Italian silk crepe and hand tumbled tulle strapless mini dress with hand pieced silk, crystal and sequin embroidered foliage delicately trickling from the waist down the skirt.
In order to make her boys part of the outfit, the embroidery included love birds that represented Gwen and Blake, while three baby birds flanking them stood in for her boys.
Gwen’s relationship with Wang preceded the wedding. In 2019, the legendary designer created a white gown for Stefani to accept the Fashion Icon Award at the People’s Choice Awards that year.
Party time! Gwen wore a second ‘party dress’ with a short skirt that showed off her legs and white cowboy boots. The Vera Wang ensemble had two love birds embroidered to represent her and Blake, with three baby birds representing her sons
Here comes the bride! Gwen was every inch the blushing bride as she prepared to say ‘I do,’ seen in social media shared on Monday
Going to the chapel! The pop singer posted a playful video of herself throwing her veil over her head while getting glammed up for her special day
Gwen also gave her fans a look into her wedding day with a cute Boomerang video of her moving her white veil.
Still wearing her silky robe but with a face full of makeup, Gwen couldn’t have looked any happier as she prepared to say ‘I do’ to the country sensation.
‘July 3rd 2021,’ she captioned the video, indicating the date she had tied the knot with Blake.
The No Doubt singer was dressed in a lustrous white stain robe with pink floral designs on the sleeves.
So in love: Even with all eyes on them, Gwen and Blake tuned out the world as they swayed to the song In Your Eyes. The No Doubt songstress looked breathtaking in an opulent white tulle gown with flowing train as she shot her hands into the air while her new husband carefully cut their exquisite cake
The couple tied the knot on a chapel on Blake’s ranch, which was built by the country crooner with ‘input’ from his bride to be and was featured in the photos Gwen posted.
‘Blake built a chapel on the grounds of his Oklahoma ranch. He did it himself with help,’ a source told Us Weekly in December 2020.
‘It’s really a tribute to their love. They are going to get married in the chapel, most likely early next year.’
Later on Monday, Gwen posted a gorgeous black-and-white shot to her Instagram Stories of her and Blake embracing for a photo with guests dining under elegant candelabras
Jeremy Bustos, who photographed the wedding for the happy couple, called the job ‘the greatest honor’ in an Insta Stories post on his account.
‘I had the greatest honor of spend the weekend with the sweetest, most down-to-Earth, and straight up best-est couple, ever,’ he wrote.
‘G + B, thank you for not only trusting me to capture your most important day…but for your genuine hospitality and kindness.’
Gwen and Blake got engaged in October 2020 after five years together. The two met in 2014 when Stefani became a judge on The Voice. Blake has been a judge on the NBC show since its inception in 2014.
Loved-up: Later on Monday, Gwen posted a gorgeous black-and-white shot to her Instagram Stories of her and Blake embracing for a photo with guests dining under elegant candelabras
Kiss me! The couple swayed slowly to their song and appeared to be sharing a kiss as they danced to the moving song together
Woof! Footage also showed a dog who had somehow made his way inside of Gwen’s veil
The couple filed for a marriage license in Oklahoma on Thursday, according to TMZ.
The move made it clear that the couple were likely to wed soon, as the license was only valid for 10 days.
While the nuptials took place over the Fourth Of July weekend, sources have told the site that the couple didn’t plan on going all out.
Instead of a big bash, it was reported they would be sticking with an intimate affair for family and close friends, which was safer as coronavirus continues to spread and the more contagious delta variant makes its way across the country.
The couple ultimately settled on inviting about 40 people, including Gwen’s parents Dennis Stefani and Patti Flynn, as well as her sister Jill Stefani, and her brother Eric Stefani, who was also a founding member of No Doubt. The rest of the guest list isn’t yet known.
Blake, Gwen and her children had departed Los Angeles for Oklahoma on Friday, June 25, just after the country hitmaker had finished up work on The Voice.
Specially built: The ceremony was held at Blake’s Oklahoma ranch in an outdoor chapel that he built himself with ‘input’ from Gwen. The couple only had about 40 close friends and family attending
The night before their wedding, the soon-to-be-married couple had a large dinner with family members at Blake’s restaurant Ole Red in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, according to People.
‘They looked really happy together and definitely in love,’ an onlooker said, adding that they ate hearty fare including burgers and tacos.
Blake might have had more input on the menu at his own place, as he joked in May to USA Today that a wedding meal would be ‘French fries’ and ‘chicken tenders’ if it was left up to him.
He added that it would be a ‘pretty classless wedding’ if he was in charge.
‘I want her to do all of that stuff and handle it because it’s going to be great. She’s in the middle of planning the thing, and she’s always so mindful … of me.
‘She’s like, “Hey, I don’t want to just take this thing over.” I think she’s having a blast doing it. I mean, I know she’s having a blast doing it.’
Love song! The couple shared a cuddle and a smile at the 2016 Pre-Grammy Gala
Great review: Jeremy Bustos, who photographed the wedding for the happy couple, called the job ‘the greatest honor’ in an Insta Stories post on his account and thanked the couple for ‘trusting’ him and their ‘genuine hospitality and kindness’
Gwen’s Instagram post included many of the people who helped make the wedding possible, among them Carson Daly, the long-running host of The Voice.
According to Page Six, Daly officiated the ceremony for his current and former costars.
The TV host revealed in January that he had urged Gwen not to date Blake, though he seemed to be joking somewhat at the time.
‘Five years ago, when you started to date Blake, you’ll remember this, we went back to your house, your old house in LA, and I sat you and Blake down in the kitchen,’ he recounted during a January appearance on Today with the couple. ‘And I said, “You guys, pump the brakes. This is not good. This is not going to work.”‘
He joked that Gwen was ‘much, much too good’ for her future husband.
‘You’re smart. You’re intelligent. You’re one of my oldest friends. And then there’s Blake,’ he teased.
Missing from the ceremony was Blake’s on-screen frenemy Adam Levine.
The Maroon 5 singer, who left The Voice back in 2019, was reportedly down in Miami, where he’s working on recording new music. According to Page Six, he got in a yoga session and spent some time with his wife Behati Prinsloo during that time.
Helping out: Gwen’s Instagram post included many of the people who helped make the wedding possible, among them The Voice host Carson Daly, who officiated the ceremony; seen in 2018
Busy: Blake’s on-screen frenemy Adam Levine sat out the ceremony, according to Page Six. He was reportedly in Miami working on new music; seen together in 2017 in Hollywood
Blake and Gwen’s romance goes back to 2015, when they struck up a relationship while working together on The Voice.
At the time, both singers were coming off heartbreaks.
In July of that year, Blake and his then-wife Miranda Lambert announced that they were divorcing after four years of marriage and almost a decade together.
Gwen had her own marital split when she announced her divorce from Bush lead singer Gavin Rossdale in August 2015 after two decades together and nearly 13 years of marriage.
She shares three boys with her ex-husband: 15-year-old Kingston, 12-year-old Zuma and seven-year-old Apollo.
He’s the one: In a February radio interview for KFROG’s The Ride With Kimo & Heather, Blake gushed about becoming a stepfather to Gwen’s three boys. ‘I can’t imagine my life without these kids now,’ he said
In February, Blake opened up about how much it meant for him to become a stepfather to the three boys during a radio interview for KFROG’s The Ride With Kimo & Heather.
‘I don’t know if it’s as hard or harder or not as hard as being an actual, biological parent, you know?’ he mused. ‘I have a stepfather in my life who’s one of my heroes. I love my stepfather and I look up to him and he’s like a father to me, so I have a good inspiration in my life for how to do this and the kind of stepdad I want to be. And I take it very serious.
‘But I also have a blast with it, I’m not gonna lie,’ he continued. ‘I don’t take it so serious that I’m not enjoying this time because I really am, especially now that we’re five years into this thing.’
Blake added, ‘I can’t imagine my life without these kids now.’
TIMELINE OF GWEN AND BLAKE’S ROMANCE
April 2014: First meeting
Gwen and Blake meet as coaches on The Voice alongside Pharrell Williams and Adam Levine.
November 2014: First selfie together
Gwen posts her first selfie with Blake along with the caption ‘[heart] him’.
July 2015: Blake gets divorced
Blake gets divorced from Miranda Lambert after four years together. In a joint statement they said: ‘We are real people, with real lives, with real families, friends and colleagues. Therefore, we kindly ask for privacy and compassion concerning this very personal matter.’
August 2015: Gwen gets divorced
Gwen splits from Gavin Rossdale after 13 years together. ‘While the two of us have come to the mutual decision that we will no longer be partners in marriage, we remain partners in parenthood and are committed to jointly raising our three sons in a happy and healthy environment.’ they said in a joint statement.
September 2015: Bonding
The duo appear to be bonding as they each go through divorce together. Gwen shares another selfie of the duo with a heart emoji.
October 2015: Rumors heat up
Rumors swirl that Gwen and Blake are dating after they put on a chemistry-packed rendition of Drake’s Hotline Bling during Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Later that month the couple are spotted holding hands while leaving Jared Leto’s Halloween party.
November 2015: It’s confirmed
The couple confirm their romance as a rep for Blake says ‘Gwen and Blake are longtime friends who have very recently started dating.’
In an interview with Ryan Seacrest Gwen revealed that they bonded over their divorces. ‘To be super honest, it is kind of crazy we both went through the same thing at the same time,’ she said.
February 2016: Red carpet debut
The couple make their red carpet debut at the Vanity Fair 2016 Oscars afterparty.
June 2016: Blake opens up
Blake opened up about his split from Miranda and finding love with Gwen. ‘Gwen saved my life. Who else on earth could understand going through a high-profile divorce from another musician? You can’t even imagine the similarities in our divorces.’ he told Billboard.
October 2017: Pal Adam Levine weighs in
Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine discussed the couple’s romance, telling Howard Stern ‘it’s real’.
‘It’s so funny. They found each other at really interesting times in their lives. It’s really beautiful. Because it’s in the public eye, a lot of people want to have their own bullshit opinions about it, but I’m, like, there. I see it every day. I have a pretty unique perspective on it, and it’s real, man.’ he said.
September 2019: Gwen gushes about the country star
‘He’s so good at the show, I mean, he’s just so magical,’ Gwen told Andy Cohen while discussing working with Blake on The Voice. ‘Blake is literally a unicorn. Like anywhere he goes, people are just attracted to him, and he’s such an incredible talent.
‘I can’t imagine before, I didn’t even know he existed, like before the show. I didn’t even know he was a human being on this planet, and I didn’t know much about country…. He is literally a country jukebox. He knows every single song forever, he’s incredible like that. But I just love that we’re so from different genres.’
October 2020: They’re engaged!
The couple announce their engagement after five years together. In matching photos shared to Instagram, the couple could be seen kissing as the singer held up her hand to show off her ring. “I heard a YES!” Blake captioned his post.
GWEN AND BLAKE: THE EX FILES
GWEN’S PAST LOVES:
Tony Ashwin Kanal, 1987 to 1994
Gwen and Tony are seen here after their split in 2001
Gwen dated her No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal from 1987 until 1994, when he ended their relationship. The singer went on to write one of the band’s biggest hits, Don’t Speak, about their breakup.
‘We were on tour for Tragic Kingdom for 28 months. We were going through the breakup, and in every interview we were talking about it so we were opening this wound on an hourly basis. It was so brutal but I don’t know how we made it through,’ Tony, 50, told The Guardian in 2012.
Gavin Rossdale, 1995 to 2015
The songstress met Bush frontman Gavin in 1995 and they dated for seven years before getting married in 2002.
The songstress met Bush frontman Gavin in 1995 and they dated for seven years before getting married in 2002
In 2004 their marriage was rocked by the bombshell news that Gavin had fathered a daughter, Daisy Lowe, during a one-night stand with friend Pearl Lowe in the late 1980s.
Gwen and Gavin went on to have three children, sons Kingston, 15, Zuma, 12, and Apollo, seven.
In August 2015 the couple divorced following rumors the British musician had cheated with the family’s nanny Mindy Mann.
In a joint statement they said: ‘While the two of us have come to the mutual decision that we will no longer be partners in marriage, we remain partners in parenthood and are committed to jointly raising our three sons in a happy and healthy environment.’
In August 2015 the duo – who share three sons – divorced following rumors the British musician had cheated with the family’s nanny Mindy Mann. They are pictured here in June 2013
Gwen later opened up about ‘torturing’ herself for months before she uncovered the alleged affair. In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, she said: ‘Everybody knows what happened next… I obviously know the date.
‘It was the beginning of hell. Like six, seven, eight months of torture, trying to figure out this big secret.’
She added that she wanted to ‘tell everybody,’ but kept quiet about what was going on for the sake of her children.
Gwen went on: ‘What happened was praying. That’s my childhood, that’s how I was raised. And I think I strayed from that. But you know when it gets that bad, you just get desperate?’
BLAKE’S PAST LOVES:
Kaynette Williams
The country singer married his high school sweetheart and road manager Kaynette Williams in a small ceremony in Gatlinburg, Tennessee in 2003.
Blake was married to Kaynette Williams from 2003 to 2006
The marriage only lasted three years, with Kaynette accusing the singer of being ‘guilty of inappropriate marital conduct.’ in her 2006 divorce filing.
It’s rumored Blake cheated on Kaynette with fellow country singer Miranda Lambert who he went on to marry.
Blake talked about falling for Miranda when they performed on stage together in 2005.
In one interview he confessed: ‘I’ve never had that kind of experience with anybody. I was a married guy, you know? Looking back on that, I was falling in love with her, right there on stage.’
Miranda Lambert, 2005 to 2015
Blake went public with Miranda after his divorce was finalized in 2006.
Of feeling the same spark that Blake did when they performed a duet together in 2005, Miranda told Dateline in 2011: ‘I knew he was married. I had seen their wedding pictures in Country Weekly. I knew better, like, ‘this is off-limits’.
Blake married Miranda Lambert in 2011 after nearly six years of dating
Blake proposed to Miranda in May 2010 during a romantic stroll near Miranda’s Oklahoma ranch. After nearly six years together, the couple married in 2011 at a ranch in Boerne, Texas.
But it wasn’t to be, as four years later in 2015 they announced their decision to split.
‘This is not the future we envisioned,’ their reps told Us Weekly at the time. ‘And it is with heavy hearts that we move forward separately. We are real people, with real lives, with real families, friends and colleagues. Therefore, we kindly ask for privacy and compassion concerning this very personal matter.’
While the musicians never commented on the reason for their divorce, rumors have long swirled that cheating – on one or both of their parts – may have played a role.
Blake cryptically tweeted about ‘karma’ in 2018 after reports emerged alleging that Miranda had begun dating musician Evan Felker when he was still married.