Equinox Government Chairman Harvey Spevak and his girlfriend of 4 years, Bianca Peters, former Fox 5 “Good Day New York” co-anchor, are engaged, Web page Six has discovered solely.
Peters advised us that Spevak took her final weekend to El Paso, Texas, “the place [her] prolonged household and solely surviving grandparent,” and deliberate a grand proposal that includes a mariachi band, a string quartet and Taco Bell.
The night kicked off at Amalur Kitchen & Bar, the place Spevak popped the query in lower than 10 minutes in entrance of household and associates, together with Bilt couple Ankur Jain and Erika Hammond.
The 4 Bridges String Quartet performed the Chicks’ “Cowboy Take Me Away,” a track that Peters mentioned represents his late grandmother, Irene Castillo, as Spevak requested her to be his spouse.
“It was actually water operating on a regular basis,” Peters mentioned. “He acquired down on one knee, requested me – I saved crying and saying, ‘I am sorry.’ And he needed to observe by! she added.
The engagement wasn’t an enormous shock since she discovered it suspicious that they have been going to the El Paso desert with out there being “a cousin’s birthday or a marriage,” she mentioned.
“We wouldn’t go there for no cause,” Peters mentioned. The venue and engagement have been additionally particular to his grandmother, who died three years in the past and had solely met Spevak by FaceTime. Throughout their dialog, her grandmother advised her, “No bells, no Bianca,” she remembers.
This shock weekend getaway for no cause had her frantically packing white ensembles, together with the Bergdorf L’Agence costume she wore to obtain her ring. In Spevak’s case, he swapped his signature avenue sneakers for cowboy boots — a shock to Peters.
Spevak went out of his option to rent native women-led companies, together with Sunnyside Occasions, floral and textile designer Muñoz Taller de Diseño in addition to Mariachi Femenil Flores Mexicanas, an all-female mariachi band.
The very best half? “Harvey gave an entire speech in Spanish, and this man would not converse a phrase of Spanish. He clearly learn it from his telephone. It was the funniest accent ever,” mentioned Peters, who’s Mexican-American.
The couple’s love story started when she and former colleague Rosanna Scotto interviewed Spevak through satellite tv for pc throughout the pandemic. “We might see him, however he could not see us. Rosanna planted the seed,” Peters revealed. They later bonded at a celebration within the Hamptons and sparked a romance.
Spevak advised us he “could not be happier to be engaged to Bianca.”
“She is an extremely particular individual and I can’t wait to construct our future collectively,” he mentioned.
The couple’s large night time ended at Kala BajaMed, the place DJ La Flaquita Anali performed music and health-conscious Spevak had snacks delivered from Taco Bell as a result of “he is aware of I like [it]” Peters mentioned.
As for the marriage, Peters is hoping for a day as magical because the night time she mentioned, “I do.”
“I want to get married in Mexico with extra mariachis and many tequila!” » she concludes.