Platinum Babies

Create Your Own Star Shower

By Natalie Klein, Hot Moms Club Celebrity Baby Planner, www.hotmomsclub.com

The Hot Moms Club was started in 2005 by two frustrated moms, Jessica Denay and Joy Bergin, on a mission to redefine the traditional image of motherhood. There has never been a hotter time to be a mom than now and The Hot Moms Club (HMC) has been at the pulse of this movement.

HMC throws many star studded celebrity events and was thrilled to have the opportunity to roll out the red carpet for Victoria and Tom with a unlimited budget. They were open to all ideas and just let HMC do their thing!

Do you want to throw a star-studded baby shower just like Victoria and Tom had in Hollywood at Ketchup (www.dolcegroup.com/ketchup) in your own home? Here are some secrets for getting your dream shower:

Tell your friends you want to help plan. “Don’t be subtle!”

Help your guests feel like Celebs. Roll out a red carpet outside and appoint a friend to take lots of photos. Treat your friends to a Spa Suite, you can invite a local manicurist or ask a friend to set up a mini table with lavender infused water and nail polish! Victoria and Tom invited VelaShape (www.velashape.com) to indulge their friends in a $250+ body shaping treatment!

Register like a movie star. Victoria Recano, Singer Sheryl Crow and actress Salma Hayek are fans of Bel Bambini (bel-bambini.com) and actress-moms Ana Ortiz, Jennifer Lopez and Jenna Elfman love giggle.com. (For big-ticket items, you can suggest that people go in together.)

Some of Victoria and Toms favs that they registered for were:

Orbit Stroller (orbit baby.com)
Petunia Picklebottom Diaper Bag (petuniapicklebottom.com)
Clever Rabbit Teed (www.cleverrabbitclothing.com)
Blanky Clip, the perfect paparazzi shield (blankyclip.com)

mmm… bite-size food and fruity drinks. HMC Knows that adding Preggatini(TM) mixologist Natalie Bovis-Nelsen (author of 2008’s Preggatinis) is a unique and special way to spice up a nonalcoholic cocktail that is designed with the mom-to-be in mind. These are all the rage in Hollywood and for the guests you can spike them too! You may find recipes and inspiration by visiting www.preggatinis.com.

Ketchup (www.dolcegroup.com/ketchup) served sliders and mini tacos; and Los Angeles bakery Crumbs (www.crumbs.com) laid out tiny red velvet, turtle and (actress Katie Holmes’s favorite) Oreo cupcakes.

Send ’em home with swag. As a token of appreciation Victoria and Tom sent home guests with gift bags filled with over $1,500 worth of goodies! Want to say thank you in a unique way to your friends and family on a budget? Fill Ecologiebags ($3 each, olivebarn.com) with pregnancy-safe nail polish by Zoya (www.zoya.com), ChicBuds earphones (chicbuds.com) and chemical-free Boogie Wipes (boogiewipes.com).