Parties You Will Never Get Into

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony celebrated in style the much awaited arrival of their babies. “Maid in Manhattan” producer Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas organized a baby shower for the couple. The exclusive party was held in New York City at Gramercy Park Hotel’s rooftop. The celebration was held in the afternoon of January 19, 2008.

Two of the couple’s good friends where the special guests at the party: designer Roberto Cavalli and Leah Remini, an actress.

The room was predominantly decorated in pink and blue while sparkling Swarovski crystals were strewn all over the place.

J.Lo’s pregnancy was confirmed only in the latter part of 2007 when she announced it at the end of her El Cantante tour in November. The following month, December, J.Lo’s sister, Lynda, gifted the couple with matching baby suits in pink and blue fueling even more speculations that they were having twins. But during the baby shower, J.Lo and Marc Anthony did not confirm nor deny this insinuation. However, one of their guests was spotted carrying a gift for 2: one for a baby girl (wrapped in pink) and the other for a baby boy (in blue).

The Latina singer, who was due to give birth several weeks after the stylish baby shower, arrived at the party with husband Marc. Both were elegantly dressed; J.Lo looked fabulous in her modish A-line pleated coat while Marc looked handsome in his casual grey slacks, black V-neck top, and dark long coat. J.Lo’s chic outfit hid whatever small amount of weight she gained. They were escorted by a bevy of bodyguards.

Several precious gifts were handed over to the couple at the party. Cavalli, famous for his leopard prints, handed the couple a charming and stylish baby gift at the catered party: a pink leopard baby crib; definitely every baby girl’s dream!

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s twins, a boy and a girl, were born last February 22, 2008. The twins, Max and Emme, had the same pink and blue-themed when their parents’ friends, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, threw a welcome party for them in March 2008.

On April 18, 2008, Suri Cruise, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ adorable toddler, turned 2 years old. Instead of throwing a celebrity-studded birthday bash the paparazzi can easily feast on, the couple opted to give their daughter a more exclusive celebration with only about 24 of their immediate family and closest friends as guests.

Absolutely no celebrities were invited for the daytime party.

Held at a private property in Hollywood Hills, the party’s theme was butterflies, a favorite of the birthday girl.

The place was decorated with all the things that Suri loved. Fresh flowers worth $17,000 practically covered the party area. Suri also had fun with all the colorful balloons scattered all over the place.

One of the highlights of the exclusive party was a big coloring area where guests wrote their birthday wishes for Suri. They also had fun coloring on a big card for the birthday princess.

A 4-tiered polka dot and butterfly-decorated chocolate and vanilla cake, especially made by Los Angeles bakery Sweet Lady Jane, was the center of attraction. Each of the guests, including 15-year old Isabella and 13-year old Connor, Tom’s adopted children with ex-wife Nicole Kidman, were given a personalized Italian-flavored (minus the rum, of course!) cake.

Tom also ordered cupcakes worth $230 from Sprinkles, a bakery that Katie favors.

Guests enjoyed listening to music, playing games, and dancing. The family had fun bowling after the party ended.

Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck served his sumptuous masterpieces for Suri’s birthday bash. Later in the day, he also whipped up his fabulous culinary creations for a party Tom threw for good friends David and Victoria Beckham, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Eva Longoria-Parker.

Also present at Suri’s birthday celebration were Tom’s mother and sisters, and Katie’s parents, Kathy and Martin Holmes, who flew in from Ohio.

Although the party was definitely exclusively for family and close friends, Tom and Katie reportedly spent a whopping $100,000 for their little princess’ 2nd birthday bash! But then since Suri and her guests had a grand time, everything was well worth it!