Inside Nicole Richie and Joel Madden's Oz-themed baby shower
Reality star Nicole Richie, 26, and rocker Joel Madden, 28, celebrated their baby shower on Sunday. Although a report yesterday said that Nicole received a boy-themed t-shirt, the couple repeated again to InStyle that they do not know the sex of their baby, and hammered that point home by serving pink, blue, and yellow martinis, as well as sending guests home with pashmina wraps in the same color combinations.
The Wizard of Oz themed shower was planned by Mindy Weiss, and included touches like ruby slipper centerpieces, a yellow brick roadlined with candy, and a live band performing songs from the film, such as ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow.’ Nicole said,
It’s my favorite movie and has been ever since I can remember. It’s fantasy.
In lieu of gifts, Nicole and Joel requested children’s books to begin a library for their baby, and asked that other presents be donated to the Richie Madden Children’s Foundation, their new project with the Los Angeles Free Clinic. Joel explained,
It’s a really cool way we can celebrate our child’slife with something positive. And celebrate other youngcouples who are just starting out and will enjoy all these things thatpeople donated.
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Said Nicole,
It’s nice to be supported by your friends and family. There are people here I haven’t seen in so long.
Longtime pal Nicky Hilton shared,
We all went to school together. I’m seeing all my friends from grade school and it is like a reunion. Nicole will be one of the first in our circle of friends to have a baby.
The Madden family is going baby crazy — Joel and Benji‘s younger sister Sarah is having her own child in December.
This is my second baby shower this week. My sister had one too.
Mom Robin piped in,
I’m going to have two grandchildren in the next few months!
Actress Rashida Jones hit the mini-donut station twice, and encouraged other guests to go back for seconds as well.
Don’t deprive yourself, try the donuts!
Other food served included a buffet stocked with onion rings, macaroni and cheese, roastbeef tenderloin, and a full pasta bar (one of Nicole’s strongest cravings).
Nicole and Joel check out baby portraits of themselves, which were set up at the shower.
The cake read, ‘There’s no place like having a baby at home.’
Gifts sent to the Los Angeles Free Clinic included 120 full size products from Nature’s Baby Organics, the products shown here, and more.
Gifts purchased by friends for the couple included:
- BRDX Gray Knit Maternity top by Bordeaux ($180)
- Level99 Maternity Jeans in dark blue and black ($310)
- Under The Nile organic gift basket in cream and sage ($40)
- Baby Light and Clip Gift Set ($45)
- Baby Genius 20 pack DVD/CD Gift Set ($90)
- Gogogear Jet Set Bag in Black leather ($395)
- Funkie Baby Sushi Gift Set ($75)
- LAMB by Gwen Stefani Gold Sneakers ($50)
- Tummy Ts ‘Jack’ maternity t-shirt ($42)
- California Baby Gift Set ($40)
- Little Giraffe Lux Chenille Blanket ($86)
- Joyababy diaper clutch in Green ($55, CBB Deal: Save 10% with the code CBB10)
- Green to Grow Bottle Gift Set ($75)
- Paisley & Vash Sailor Tee ($65)
- Liloc Grafitti Gift Set in Brown ($105)
The baby will be the first for the couple; Nicole is due in early January.
Photos by Evans Vestal Ward for InStyle — click for more images.
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