Paris Hilton is among the guests expected to attend the wedding of Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, after Hilton’s sister Nicky said on the red carpet that Paris was on the guest list.
Nicky Hilton made the disclosure to Access Hollywood’s Emily Orozco while appearing at the MTV Video Music Awards, saying Paris “is attending” Gomez and Blanco’s upcoming nuptials. Paris later confirmed she had not intended to announce the invitation at the event, and Nicky apologized for the slip. Entertainment outlets have reported the couple plan a private ceremony in Montecito, Calif., with reports pointing to a late-September date.
TMZ reported that Gomez, a singer and actor, and Blanco, a music producer whose given name is Benjamin Joseph Levin, have rented a private residence for the ceremony rather than holding the event at a hotel, citing security and privacy concerns. The Daily Mail and other outlets have said the guest list will be limited to close friends and family. Montecito, on California’s Central Coast between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, is home to several high-profile residents and has been the site of recent celebrity weddings.
Paris Hilton’s presence at the event drew additional media interest because of her longstanding ties in entertainment: she is the niece of television personality Kyle Richards and has remained close to figures such as Kim Kardashian, who once worked for Hilton early in the 2000s.
Gomez and Blanco confirmed their relationship in December 2023, and their engagement was announced about a year later. Gomez shared an image of her engagement ring on social media with the caption “Forever starts now.” Reports said the ring was valued at roughly $1 million. The couple released a joint album, I Said I Love You First, which debuted in March, and Blanco discussed their life and work together in interviews this year, telling Australia’s Today show in June that life “couldn’t be better” after the album and engagement.
Gomez has publicly discussed elements she envisions for the wedding. In an undated video posted to the Rare Beauty brand’s TikTok account, she said she did not want a large cake and that her preferred dessert would be “biscuits and gravy,” which she described as her grandmother’s recipe. Those comments were presented by Gomez as personal preference rather than a finalized menu.
Representatives for Gomez and Blanco did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the guest list or the reported timing and location. Media reports that first named Montecito and a late-September timeline attributed details to unnamed sources and to TMZ and the Daily Mail. The couple’s decision to hold the ceremony at a private residence, if confirmed, would mirror an increasing trend among public figures seeking controlled, intimate settings for family-only weddings.
Gomez, who balances a music and acting career including a starring role on the series Only Murders in the Building, and Blanco, a producer and songwriter, have collaborated professionally as well as personally. Blanco has described their creative process as organic, saying their album emerged from making music together at home rather than from a preplanned project. The couple have kept many planning details private; media coverage to date has focused on a small number of confirmed remarks and reports from entertainment outlets.
As reports continue, the couple and their representatives have largely maintained privacy about the specifics of the ceremony, guest list and final plans. Media outlets covering entertainment will likely seek confirmation from the couple or their publicists in the days leading up to any reported late-September event in Montecito.