A fairytale ending! After several years of being unlucky in love, Paris Hilton and Carter Reum got married in November 2021.
“The first dance was a magical moment,” the Simple Life alum wrote via Instagram following her fall nuptials. “I felt like Cinderella. 👸🏼 It was the perfect Disney Princess moment of the night.”
Hilton began her relationship with the VEEV Spirits cofounder in November 2019 after calling off her engagement to Chris Zylka one year prior. “I’m so happy,” she told Us Weekly in February 2020. “This is the best time of my life right now.”
The “Stars Are Blind” singer was smitten by Reum — but he also won over her “very strict” little sister, Nicky Hilton. The fashion designer also told Us that she can be tough when it comes to her sibling’s love life — but thought the Shortcut Your Startup author was “very sweet. He’s a nice, intelligent, smart, kind man.”
Paris got engaged to Reum in February 2021 and celebrated by sharing a sweet dedication to her fiancé. “When you find your soulmate, you don’t just know it. You feel it,” the Confessions of an Heiress author wrote via Instagram. “I said yes, yes to forever. There’s no one I’d rather spend forever with.”
Shorly before the proposal, the former reality star talked about wanting to start a family with her soon-to-be husband on an episode of the “Trend Reporter With Mara” podcast. “I believe having a family and having children is the meaning of life,” she told host Mara Schiavocampo in January 2021. “I haven’t got to experience that yet because I don’t feel that anyone really deserved that love from me and now, I’ve finally found the person who does, so I cannot wait for that next step.”
In the months leading up to their walk down the aisle, Paris teased that it was going to be a three-day affair in which she would be wearing “lots of dresses, probably 10. I love outfit changes,” she revealed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in August 2021.
The World According to Paris star also noted that while one might describe her wedding day wardrobe as “high maintenance,” she was “not a bridezilla — at all.” Fans got to see if she was correct in her assessment. The couple filmed the lead-up to their big day for the 13-part Peacock docuseries, Paris in Love, which debuted on November 11, 2021 — the same date they said, “I do.”
Right before they exchanged their vows, Reum talked about his hopes for their wedding. “That first kiss and that first hug and as we always say, the electric bolts that are going to shoot between us,” he gushed during a November 2021 episode of the “This Is Paris” podcast. “I’m going to think about all those memories.”
November 2019
Paris began dating Reum one year after calling off her engagement to Zylka. Over the years, she also dated Nick Carter, Benji Madden and Stavros Niarchos, the son of a billionaire Greek shipping tycoon.
January 2020
Us Weekly confirmed the pair were dating after they were spotted “making out” at a Golden Globes party. Later that same month, a source exclusively told Us that Paris was “very serious” about Reum, teasing that a “proposal and wedding could happen very quickly.”
February 2020
“I’m so happy,” the socialite told Us when asked about her relationship with the venture capitalist. “This is the best time of my life right now.”
February 2021
Paris got engaged to her “soulmate” around Valentine’s Day. “I said yes, yes to forever,” the House of Wax actress wrote via Instagram. “There’s no one I’d rather spend forever with.”
July 2021
After rumors started swirling that she was pregnant, the DJ shot down the speculation on an episode of her “This Is Paris” podcast. “Thank you everyone for all the messages. It’s a busy day today so I haven’t answered anyone yet,” she said. “[But] I am not pregnant, not yet.”
August 2021
Paris opened up about freezing her eggs during the pandemic, telling Tamron Hall, “I’m just so happy that Carter and I decided to do that literally, like, six months into our relationship. We knew we were forever right away.”
October 2021
Paris and Reum had a joint bachelor and bachelorette party at Resorts World in Las Vegas that included their siblings and parents.
November 2021
The Cooking With Paris star cozied up to her fiancé at a football game in L.A. days before she was set to walk down the aisle. “Having so much fun seeing the @RamsNFL with my love!🥰😘🏈,” she captioned a selfie from the stands. “Kicking off our wedding week … 4 Days to go! ❤️🥰😍.”
November 2021
The couple got married in California before celebrating their nuptials with a three-day affair that included a star-studded carnival at the Santa Monica Pier.
“My forever begins today… ✨💍 11/11 💝#JustMarried #ForeverHiltonReum,” the model gushed on Instagram one day after the ceremony.
November 2021
Four days after tying the knot, Reum confirmed that he had a 9-year-old daughter. “The people who this story matters to have known about it for 10 years,” the businessman’s spokesperson told Page Six after the outlet reported the girl’s mom is Secrets of Aspen alum Laura Bellizzi.
“Carter supports this child,” the statement continued. “While he does not have a traditional father-daughter relationship with her, he has provided for her since she was born, and will continue to do so.”
February 2022
“Happy Valentine’s Day babes! Wishing you a day filled with love and magic, not only today but every day!” the former World According to Paris star wrote via Instagram, honoring her husband on the holiday. “Be sure to celebrate and send love to yourself and others today! 👩🏼❤️👨🏻 #HappyValentinesDay 😍.”
April 2022
Reum kissed his wife’s forehead on the Grammys red carpet.
November 2022
After Kathy Hilton told E! News that the couple had been “trying and trying” for a baby, the Simple Life alum shut down her mother’s claims, adding that she and Reum had been “stocking up” for when the time is right.
“I don’t know where she got that. It’s never been a struggle at all,” she told TMZ at the time, noting that she has “tons of embryos that have all just been waiting” via the IVF process.
January 2023
Hilton revealed that she and her hubby secretly welcomed their first child together. “You are already loved beyond words 💙,” she captioned an Instagram photo of her son’s hand holding onto her thumb.
February 2023
“Happy birthday to the love of my life, my best friend and the most incredible father to our baby boy💙🎂 ✨,” Hilton wrote in a tribute for Reum’s 42nd birthday. “I’m so proud to call you mine. Here’s to all your dreams coming true! ☺️ Love you forever.”
February 2023
The Paris in Love star revealed that she privately considered herself asexual before meeting her husband.
“I was known as a sex symbol, but anything sexual terrified me,” she told Harper’s Bazaar. “I called myself the ‘kissing bandit’ because I only liked to make out. A lot of my relationships didn’t work out because of that.”
After meeting Reum, however, she realized she is “not that way,” telling the outlet, “I enjoy hooking up with my husband.”
When asked what first drew her to the entrepreneur, Hilton had no shortage of favorite qualities.
“He’s not famous. He’s smart. He comes from a nice family. He’s a good person. It was the opposite of what I had been used to when I was looking for guys,” she said at the time. “I just feel like after all the hell I’ve been through, I’m finally getting what I deserve. Which is someone I can trust and someone to build a real life with.”
February 2023
Hilton revealed during an episode of her “This Is Paris” podcast that the couple’s son’s name is Phoenix Barron Hilton Reum.
