Jahanvi Sharma
Paris Hilton and Carter Reum have been living the definition of a blissful life with a happy and faithful marriage and two adorable kids. The couple got hitched in a star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles on November 11, 2021, and have been going strong ever since.
“We ended the night with dancing and raging to a DJ set. It was the best day and night of my life,” wrote Hilton in a blog post on her official website the day after her wedding.
“If I could do it all again I would in a heartbeat. I was incredibly happy being surrounded by so many loved ones and for everyone to be catching up and letting loose and celebrating,” she added.
The duo began dating in November 2019 and got engaged in February 2021. Ahead of their D-day, the 43-year-old media personality described Reum as her “perfect match.”
“This feels like it was always meant to happen,” she told PEOPLE. “I feel like this is meant to be.”
In the following two years, the couple welcomed a son, Phoenix Barron Hilton Reum via surrogate in January 2023 and a daughter London in November 2023, together.
Here’s all you need to know about the American socialite’s husband, Carter Reum:
He was an Investment Banker at Goldman Sachs
As per his LinkedIn, Reum worked at Goldman Sachs in the investment banking division from 2004 to 2006. Under Armour and Vitamin Water were some of his clients.
His Father was a Business Executive
Reum is the son of late business executive W. Robert, former president, chairman and CEO of Amsted Industries, which Forbes valued at $3.4 billion in 2022.
He’s an Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist
Reum and his brother Courtney co-founded M13, a company whose mission is to “help founders make better decisions and win in their category,” in 2016.
M13’s client roster boasts of Lyft, Pinterest, Bonobos, Daily Harvest, Class Pass and Snapchat.
The brotherly duo also co-founded VEEV Spirits, an alcohol brand in 2007. However, in 2016 they sold their majority stake.
He’s an Author
Reum and his brother, co-authored a book titled, Shortcut Your Startup: Ten Ways to Speed Up Entrepreneurial Success in 2018, guiding success in business.
He’s been connected to the Hilton family long time
In a 2015 interview with PEOPLE, Hilton revealed that she has known Reum for 15 years. The now-couple began dating after she attended his sister Halle Hammond’s Thanksgiving celebrations.
“We just had this incredible chemistry,” she recalled. “We had our first date and haven’t spent a night apart since. It’s pretty amazing.”
He married Hilton in 2021
After proposing to Hilton in 2021, the couple exchanged vows in a ceremony surrounded by stars like Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, Emma Roberts, Kyle Richards and more.
“My forever begins today… ✨💍 11/11 💝,” captioned the socialite an Instagram post of her dressed in one of two Oscar de la Renta gowns she wore at the ceremony.
Hilton’s younger sister Nicky Hilton Rothschild was her maid of honor and Reum’s brother Courtney was one of his groomsmen.
He and Hilton documented their wedding in Paris in Love
The romantic couple captured their three-day wedding on the two-episode finale of the 2021 Peacock docuseries Paris in Love.
Following her honeymoon, Hilton opened up to PEOPLE in January 2022 about married life with Reum.
“I love being a wife,” she said. “We’ve been so close and inseparable the past two years together, so it’s always felt like we’re married.”
Hilton recalled her favorite memory from the nuptials, telling PEOPLE, “I loved the moment during my wedding ceremony when I decided to go off from what I wrote in my vows and just spoke truly from the heart. It was such a pure moment.”
“I’m so excited for this next chapter in our life and to start a family together,” Hilton added of their plans for the future.
He and Hilton welcomed their children in 2023
Hilton and Reum welcomed their first child together, son Phoenix Barron, via surrogate on Jan. 16, 2023.
“It’s always been my dream to be a mother, and I’m so happy that Carter and I found each other,” Hilton exclusively told PEOPLE.
Hilton announced on Nov. 23 that she welcomed a second child with Reum, a baby girl named London.
The new mom of two revealed the news on her Instagram by sharing a snap of a pink Peter Pan collared top and cosy bottoms with in-built feet alongside the caption, “Thankful for my baby girl🥹🩷👶🏼.”
He shares a daughter with Laura Bellizzi
Reum shares a daughter with former reality star Laura Bellizzi, who featured in the 2010 VH1 show Secrets of Aspen. According to legal records filed in 2020 and seen by the outlet, Reum never took a paternity test but signed a document acknowledging that he is the father.
“The people who this story matters to have known about it for 10 years,” a rep for Reum said. “Carter supports this child. 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.”