All About Gwen Stefani's Parents, Patti and Dennis Stefani

Mar. 15, 2025

Left: Gwen Stefani at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards from Ford Center at The Star on May 16, 2024 in Frisco, Texas. Right: Dennis Stefani and Patti Stefani attend Gwen Stefani launches LAMB Spring 2006 Collection at Roseland on September 16, 2005 in New York City.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty Images; Chance Yeh /Patrick McMullan via Getty Images

Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty Images; Chance Yeh /Patrick McMullan via Getty Images

BeforeGwen Stefaniwrote and performed hit songs like “Make Me Like You,” she learned a lot about music and love from her parents, Patti andDennis Stefani.

TheNo Doubtsinger’s mom and dad met at their high school in Anaheim, Calif., and they raised her and her three siblings — Eric, Jill and Todd — in the same city.

As fans of bluegrass and folk music, Patti and Dennis took Gwen to concerts when she was young, which helped spark her interest in music. This fostered a bond between them that wasn’t deterred even when Gwen reached stardom, and she decided to keep living with her parents until her late 20s.

To this day,The Voicecoach shares a close relationship with Patti and Dennis. For Mother’s Day in May 2024, Gwen posted atouching Instagram video montage, featuring photos of Patti posing with various members of their family. In her caption, she wished her “beautiful Mom + all the beautiful Mom’s out there” a happy Mother’s Day.

The following month, she shared a sweetInstagram photo dumpwith throwback shots of her and Dennis to celebrate him on Father’s Day. “Happy Father’s Day to my incredible Dad 🤍,” Gwen wrote in her caption. “I love u !!”

Here’s everything to know about Gwen Stefani’s parents, Patti and Dennis Stefani.

Patti and Dennis met in high school

Gwen Stefani with her mom Patti Stefani and dad Dennis Stefani backstage at L.A.M.B Spring 2008 during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Tent at Bryant Park on September 5, 2007 in New York City.Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Kevin Mazur/WireImage

During a January 2005 interview withRolling Stone, Gwen shared the story of how her parents first crossed paths.

“My mom and dad met at Anaheim High School,” she said. “After they got married, all they wanted to do was have four children, and they did.”

They married in 1966

Gwen Stefanis’s parents on their wedding day in 1966.Gwen Stefanis/Instagram

Gwen Stefanis/Instagram

Ahead of exchanging wedding vows with fellowVoicecoach and country starBlake Sheltonin July 2021,Gwen shared momentsfrom her bridal shower with her family on her Instagram Stories.

“The Sweet Escape” vocalist posted a card with a copy of “The Mass on the Day of Marriage” of her parents, which showed that their wedding date was June 11, 1966.

The card served as her “something old,” and it read, “Wishing you all the happiness your heart can hold… today, tomorrow, always. We love you so very much!”

They raised Gwen and her siblings in California

Gwen Stefani with her parents, mom Patti and dad Dennis.Gwen-Stefanis/Instagram

Gwen-Stefanis/Instagram

After Patti and Dennis tied the knot, they welcomed four kids: daughters Gwen and Jill, plus sons Eric and Todd.

Gwen had a positive experience growing up in the greater Los Angeles area. While speaking withClashin April 2016, she recalled that her parents were regular churchgoers and described an overall “happy home.” She elaborated, “We were kind of like the most idealistic family that you could imagine.”

The performer lived with Patti and Dennis in Anaheim until she was 26, around the time “Just a Girl” climbed to the top of the charts.

“My parents were quite strict with meand I was living at home even into my 20s, and I would have to come home and knock on my parents’ door,” she shared in a March 2017 video about the meaning of the 1995 hit.

She admitted, “I just wanted to write a song to express how I was feeling in that moment and I never in my wildest dreams thought that anyone would hear it.”

Patti and Dennis shared their love of music with Gwen

Gwen Stefanis with her dad Dennis and sister Jill.Gwen Stefanis/Instagram

During her January 2005 interview withRolling Stone, Gwen recalled her parents introducing her and her siblings to bluegrass and folk festivals.

Years later, when Gwen started experimenting with her voice and style, she gave her dad a demo tape of a song she wrote titled “End It on This.” The artist toldVoguein April 2008 that Dennis would listen to it while going to work and play it for others. He later came back to her with thoughts that immediately stuck with her.

“I remember two things he said to me. One was ‘Everybody’s saying that your songwriting is really good and you should just keep going,’ " she told the outlet. “And the other was ‘Don’t ever take lessons, because your voice is really unique. There’s just something about it.’ ”

Dennis is a marketing executive

Gwen Stefani, Patti Stefani and Dennis Stefani at the Roseland in New York City.Kevin Mazur/WireImage

According to hisLinkedInprofile, Dennis has been the executive vice president at the marketing and consulting company,Added Value North America, since 1989.

The marketing executive’s specialties include “brand and innovation strategy” as well as “new product development systems” and “integrating consumer insights to inspire and guide new product identification.”

Dennis earned an MBA from the College of Business and Economics at California State University, Fullerton, and previously worked at DRI International, TBWA Chiat Day and Yamaha Motor Corporation.

Patti was a dental assistant

When Gwen spoke withRolling Stonein January 2005, she shared that Patti quit her job as a dental assistant to stay home with her and her siblings.

Gwen’s wedding cake was a recreation of Patti and Dennis’

Kingston Rossdale, Gwen Stefani, Apollo Stefani, Blake Shelton, Zuma Rossdale, Patti Stefani and Dennis Stefani at the star ceremony where Gwen Stefani is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California on October 19, 2023.Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images

Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images

Five years prior, in June 2016,Gwen and her sonscelebrated Dennis and Patti’s 50th wedding anniversary with a party and a three-tier wedding-style cake decorated with white roses and gold leaves. Gwen sharedglimpses of the special dayon Snapchat, posting a photo of the cake and a photo of her parents sharing a kiss.

source: people.com