What Gwen Stefani And Blake Shelton's Wedding Was Really Like

For every wedding, the true star of the show is the bride and the dress that helps her shine. Considering this wasn't Gwen Stefani's first trip down the aisle, many were wondering what style she would rock this time. Her first wedding dress matched her bold pop-star personality: She went against the traditional bridal styles and rocked a Christian Dior dress with a hot pink train (via Mirror). 

This time around, Stefani called upon star designer Vera Wang for not one, but two dresses for the occasion. Wang designed two custom gowns for her — one for the reception and one for the ceremony (per Harper's Bazaar). Her ceremony dress was an all-white gown with a V-shaped neckline. For the reception, Stefani stepped out in a rockstar-style strapless mini dress. 

Following the wedding, Wang took to Instagram to congratulate the couple and reveal details about the dresses. "A gown for ROMANCE. BIG LOVE. FOREVER MORE," Wang captioned the post. "So happy for you both! Sending more love!" On their one-year wedding anniversary, Stefani shared a throwback video on Instagram of her trying on wedding dresses. In the video, she revealed the dress she picked was the second wedding dress she tried on, and that she immediately knew it was the one. Her gorgeous veil showed the new blended family Stefani and Shelton were creating, as it had the couple's names hand-embroidered alongside the three names of Stefani's children.

When planning their wedding, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton had an important decision to make: Who would help officiate their wedding? The couple landed on a name we all recognize — Carson Daly. Stefani is close friends with Daly, whom she first met during his TRL days. The singer felt it was only right to give him that special honor. "I just had the idea of Carson because he's the one person that we both know so well and we've known through the years," she explained to Jimmy Kimmel. "He was going to be a priest at one point, you know what I'm saying? He's Catholic, so we had that together." 

On the "Today Show," Daly spoke about receiving the honor and revealed how perfect the ceremony was. "I've known Gwen for 25 years. I was friends with them both when they met separately," he explained. "I love Blake to death, he's like the brother I've never had. To have the opportunity, when they called me I knew where I was, they had me both on speakerphone and said 'We both think it works. We think you're perfect for it.'" 

Following the ceremony, Daly posted photos of the three of them and wished the newlyweds well on their new chapter.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are two artists with two distinct styles. One is a country boy at heart, while the other is a glamorous punk-pop princess. Any wedding planner would've been stumped trying to figure out a theme that was the perfect blend of the two. 

For their summer wedding, Shelton and Stefani found a theme that represented them both: country glam. The No Doubt singer walked down the aisle in something only she could pull off –– a couture gown paired with stiletto cowboy boots. As for the groom, Shelton paid homage to his southern roots by rocking a tuxedo jacket and some good old-fashioned blue jeans. 

Weddings are meant to celebrate a union and these two showed that they are simply a match made in heaven. No one loved the country glam theme more than their officiant, Carson Daly. "The best way to describe it is it was perfectly them — the whole weekend and the marriage itself. It was as elegant and refined and cool as Gwen is, and it was as country and down-home and fun as Blake is," he told The Today Show. Yeehaw to that!

Exchanging wedding vows is the part of a wedding that always brings everyone to tears. At Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani's wedding, it was no different. 

After some encouragement from their officiant, Carson Daly, the couple decided to write their own personal vows. During Stefani's vows, she paid tribute to Shelton's late father and brother. Her personal words left her groom feeling emotional at the altar. "Man, it hit me. Like, I couldn't believe how hard it hit me," Shelton told People. "I felt like at this point, I've kind of gotten calloused. I guess I'm not because that absolutely slayed me. It's hard to even remember what else she even said. I'll never forget that feeling." 

Shelton had a tough act to follow, but he had a special trick up his sleeve. Instead of a normal speech, he stuck to his country music roots and performed a special song dedicated to his bride. With the help of Craig Wiseman, they created a tribute song titled "We Can Reach The Stars." According to Daly, not only did the song make their guests cry, but Shelton was in tears while performing. "Not a dry eye in the house," he recalled on the "Today Show." 

Despite being apprehensive about writing their own vows, Shelton said it couldn't have gone any better. "Everything happened exactly how it was meant to happen," Shelton shared (via People). "It just like, 'Wow, we did it. I have a song about my wife.' It was so exciting to me."

A couple's first dance is a romantic moment at a wedding that they share in front of their guests. Leading up to Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani's 2021 wedding, the couple joked about their wedding details. In an interview on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon," Shelton joked about the song he and Stefani planned on using for their first dance as husband and wife. "It's 'If You Leave' from the "Pretty In Pink" soundtrack. We talked about this. We both love the song. We're both fans of the '80s, why not? Don't you think that would be a great one, though? We've literally talked about that," the singer jested (Via Entertainment Tonight). 

Fallon wasn't too sold on the idea — and apparently, neither was the couple. After their wedding, TMZ published an exclusive video of their first dance. The couple actually chose Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes," as their first dance song. In the video the outlet posted, the couple could be seen in their backyard slow dancing to their special song. Alongside the loving couple was their dog; their furry friend could be seen in the video casually sitting on the bride's veil. However, Stefani didn't seem to mind, because she had the man of her dreams in her arms. 

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton's lavish wedding had a guest list that was very exclusive. With only 40 guests, the couple chose only their closest friends and family to attend. The tight guest list meant many didn't find their invitations in the mail — and according to Shelton, some weren't happy about it. The country music singer shared with SiriusXM's Storme Warren the awkward conversations he had with friends who were left off the guest list. "I've had awkward conversations with so many of my friends. 'Oh, oh, yeah. I read about that. How was that?' Listen, we kept [the wedding] small, get over it," said Shelton. "That's not about you. So, there's a lot of them." 

Also not on the guest list was talk show host Jimmy Fallon, who called Shelton out on air. During an interview, Fallon teased him about the wedding. "I just thought it was beautiful," he said. "I mean, I didn't hear from you or anything, you know personally, and say, 'Hey, Jimmy, what are you doing? Are you busy this week?' You know what not much planning went into it. I understand. Who puts planning into a wedding, you know? Anyway, I just remember not being invited." Shelton jokingly explained that the guest list only had room for one NBC host, and that the spot went to Carson Daly. 

Also left off the guest list was "The Voice" co-host Adam Levine, who joked that he would've objected to the wedding had he been invited.