Equinox executive chairman Harvey Spevak and girlfriend of four years Bianca Peters, a former co-anchor on Fox 5 “Good Day New York,” are engaged, Page Six has exclusively learned.
Peters told us Spevak swept her away last weekend to El Paso, Texas, “where [her] extended family and only remaining grandparent live,” and planned a big proposal complete with a mariachi band, a string quartet and Taco Bell.
The evening kicked off at Amalur Kitchen & Bar, where Spevak popped the question within 10 minutes in front of family and friends, including Bilt couple Ankur Jain and Erika Hammond.
Four Bridges String Quartet played “Cowboy Take Me Away” by the Chicks, a song that Peters says represents her late grandmother, Irene Castillo, as Spevak asked her to be his wife.
Equinox chairman Harvey Spevak and Bianca Peters got engaged in El Paso, Texas. @megangarzaphotography
Spevak brought Peters to tears with his proposal. @megangarzaphotography
“It was freakin’ water works the whole time,” Peters said. “He got down on one knee, asked me the question — I kept crying and saying, ‘I’m sorry.’ And he had to follow up!” she added.
The engagement wasn’t a huge surprise since she found it suspicious that they were going to the desert in El Paso without there being “a cousin’s birthday or a wedding,” she explained.
“We wouldn’t just go for no reason,” Peters said. The location and engagement was also special to her grandmother, who passed away three years ago, and had only met Spevak via FaceTime. During their conversation, her grandmother told him, “No ring, no Bianca,” she recalled.
That surprise weekend getaway without a reason had her frantically packing white ensembles, including the L’Agence dress from Bergdorf she wore to receive her ring. In Spevak’s case, he traded his signature street sneakers for cowboy boots — a shock to Peters.
An all female mariachi band performed for the couple and their guests. @megangarzaphotography
Spevak popped the question in front of pals including Bilt couple Ankur Jain and Erika Hammond. @megangarzaphotography
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Spevak pulled out all the stops hiring local female-led businesses, including Sunnyside Events, floral and textile designer Muñoz Taller de Diseño as well as Mariachi Femenil Flores Mexicanas, an all-female mariachi band.
The best part? “Harvey gave a full speech in Spanish, and that man does not speak a word of Spanish. He obviously read it from his phone. It was the funniest accent ever,” Peters, who is Mexican-American, said.
The couple’s love story started when she and former colleague Rosanna Scotto interviewed Spevak via satellite during the pandemic. “We could see him, but he couldn’t see us. Rosanna planted the seed,” Peters revealed. They later linked at a party in the Hamptons, and sparked up a romance.
The couple have been dating for over four years. Alexander Tamargo
Peters credits her former “GDNY” co-anchor, Rosanna Scotto, for planting the seed to date Spevak. Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald
The couple’s engagement night ended with late night Taco Bell. @megangarzaphotography
Spevak told us he “couldn’t be happier to be engaged to Bianca.”
“She’s an incredibly special person and I look forward to building our future together,” he said.
The couple’s big evening ended at Kala BajaMed, where DJ La Flaquita Anali spun tunes and health-conscious Spevak had snacks delivered from Taco Bell because “he knows I love [it],” Peters said.
When it comes to the wedding, Peters hopes for a day just as magical as the night she said, “Yes.”
“I’d like to get married in Mexico with more mariachis and lots of tequila!” she concluded.