Blake Sheltonput his love for wife Gwen Stefani into song, and he’s ready to share that proudly with the world.The country star, 45, and the No Doubt alum, 52, tied the knot back in July, and while appearing onLate Night with Seth MeyersWednesday, Shelton shared his excitement for fans to hear the original song he created for Stefani to perform on their wedding day to be widely released.When talking about writing their own vows for their wedding, Shelton said, “Gwen is always — she is constantly on my ass about I should be writing more songs. ‘How come you don’t write more songs?’ And I have gotten lazy about it over the years.““And so I decided, well, I’ll step up and come up with something, and I did it,” he added, explaining that thesong he created for the nuptials, “We Can Reach the Stars,“will be on the upcoming deluxe editionof hisBody Languagealbum out later this year.“I’m excited for people to hear it,” said Shelton. “A lot of people have asked about it since they found out that I did that. We’re excited about it. I want people to hear it. I mean, my God — I marriedGwen Stefani. I want everybody to hearthat! That’s the ultimate bragging rights.“Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani.Kevin Mazur/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.On theTodayshow after the wedding, co-hostCarson Dalyopened up aboutattending the couple’s weekend nuptialswhich heofficiated, and how the pair expressed their love for one another through their vows.“At the wedding, Gwen starts and she wrote this [speech] saying, ‘Since I was a little girl, blah blah blah’ and she crushes [it] — not a dry eye in the church,” Dalyrecalledat the time. “… It was so perfect that I said to Blake when she was done, ‘Top that, buddy.’ “RELATED VIDEO:Blake SheltonandGwen StefaniShow They’re ‘Happy Anywhere’ Taking the Stage at CMA Summer JamShelton then told the crowd that Stefani has “always” given him a hard time about not writing enough songs, so he penned one specifically for the occasion.“Guitar comes in, stool, next thing you know, he wrote her a song, and he sings her a song, while he’s crying, that he wrote specifically for her. ‘Reach the Star,’ I think it was called,” Daly shared. “Not a dry eye in the house. That was a highlight.“Though Daly said Shelton’s song for the special moment was “a hit,” he explained to hisTodayco-hosts that he was not sure if it will ever see the light of day. Daly said the song would “put everybody in the wedding at that moment. You will be transformed onto that hilltop in the middle of Oklahoma.”
Blake Sheltonput his love for wife Gwen Stefani into song, and he’s ready to share that proudly with the world.
The country star, 45, and the No Doubt alum, 52, tied the knot back in July, and while appearing onLate Night with Seth MeyersWednesday, Shelton shared his excitement for fans to hear the original song he created for Stefani to perform on their wedding day to be widely released.
When talking about writing their own vows for their wedding, Shelton said, “Gwen is always — she is constantly on my ass about I should be writing more songs. ‘How come you don’t write more songs?’ And I have gotten lazy about it over the years.”
“And so I decided, well, I’ll step up and come up with something, and I did it,” he added, explaining that thesong he created for the nuptials, “We Can Reach the Stars,“will be on the upcoming deluxe editionof hisBody Languagealbum out later this year.
“I’m excited for people to hear it,” said Shelton. “A lot of people have asked about it since they found out that I did that. We’re excited about it. I want people to hear it. I mean, my God — I marriedGwen Stefani. I want everybody to hearthat! That’s the ultimate bragging rights.”
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani.Kevin Mazur/Getty
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On theTodayshow after the wedding, co-hostCarson Dalyopened up aboutattending the couple’s weekend nuptialswhich heofficiated, and how the pair expressed their love for one another through their vows.
“At the wedding, Gwen starts and she wrote this [speech] saying, ‘Since I was a little girl, blah blah blah’ and she crushes [it] — not a dry eye in the church,” Dalyrecalledat the time. “… It was so perfect that I said to Blake when she was done, ‘Top that, buddy.’ "
RELATED VIDEO:Blake SheltonandGwen StefaniShow They’re ‘Happy Anywhere’ Taking the Stage at CMA Summer Jam
Shelton then told the crowd that Stefani has “always” given him a hard time about not writing enough songs, so he penned one specifically for the occasion.
“Guitar comes in, stool, next thing you know, he wrote her a song, and he sings her a song, while he’s crying, that he wrote specifically for her. ‘Reach the Star,’ I think it was called,” Daly shared. “Not a dry eye in the house. That was a highlight.”
Though Daly said Shelton’s song for the special moment was “a hit,” he explained to hisTodayco-hosts that he was not sure if it will ever see the light of day. Daly said the song would “put everybody in the wedding at that moment. You will be transformed onto that hilltop in the middle of Oklahoma.”
source: people.com
