Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani’s Relationship Timeline

For nearly six years, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani have become one of Hollywood’s biggest couples, initially meeting as coaches on The Voice back in 2014. They began dating in 2015 and announced their engagement in October 2020, marrying in a small ceremony in July 2021.

With their marriage, Shelton is now officially a stepfather to Stefani’s three sons, though he has already been helping his wife parent her boys for years. Whether they’re collaborating on new music, walking a red carpet together, starring in a commercial or sharing a new selfie, it’s clear that Shelton and Stefani are head over heels for each other. Read on to look back at their love story.

Co-workers first

Shelton and Stefani met on The Voice in 2014 during Stefani’s first season as a coach on the competition show for Season 7. They had been familiar with each other’s work prior to the show, and became friends while working together that first season.

Leaning on each other

In 2015, both Shelton and Stefani were going through divorces with their respective spouses — Shelton from Miranda Lambert and Stefani from Gavin Rossdale. During their second season on The Voice together, the two connected over their similar situations and quickly fell for each other.

“By the second time she came around, both of our lives had basically fallen completely apart,” Shelton told Entertainment Tonight in December. “And little did we know it happened to both of us at the same time and we bonded over that. So somewhere in that time of darkness it ended up being the greatest moment of my life. It’s amazing, it truly is.”

Sparks fly

The pair made their public debut as a couple at an NFL game between the Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers in December 2015 after they were confirmed to be dating one month prior. “Both of us know that the timing, and the way she and I met and came together, it just felt like home, that’s not an accident,” Shelton said. “I think that the way that she and I were able to save each other’s lives and get ourselves through that time it was evidence to us that God had a hand in it.”

Falling in love

After a short break, Stefani returned to The Voice for Season 12 and later came back for Season 17. She’s also officially headed back to her red chair for Season 19 this fall, which means fans will get to see the pair playfully troll each other once again. “For this season of The Voice it was like, ‘How much do [I share],” Stefani said on Today in September 2019. “I didn’t know how much to be us, but you can’t do anything else but just be you, so it was easy, it was like riding a bike.”

Making music

Shelton and Stefani have collaborated on several songs during their relationship including “Go Ahead and Break My Heart” from Shelton’s 2016 album If I’m Honest and “You Make It Feel Like Christmas” from Stefani’s 2017 holiday album of the same name. They’ve topped the country charts twice with their two most recent duets, “Nobody But You” and “Happy Anywhere.”

Raising the kids

During the four years the pair has been together, Shelton has become close with Stefani’s three sons, Kingston, Zuma and Apollo. On Father’s Day in 2020, Stefani shared a sweet slideshow of photos of Shelton with her boys, thanking her for helping her raise them. “He is a good dad,” she previously said on Today. “He’s been helping me out a lot. I literally get to the point where I’m like, ‘You gotta get home! I need some help!’ It’s hard, I’ve got three boys.”

Homeowners

Shelton and Stefani bought a home together in Los Angeles in 2020, purchasing a 13,000 square-foot property for $13.2 million. The brand-new home was built on spec by developer Evan Gaskin and sits on a 1.6 acre lot with plenty of privacy. In addition to their new digs, the couple also spends a large amount of time at Shelton’s ranch in Oklahoma and spent several months of quarantine there with family members.

Officially Engaged

The couple announced their engagement in October, sharing matching photos of themselves hugging in what appears to be a chapel, Stefani holding up her left hand to show off her new ring. “Hey @gwenstefani thanks for saving my 2020… And the rest of my life.. I love you. I heard a YES!” Shelton wrote, while Stefani shared a simple, “Yes please!”

Mr. & Mrs.

Shelton and Stefani married on July 3 at Shelton’s ranch in Oklahoma, saying “I do” in front of 40 of their closest friends and family members. The intimate ceremony was officiated by the couple’s good friend Carson Daly and featured emotional vows, a sentimental cake and a sweet tribute to Stefani’s sons.