It is 8 a.m., and there is a woman inserting giant letters into a front lawn that spell out “Danika’s Baby Shower.” The letters and accompanying decorations cover almost the ENTIRE lawn. Every passerby for a mile will know what is going on in that house today. The woman tells me the décor is in celebration of the female resident’s second child. I believe baby showers for second, third, fourth, etc. children are a rather recent phenomenon. Before, all other children after the first simply got hand-me-downs. I do think that children after the first one deserve to be celebrated. They are individuals with their own unique personalities.
Most of the baby showers I have attended have been quiet, sedate affairs with the only emotional outburst being when someone won the traditional baby shower game and actually liked the prize. It was a rare occasion.
I do think the “Danika’s Baby Shower” lawn decoration is a bit over-the-top. Did the letters have to be quite that big? Below are celebrity baby showers which are way over the top. Enjoy!
Nicky Hilton
According to Ainhoa Barcelona’s Nov. 23, 2017 article “Inside Nicky Hilton’s pink and blue baby shower – see the family home” at hellomagazine.com, the Hiltons don't do anything by halves! Paris Hilton and her mum Kathy hosted the most extravagant baby shower for Nicky Hilton, who is expecting her second child with husband James Rothschild. The lavish do was held at the family home in Bel-Air, with around 15 guests in attendance including “Real Housewives” stars Kim Richards, Bethenny Frankel and Kyle Richards.
The theme was strictly pink and blue, as Nicky, 34, and her husband James are keeping the sex of their baby a surprise. The pregnant heiress showed off her growing bump in a blue dress and matching heels, while her sister Paris, 36, looked gorgeous in pastel pink. Nicky's 16-month-old daughter Lily-Grace matched her auntie in a pink frock and a bow in her hair.
Nicky shared a photo on Instagram of the incredible spread. The ladies feasted on macaroons and sweet treats from Maison Ladurée, as well as one pink cake and one blue cake. Cupcakes, decorated with baby toppers, were also presented on the table. "Baby #2 is brewing," wrote Nicky. Her mum Kathy also posted an adorable photo with little Lily-Grace and captioned it: "Putting the final touches on @NickyHilton's baby shower with my little helper Lily-Grace."
It was announced in July that Nicky and her British banker husband James are expanding their family. The model has previously revealed that her due date is "right around the holidays." Speaking exclusively to HELLO! about how her daughter is preparing to become a big sister, Nicky said: "She does have her baby dolls that she carries around that she is very sweet with and kisses."
Nicky also revealed that her Christmas will be slightly different this year, with the impending arrival of her second baby. "Christmas Eve we always spend with my grandfather and my dad's side of the family and Christmas Day is always at home with my mum's side of the family and every Christmas morning we all have breakfast," she said. "My mum cooks breakfast and we watch the Christmas parade on TV, but this year, since I can't go home to L.A. because I'll be on flight restriction, everyone's flying to New York to come be with me and the baby."
Kim Kardashian
According to Hilary Weaver’s April 28, 2019 article “Kim Kardashian Chilled Out With a CBD-Themed Baby Shower” in Elle magazine, Kardashian had a CBD-themed baby shower for her fourth child with Kanye West, a son, who was expected to arrive via surrogate. "So, because I'm freaking out, and the baby's coming in, like, two weeks, I thought, 'What better way to celebrate then to have a little CBD?," she said to her friends at the shower.
The event included a sound bath, where all the guests luxuriated on yoga mats; North West joined her mother on her yoga mat. Guests could also indulge in several CBD-infused products, including oils and bath salts. The guests went home with enough goodies to keep them relaxed for months. And naturally, they also got Yeezy flats to wear all day in what Kim referred to in her Instagram story as "the Yeezy spa."
Kardashian and West announced their impending addition on “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.”
“I’m low-key freaking out,” Kim admitted to her sister Kylie on the show. “I didn’t think it was going to happen. I thought like 'Oh, it probably won’t even take.'"
The rumors about a fourth baby were already swirling earlier this year, when a report from “Us Weekly” said the "always wanted four kids."
Last year, Kardashian told ELLE that she wasn't sure about adding a fourth child to the family.
"My home and my heart feel really full right now, in the best way." She made it clear that the couple's fourth child would be their last. "I don't think I could handle more than that," she said. "My time is spread really thin. And I think it's important that in all couples, the mom gives the husband as much attention as the kids." She added that four children would be her max.
Victoria Beckham
According to the May 9, 2011 article “Victoria Beckham gets creative with loo roll at her fun baby shower” at hellomagazine.com, this Victoria Beckham creation isn't likely to make it into her next catwalk collection. The expectant singer-turned-designer posted a hilarious snap of herself on Twitter modelling a dress she'd fashioned out of toilet paper.
It had been a task set by friends who had been helping her celebrate at her baby shower. “Desperate Housewives” actress Eva Longoria hosted the pink bash at the private rooftop Butterfly Bar in Hollywood with hair stylist Ken Paves, to celebrate the upcoming arrival of Victoria's first daughter. "Such a lovely day!!!thank u so much @EvaLongoria and @KenPaves for being such wonderful friends. Baby showers are so much fun!!!!!!!x vb," she posted afterwards. Beforehand she revealed her trepidation at being asked to wear something waterproof: "I have been told to wear something waterproof for my baby shower!!!! I'm now very nervous!!!! "Question.....is waterproof chic????? Or stylish in any way????"
The shower had an English garden tea party theme, and guests — who included Nicole Richie, Selma Blair and Tana Ramsay — enjoyed feasting on a marzipan princess cake. Mounds of boxes gift-wrapped in pink paper were seen stacked up on a table at the bash. Among the presents Victoria received from Los Angeles baby store Beginnings were a pink stroller, a baby swing, a pink baby bath tub, a pink blanket, a diaper bag and a 5-foot, custom-made giraffe. Victoria, 37, was expecting a little girl in July. She and husband David — pictured at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge — already have three boys: 12-year-old Brooklyn, 8-year-old Romeo and 6-year-old Cruz.
Chrissy Tiegen
According to Karla Rodriguez’s April 28, 2018 article “Chrissy Tiegen was Showered with Love at Her Surprise Baby Shower” in Us magazine, Chrissy Tiegen was surprised with a star-studded baby shower thrown by her friends and family. Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner and celeb stylist Jen Atkin planned the celebration for the “Lip Sync Battler” cohost, who was expecting her second child — a baby boy — with husband John Legend. Kanye West was also in attendance following his disagreement with Legend after the rapper expressed his support for President Donald Trump on Twitter.
The guests and Teigen shared photos and videos from the celebration on social media. The model tweeted a photo of herself with the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star and Atkin, while her husband and West are in the background. “A lot goin on at surprise baby shower,” she captioned it.
She later tweeted: “Honestly what’s a baby shower if you don’t faintly hear a passionate discussion about North Korea while opening gifts.”
Kardashian, 37, shared a video on her Instagram Story of the model sitting on the kitchen counter eating an entire cheesecake by herself. Teigen, 32, looked stunning in a blue silk dress during the event.
There were several cakes on display with the messages “A legend in the making” and “I am a legend.” Not only was there cake, but the baby shower guests were able to feast on burgers and milkshakes from Shake Shack.
“So many cakes but, I don’t know, my one favorite bakery isn’t here,” she jokingly says in the clip and turns the camera on Jenner, 63, who had a sad look on her face.
The two moms posed for selfies together and shared a lot of laughs during the baby shower. Earlier in the week, while their husbands were having a public disagreement via Twitter, Tiegen jokingly tweeted Kardashian asking her if their plans for Friday were still on. “Are we still doing dinner Friday or no lol,” she wrote on Thursday, April 26.
Kardashian quipped back: “Yes but maybe no phones.”
Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie
According to the July 29, 2013 article “Heavily pregnant Fergie Throws Star-Studded Baby Shower” at hellomagazine.com, in 2013, Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie, 38, and husband and “Safe Haven” star Josh Duhamel threw a unique baby shower in Los Angeles, where they were joined by celebrity guests including Kelly Osbourne, Julianne Hough and Adam Lambert. Fergie posted a photo of herself on Twitter wearing a colorful print dress and holding a "Say my name" clutch bag, suggesting that her son's name was the subject of discussion at the party.
The party, which was held at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, was dubbed a "gayby shower" by Fergie in honour of her gay best friends, her agent Sean Patterson, designers Dean and Dan Caten and hairstylist Andy LeCompte, who hosted the bash. Entertainment was provided by a troupe of burlesque drag performers.
According to People magazine, the theme of the celebration was black, white and blue as the celebrity couple announced they were expecting a baby boy.
A four-tiered cake decorated with a giant teddy bear and the word "baby" was the centerpiece for the party, while guests sipped on Fergie-inspired cocktails such as "Ferg-aritas" and "The Hot Mamma." "Woo! It's my baby boy's first party!" said the expectant star, as she addressed guests through a microphone.
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton also attended the event, calling it "the most fabulous event ever thrown by the most fabulous mommy-to-be ever." He took his son Mario to the bash and later posted a picture of his lookalike baby on Instagram. Newly engaged presenter Kelly Osbourne attended the baby shower with her fiancé Matthew Mosshart and posted several pictures throughout the day. Fergie, who married Duhamel in 2009, applied to legally change her name from Stacy Ann Ferguson to Fergie Duhamel before the baby was born.
Tamera Mowry-Housley, co-host of “The Real”
According to Alison Takeda’s and Brody Brown’s April 14, 2015 article “Tamera Mowry-Housley’s Baby Shower Was a Pink Extravaganza: Details and Pictures!” tin Us magazine, Tamera Mowry-Housley had just two requirements for her second baby shower: lots of pink and a “tutu tablecloth.” Fortunately for her, party-planner-to-the-stars Mindy Weiss was on the case and was able to turn those two directives into a sweet and simple bash for the pregnant co-host of “The Real,” who’s expecting a daughter in early July.
Mowry, 36 — already mom to son Aden, 2, with husband Adam Housley — was feted by 50 friends and family members (including brother Tahj, 28, and twin sister Tia) at Malibu’s Hotel Casa del Mar on April 4. The theme of the afternoon? Pink, pink, and more pink.
Weiss tells Us she used more than 1,000 roses from Mark’s Garden to set the scene for the elegant event. Pink balloons (from Glam Fete) and 100 flower-shaped cookies adorned the linen-draped tables, along with pink cloth napkins tied into bows and fastened with diaper pins. There was also — per Mowry-Housley’s request — a tutu-like covering on the mom-to-be’s head table.
In keeping with the theme, guests sipped on pink lemonade and pink champagne as baby sliders and crudite were passed around the room. For lunch, they feasted on egg-free Caesar salad (Mowry-Housley’s favorite!), free-range roasted chicken, grilled fresh veggies and baskets of fries (which the star has been craving throughout her second pregnancy). There was also a table full of desserts, including cupcakes, cookies, marshmallow pops, and brownies.
The main attractions, though, were the treats from Joanie and Leigh’s Cakes: a pink velvet “bun in the oven” masterpiece for Mowry-Housley and her guests, and a chocolate-chip marble Superman confection for little Aden.
“I have a feeling he’s going to be a great big brother,” Mowry-Housley tells Us exclusively of her firstborn. “He loves children, he loves playing with kids, and he’s definitely a helper already. He’s so cute, oh my gosh.”
Entertainment-wise, friends organized a game of Baby Jeopardy, while Weiss set up a headband bar for the ladies. (The party was co-ed.) There was also a heartfelt toast from dad-to-be Adam, 43.
“He said I looked stunning, which made me feel really good because I’m seven-and-a-half months pregnant,” Mowry-Housley quipped of her longtime love, who “wants to have four kids.” (His wife wants to stop at two.) “I felt like the princess of the ball!”
Khloé Kardashian
According to Amy Mackelden’s article March 11, 2018 article “Khloé’s Kardashian’s baby shower was entirely pink” in Elle magazine, we've already welcomed two new Kardashian-Jenner babies in 2018, and Khloé Kardashian is due to give birth to the third very soon.
So last night, the entire family celebrated the imminent birth of Khloé’s baby girl with an extremely pink baby shower. Nearly every member of the clan shared in the festivities, and they all documented the night on social media.
Firstly, Khloé wore the most gorgeous pink, shimmering outfit, as she posed alongside Kourtney, who was also in pink.
According to Laura Holland’s article “Khloé Kardashian’s baby shower was beyond extravagant” at her.ie, Khloe Kardashian has started the celebrations ahead of the arrival of her first baby. The reality star is expecting her first child with partner Tristan Thompson.
In order to mark the special occasion, the couple threw an outrageous baby shower complete with giant elephants made out of leaves, floors full of balloons and cascading floral displays.
She was joined by the Kardashian/Jenner clan, and lots of friends for the party. They served Thai style chicken salad, marinated grain salad farro and sides of mac and cheese to french fries to each of the guests. Each place setting had a miniature animal figurine.
Taking to Instagram to thank the organizers and everyone that went, she said:
"Where do I even begin?!?! How do I even begin to give thanks and praise to ALL of the people who took part in helping create the most incredible baby shower?
THANK YOU for creating the most magical memories I get to keep for the rest of my life!!! WOW, is truly all I can say! They say “love is in the details,” I couldn’t agree more! Look at all the LOVE! From my mommy’s handwritten Baby Thompson sign to each and every flower placed. Love was involved! I wish I could post every single picture! I’m still dreaming."
Coco Austin and Ice-T
According to Michele Laufik’s article “19 Glamorous Celebrity Baby Showers – Get Inspired!” in Parents magazine, in October 2015, TV personality Coco and her husband, rapper and actor Ice-T, had a “pre-birthday party” at Cedar Lake Events in New York for their baby girl Chanel, who was born one month later. Hosted by party planner and designer David Tutera, the baby shower included a checkerboard-style dance floor and graphic black-and-white tablecloths with bold red centerpieces and napkins, plus an adorable four-tier cake featuring figurines of the couple's fur babies — two English bulldogs. The pups were also in attendance.
According to Meredith B. Kile’s Oct. 23, 2015 article “Inside Coco and Ice-T’s Lavish Baby Shower” in ET, the 36-year-old reality star and her rapper husband held a lavish baby shower, welcoming friends and family to celebrate their little girl, whom the couple have already named Chanel Nicole. The pair even showed off their silly side at the party, goofing off for the photobooth!
Coco shared an Instagram pic of Chanel’s massive pile of presents after the party, writing, "Thank you to everybody that came up to Chanel's pre-Birthday Party last night!!!"
"The party was too short," Coco continued. "I wish I spent more time with you. I was just getting my groove on when party ended! I didn't get a chance to open your gifts at the event, but I got them home safely and actually opened everything up until 4:30 in the morning!!! They are all amazing!! Such cool gifts for a little girl. Ice and I are blessed to have such thoughtful friends.
She wasn’t kidding! Coco’s friends shared shots of her staying up late to open all of the gifts.
"Baby Chanel, Ice, and @coco received so many thoughtful and creative gifts," pal Sayward White wrote on Instagram. "After getting home, we opened them all!"
Coco showed off her dress for the party on social media earlier in the day, posing for a selfie in a revealing pink gown with a glittery pattern.
"Picture does not give this dress justice..it’s so sparkly," she wrote.
Coco’s sister, Kristy Austin, also shared an Instagram of the two done up for the shower, writing, "So much fun tonight at Chanel's 'pre birthday party.'"
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