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ITS SUPER SPECIAL FOR US TO

HAVE ALL THOSE MOMENTS CAPTURED
WITH OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
HEATHER BILYEU & JOSH ALTMAN
April 2, 2016. Aspen, Colorado

Photography:
Zorn Photography

Most couples have photographs as mementos

of their early relationship. Heather Bilyeu and
Josh Altman not only have their entire rela-
tionship recorded, but its been shared with
millions of people via their television show,
Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles.
The first time we ever met was on the TV
show, Heather says. The first words we ever
spoke to each other were on TV; our first date
was on TV. We get to relive those awkward,
fun moments all the time.
Having met on the set of an open house for
the show, it was only fitting that Josh proposed
at another listing. Claiming he needed to stop
by the $18-million Beverly Hills home on their
way to dinner, Josh brought Heather up to the
stunning rooftop deck overlooking the city.
It was there that he got down on one knee
and asked Heather to marry him. Completely
shocked, she said, Yes. She was even more
shocked to discover that Josh had flown in her
entire family for an engagement celebration.
All, of course, captured on film.
Its super special for us to have all those
moments captured with our friends and family
on the show, and one day we can share them
with our children, Heather says.
They decided to hold their intimate, 84-per-
son ceremony and reception in Aspen, where
they visit often and consider a second home.
Heather had always dreamed of a winter won-
derland wedding, and the St. Regis Aspens
courtyard looking up at the mountains was
exactly what shed envisioned.
Aspen was the perfect place to get married,
and Im so happy we got to share it with our
friends and family, she says.
For the ceremony at the St. Regis, Heather
wore a custom gown by Australian designer
Nektaria. With more than 6,500 hand-sewn
pearls and beads and Italian and French lace
overlay, the dress was a showstopper.
Equally stunning was the rustic, Aspen
chic-themed ceremony dcor, complete with
dramatic chuppah and a gorgeous branch and horse and carriage to the nearby Caribou Club
white flower-lined aisle. After, they rode in a for the reception, where guests ate, drank,
danced and gambled (a blackjack table was set
up as a nod to Heathers Las Vegas hometown)
into the night.
Every moment was incredible, Josh says,
but my favorite has to be when we were un-
der the chuppah sharing our vows with each
other and our family and friends with Aspen
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Mountain as the backdrop. It was surreal; a Ceremony Location: St. Regis Aspen Resort
day I will always remember. Aspen, CO; Reception Location: Caribou Club Aspen,
CO; Event Design and Planner: Burns & Madsen
Four months after their wedding, the couple
Aspen, CO; Brides Ceremony Dress and Veil:
went to the south of France for their honey- Nektaria; Grooms Attire: Klein, Epstein & Parker;
moon. A week before they left, however, they Floral Design: The Aspen Branch Aspen, CO;
got a surprise. Invitations: Express Yourself Basalt, CO; Photography:
I found out I was pregnant a week before Zorn Photography Denver, CO
we left. We apparently didnt waste any time!
Heather says. I ended up getting morning
sickness halfway through, but it was still all
absolutely incredible.
> Written by Allyson Reedy
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