All About Dwight Yoakam's Son Dalton Loren

Mar. 15, 2025

Dwight Yoakam and Emily Joyce.Photo:Rob Latour/Variety/Penske Media/Getty

Rob Latour/Variety/Penske Media/Getty

Dwight YoakamandEmily Joycelove their little family of three. The couple welcomed their first child together, sonDalton Loren Yoakam, on Aug. 16, 2020.

While the country singer keeps much of his personal life out of the spotlight, he and Joyce go way back. They started dating in 2010 before Dwight popped the question some years later. After enjoying a long engagement,the pair exchanged vowsin front of a very small group of family and friends at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. However, in the wake of the pandemic, they waited several months before sharing the happy news and, consequently, the birth of their son later that summer.

Aside froma rare glimpsehere and there, Dwight keeps much of Dalton off social media. Here’s everything to know about Dwight Yoakam and wife Emily Joyce’s son, Dalton Loren Yoakam.

Emily was pregnant with Dalton at their wedding

Dwight Yoakam and Emily Joyce attend The 59th GRAMMY Awards on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.Michael Kovac/WireImage

Michael Kovac/WireImage

The couple had a very important, secret guest at their intimate wedding unbeknownst to guests: their son! They tied the knot in a private ceremony in Santa Monica — just five months before Joyce gave birth to their first child.

“Dwight Yoakam and Emily Joyce wed in March just before the quarantine in a private ceremony at St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica,” a rep for Dwight confirmed in a statement. “At a time when there is so much uncertainty in the world, there are still happy moments.”

“In the face of shutdowns and social-distancing requirements, love prevailed, and the less than 10 attendees were seated at least six feet from one another,” per the statement.

He was born in 2020

Dwight Yoakam and Emily Joyce.Dwight Yoakam/Instagram

Dwight Yoakam/Instagram

His middle name is an ode to Dwight’s father

Dwight Yoakam and Emily Joyce attend the 2019 GQ Men of the Year celebration on December 05, 2019 in West Hollywood, California.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Dalton has a sweet connection to his grandfather. In a Father’s Day post, Dwight revealed that he had bestowed his father’s middle name onto his son.

“Happy Father’s Day… to all the ‘Daddies’ everywhere! I carry the memories of my Father David Loren Yoakam with deep love and affection. I think of him often as I watch our little guy Dalton who shares his middle name Loren in honor of his memory,” he wrote onFacebookin 2023.

His parents have kept him out of the spotlight

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Not one for the spotlight himself, Dwight has kept Dalton out of the public eye since his birth. The majority of the “Ain’t That Lonely Yet” singer’s Instagram consists of promotional posts about his radio show on Sirius XM and his music. In fact, Dwight rarely shares photos of him and Joyce on social media either.

source: people.com