Paris Hilton and Carter Reum lived simple life since they became husband and wife — as easy as you’d expect for a hotel heiress, DJ and reality star.
The couple tied the knot at a private estate in Los Angeles on November 11, 2021. The bride and groom were surrounded by family and friends, including Kim Kardashian, Emma Roberts, Kyle Richards and Nicole Richie.
“We ended the night dancing and going wild with a DJ set. It was the best day and night of my life,” Hilton wrote in a blog post on her official website the day after the wedding. “If I could do it all over again, I would do it right away. I was incredibly happy to be surrounded by so many loved ones and for everyone to catch up, relax and celebrate.”
Hilton and Reum began dating in November 2019 and got engaged in February 2021. Ahead of their special day, Paris in love star called Reum her “perfect match.”
“It feels like it was always meant to happen,” she told PEOPLE. “I feel like this was meant to be.”
In the two years that followed, Hilton and Reum welcomed two children. They had their first-born son, Phoenix Barron Hilton Reum, via surrogate in January 2023 and announced the arrival of daughter London in November of that year.
Here’s everything you need to know about Paris Hilton’s husband, Carter Reum.
He is an entrepreneur and venture capital investor
In 2016, Reum and his brother, Courtney, co-founded M13, whose mission is “to help founders make better decisions and win in their category,” according to the company’s LinkedIn.
M13’s client list includes Lyft, Pinterest, Bonobos, Daily Harvest, Class Pass, Snapchat and more.
Reum and Courtney also co-founded the alcohol brand VEEV Spirits in 2007. According to Cision PR Newswire, they sold their majority stake in the company in 2016.
He worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs
Per Reum’s LinkedIn, he previously worked at Goldman Sachs in the investment banking department from 2004 to 2006. Some of his clients included Under Armor and Vitamin Water.
His father was a successful business manager
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Reum is the son of the late business executive W. Robert, former chairman, president and CEO of Amsted Industries, who Forbes estimated at $3.4 billion in 2022.
He is the author
In 2018, Reum and his brother, Courtney, co-authored the book Shorten Your Startup: Ten Ways to Accelerate Entrepreneurial Success. In the book, two siblings provide guidance on how to succeed in business.
Siblings also contributed articles Inch. magazine.
He has a daughter with former reality star Laura Bellizzi
Reum has a daughter with former reality star Laura Bellizzi, who appeared on the VH1 show in 2010. Secrets of Aspen. A representative of Reuma confirmed the news Page six report just days after he and Hilton were married.
According to the legal records filed in 2020, which this newspaper had access to, Reum never took a paternity test, but signed a document confirming that he is the father.
“People who care about this story have known about it for 10 years,” said a representative of Reum. “Carter supports this child. Although he does not have a traditional father-daughter relationship with her, he has cared for her since she was born and will continue to do so.”
He is a longtime friend of the Hilton family
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Hilton told PEOPLE in 2020 that she has known Reuma for 15 years. The two began dating after she attended his sister Halle Hammond’s Thanksgiving party.
“We just had amazing chemistry,” she recalled. “We had our first date and we haven’t spent a night apart since. It’s pretty amazing.”
Paris Hilton’s fiance Carter Reum asked her sister Nicky for her ‘blessing’ before proposing
He is a Los Angeles Rams fan
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In February 2022, Reum and Hilton were spotted cheering on the Rams when they faced the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles.
Their matching jerseys were complete with the number 11 — a nod to Hilton’s favorite time of day and wedding date.
He and Hilton were drinking Schitt’s Creek during quarantine
Hilton gave Reum a life-size portrait of the couple for his 40th birthday. The image was inspired by the artwork seen on Schitt’s Creek.
“It’s their favorite show they’ve been drinking during quarantine,” a source told PEOPLE of the pic, based on a photo of the two from Hilton’s parents’ Christmas party in 2019.
Hilton married in 2021
After proposing to Hilton in 2021, the couple exchanged “I dos” at a private estate in Los Angeles on November 11, 2021.
“My eternity begins today… ✨💍 11/11 💝,” the socialite wrote in an Instagram post wearing one of the two Oscar de la Renta dresses she wore to the ceremony.
In addition to family and friends in attendance, Paris’ younger sister, Nicky Hilton Rothschild, was her godmother, and Reum’s brother, Courtney, was one of his best men.
See every stunning photo from Paris Hilton and Carter Reum’s wedding
The duo’s fairytale wedding was a three-day celebration where the newlyweds and their closest family and friends enjoyed live performances by Demi Lovato and Kim Petras and a Neon Carnival afterparty on the Santa Monica Pier.
He and Hilton documented their wedding on Paris in love
The bride and groom filmed their romantic wedding in the two-episode finale of the Peacock 2021 documentary series. Paris in love.
After the honeymoon, Hilton opened up to PEOPLE about her married life with Reuma in January 2022.
“I love being a wife,” she said. “We were so close and inseparable for the last two years together, so it always felt like we were married.”
Hilton recalled her favorite wedding memory, telling PEOPLE, “I loved the moment during the wedding ceremony when I decided to step away from what I wrote in my vows and just speak from the heart. It was such a pure moment.”
Timeline of Paris Hilton and Carter Reum’s relationship
“I’m so excited for this next chapter in our lives and starting a family together,” Hilton added of their plans for the future. “[He’s] my best friend, so it’s so safe to grow together.”
He and Hilton welcomed their first child together in 2023
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Hilton and Reum welcomed their first child together, son Phoenix Barron, via surrogate on January 16, 2023.
“Being a mother has always been my dream and I am so happy that Carter and I found each other,” Hilton told PEOPLE exclusively. “We are so excited to start our family together and our hearts are bursting with love for our boy.”
Hilton began IVF treatments with Reuma before the couple married. In January 2021, she praised Reum for being “so supportive” throughout the process.
During the September 2020 episode of The LadyGang podcast, Hilton revealed that she had hoped to conceive twins through the process — a boy and a girl — and that it was Kardashian who referred her to IVF and introduced her to a doctor.
He and Hilton announced the arrival of their second child together in November 2023
On November 23, Hilton announced that she had a second child with Reuma, a girl named London.
The new mum-of-two revealed the news on her Instagram, sharing a snap of a pink Peter Pan collar top and cozy bottoms with built-in feet, captioning: “Thank you for my baby girl🥹🩷👶🏼.”
The word “London” was printed across the front of the top, while the outfit also featured a pair of hot pink heart-shaped sunglasses and a knitted bunny.
Hilton’s aunt, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards, commented on the post with a series of pink heart emojis, while supermodel Naomi Campbell added, “Congratulations @parishilton and welcome to London 💖💖💖.”
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