The Sweet Way Tarek El Moussa Included His Daughter Taylor At Wedding To Heather Rae Young
Congratulations are in order to Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young (now officially known as Heather Rae El Moussa) — they tied the knot in Los Angeles on October 23. The couple, who have been together since 2019, said "I Do" in front of their family and friends, which included Heather's "Selling Sunset" castmates Jason and Brett Oppenheim, Chrishell Stause, Mary Fitzgerald, Davina Potratz, Emma Hernan, Romain Bonnet, and Vanessa Villela.
Heather admitted that the hardest part of the wedding process was finalizing the guest list, telling People, "We didn't want to leave anyone out, but we only wanted it to be very special people that we had on our special day." Of course, those special people also included her now step kids — daughter Taylor and son Braydon — from Tarek's first marriage to "Flip or Flop" star Christina Haack.
Heather has always viewed Tarek's children as her own. Not long after they started dating in 2019, Heather wrote she loved being a "bonus mom" on Instagram and said she couldn't wait to become part of the El Moussa family. So, it's not a surprise that their children had important roles on their wedding day, and Heather and Tarek included his daughter Taylor in their wedding festivities in a very sweet way.
Tarek El Moussa made his daughter an important part of the ceremony
Tarek El Moussa made sure his children, Taylor and Braydon, would be involved by having them take on important roles during his wedding ceremony to Heather Rae Young. Braydon was the ring bearer while Taylor escorted Tarek down the aisle. "I walked my mom down the aisle. I was fine. And then the song 'Shallow' comes on, which is one of me and Heather's songs, and I'm going to get Taylor to walk down the aisle, and I just broke down," Tarek told People. "Taylor, she's my everything, I just got so emotional."
Taylor also shared a dance with her dad during the wedding reception. In a video posted on Tarek's Instagram, he and Taylor are seen swaying on the dance floor while Heather and her father look on. "Tay and I have been through so much together," he captioned the video. "She and I are one in the same and we have an unbreakable bond. And it was really important to me that she felt just as special and loved on our wedding day."
On the day of the wedding, Heather also gave a custom robe to Taylor and said it was a "special moment" for her on his Instagram Story (via Showbiz Cheat Sheet). Congratulations to the happy newlyweds!