Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon had a baby shower for the soon-to-be-born girl and boy twins this weekend in Beverly Hills. Like everything these two do, it was excessive to say the least. Their shower registry included $10,000 crib sheets, a $350 car seat cover and a $1,200 stuffed giraffe, of which they received two.
The Conservatory Grill at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills was transformed into a blue-and-pink wonderland Sunday, as Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated the upcoming arrival of their twins with an elegant baby shower.
The parents-to-be arrived at 7 p.m., with Cannon, 30, behind the wheel of a black Rolls-Royce that he gave Carey, 41, as a Christmas gift. They were joined by friends including American Idol judge Randy Jackson.
The adults-only shower had a warm and romantic atmosphere with small cocktail tables that were decorated with pink roses and blue hydrangeas. (They are expecting a boy and a girl.) Pink and blue balloons also dotted the private event.
“Mariah has been anxiously awaiting her shower, and she was very excited when she arrived at the hotel,” says a source. “She couldn’t wait to celebrate her baby twins with her friends.”
Carey and Cannon received many pink-and-blue-wrapped presents and several lavish gifts, including two almost life-size stuffed giraffes and two chairs hand-made for the twins.
Guests nibbled on gourmet appetizers and sipped Angel champagne.
“Mariah had the best time at her shower,” says the source. “She was very touched by how nicely everything turned out and excited about all the generous gifts she received. She has been feeling a bit tired and worn out lately, but the shower was an event that she really enjoyed and that made her very happy. Now she can’t wait to meet her baby twins!”
[From People]
When Lainey ran this story, she basically said it was gross and included this link for helping Libyan refugees. This is what some celebrities do, though, they have huge parties for major events in their lives and they request presents that are fit for the outrageous lifestyles they live. What makes Mariah’s excessive baby shower any worse than any other day in her life, or in the life of any other celebrity or rich person throwing money around like it’s nothing? There are plenty of places in the world where the way we live as “average” Americas would seem ridiculously foolish and luxurious.
In lighter news, Nick has said that he and Mariah have some potential names picked out for the babies but that they “don’t know until you actually see them in person. Maybe we’ll come up with something new. We’ll know on the day they are born.” He previously joked that all their future children would be named Mariah “no matter if they’re boys or girls,” like George Foreman’s kids. It’s better than “Butterscotch Bomb Pop Cannon,” and “Sparklekiss Minnie Marshmallow Cannon.” (I stole that bit from Kaiser. She should invent a Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon twin name generator website. You know whatever they come up with is going to be more inventive than we could anticipate though.)
Photos are from December, 2009 and January, 2010. Credit: WENN and Fame
Excessive and ridiculous, but so is the couple, so expected.
Yeah it’s gross and tacky and contrast that with the million she got from the dictator last year and she’s going to hell. BUT this is Mariah and she is who she is I think in this instance she should get a bit of a pass so how about just a bit of time in a diamond encrusted purgatory 🙂
nauseating. these people (Gwyneth included) will never understand what it is like to need something.
I give a card with $10-$20 in it and specify the money is to open the child’s bank account. It’s not exciting and the kid will never know but I want the child to get off to a good start when they need it. TFP, I know (Too f’n Practical).
Excessive and ridiculous just like Mimi’s (big fat) tacky ass. Unfortunately you can’t buy class or common sense.
it’s THEIR MONEY THEY EARNED HONESTLY (versus drug dealing, killing people etc) so have no issues with how THEY spend it !
I think that beyond a point you’re no longer buying long lasting quality, you’re just throwing money away. At least that’s how I see it. So, yeah, they’re tacky and gross, but I suspect that this is a general rule with them.
she has been grinding and touring most of her adult life, she finally has the babies she wanted..
its her choice..
its the folks that can’t afford it and do it, that irk me.
Absolutely to be expected from Mariah – please, the babies are probably going to be wearing mink diapers.
Anon73 has a good point – their money to do with as they wish.
Expected. No surprises here.
Expected but still offensive. And I have this feeling the kids are gonna be named Marnick and Nickiah, or the like.
I am with Tee Tee. Mariah has worked hard her whole life and she has made alot of money. If you have the money you can spend it however you want and also their friends must be hella rich because they are the ones who brought the presents Mariah requested.
This story just reminds me that Mariah is even preggers. I like totally forgot, she shouldn’t she have had those babies by now? LOL
stop being so negative they have a right to celebrate the imminenent birth of their chidlren and way they want. the performance for Quadaffi was 2 years ago and mariah’s giving the million dollar fee she got for it to charity. a celebrity having a lavish babyshower for their child isn’t a new phenomenon Liz Taylors daughter Liza probably got her first diamond Tiarra before she was born. Mariah isn’t fat she’s muscular there’s a difference and your supposed to gain more weight for a multiple pregnancy than you are for a single pregnancy anyway besides some of her weight gain was because of hormone shots she had to take after the miscarriage so get off her back
She gets a free pass. As a first time mommy you should get a shower and lots of attention. Its the first baby (or in her case babies) and its special. Now if she was on kid number 2 or 3 then yea, I would think its a bit excessive.
What makes it really gross to me isn’t that they are getting this kind of high end nonsense for their kids – I mean, Mariah’s worked hard and made a lot of money, she can spend it however she wants. But to have such financial power and to ask for extravagant GIFTS, that’s really irksome to me. There’s no financial need to request these items, so why on earth would you do it? I mean, I get that friends are going to buy stuff for the babies but really, you gotta hustle for a $1200 giraffe? It’s just gaudy to me.
If you can afford to give your spouse a Rolls Royce, then you can afford to buy your own ridiculously expensive baby gifts. The fact that they had a registry and expected people to buy that stuff for them is beyond tacky.
Angel Champagne? They threw the party, and Mariah is their celebrity “face.” How tacky. In so many ways. Feel free to elaborate.
Spend your money how you want but that gift registry is just downright greedy.
Oh, please. For the love o’ Jaysus, lets not start whinging about Mariah and Qaddhafi. After all, how was she to know he was a brutal tyrant when both sides of the political spectrum are claiming ignorance? 🙂
she’s an older first time mom, and she’s celebrating an incredibly happy event. she earned a lot of money. this stuff fits her taste and lifestyle. who cares?
Oh please. Its not as if anyone invited to this shower is broke. I’m sure that over the years mariah has been a guest at plenty of lavish baby showers where I’m assuming she was generous. Its her turn now! Let her friends celebrate this joyous occasion with equal generosity.
Things that bother me: *Crackheads that ramble on about fire fists and being warlocks while being granted ungodly amounts of press coverage…partially while taking care of two toddlers with a porn star posse. *Druggie loser movie “stars” that are raging thieves and pathological liars, being enabled by their families and the court systems while still being allowed to run loose and endanger everybody else. *Racists, bigots, liars.
Something that doesn’t bother me: *A ridiculously rich and in love couple celebrating the pending birth of twins with an opulent shower and registry. What did people expect, a Target registry with generic diapers and some Carters clothes? As a rule, parents want better things for their kids than they do for themselves. Thus, Mariah will have some pretty high standards. Go girl!
…also note, I’m pretty sure the invitees didn’t include her prostitute sister and people of a similar demographic. Nobody is being put out by a fancy registry. They are all going to be from the same income bracket, people. People will want to be invited to the shower. People will want to give her something nice. Just because she’s loaded doesn’t mean she’s not allowed to be given gifts. Jebus!
Asking for 10k crib sheets = EXCESSIVE!!!!
Ridiculous people…who will most likely name their children something ridiculous.
Oh and yeah I’m suuuuure she’s just oh so tired…lol…shoot, Mariah hasn’t walked or even just moved by herself in YEARS.
I would rather read about lavish baby showers, with tons of money spent to celebrate, than read about lavish weddings that end in divorce a year, or even less, later.
a life size giraffe? how high are their ceilings??
Look at those last two pics: Just buy a dress that friggin fits already!
ITS MARIAH, she will always be excessive so, it should be expected.
Uh, uh. She is not paying for this herself, you all. Read it, she’s asking other people to pay for a big star like her to have 10,000 dollar infant sheets.
Sorry, Mariah. Love you but quit drinking too much, get back in shape to get your head straight again, and other people’s money should definitely not go to plutonium baby sheets. To even suggest this in today’s world.
Also, the sick company making 10,000 dollar sheets has lost it. I’m all for success, but not cracked out Louis XIV excess. These royals must poke their heads out the palace more often.
Oh, I get it: she should register at Target to appease the hoipolloi.
waste.
Oh everyone is talking about how she ‘earned her money honestly’ but this week she had to apologize for performing for Qadaffi so that mill wasn’t earned in an honest way (yeah I know she gave it to charity but so what). If it weren’t for that story in the news right now I wouldn’t be surprised but the timing is tacky.
If a baby pees through or barfs (as babies do) on these $10K sheets, do said sheets strip themselves, launder themselves, and re-make baby’s bed? If not, not worth it.
On topic: What really burns my biscuits is that these obscene baby showers/birthdays are sponsored. Hey, greedy a$$holes? How ’bout sponsoring showers for military wives who husbands are deployed or dead, or people who actually do something? Just a suggestion…
(Sorry. It just galls me to no end that people with incredible means are “gifted” with this kind of crap when people who actually HAVE NEEDS are minimalised.)
SHE LOOKS HUMONGOUS NEXT TO THAT RAT NICK CANNON!!!!
“There are plenty of places in the world where the way we live as “average” Americas would seem ridiculously foolish and luxurious.”
Exactly. And it’s time Americans realised that’s a problem.
I’m confused with the “it’s their money to spend” comments. It’s a baby shower. They are asking other people to spend this money on their children.
If people have a problem with families having showers for second and subsequent children, I can’t imagine how they cannot have an issue with this.
I personally think it is tacky when anyone does it. It wouldn’t be such an issue if it was someone decking out their own nursery with a diamond encrusted diaper pail and gold rimmed pacifiers. When people ask others to do it, I don’t care how much money any of the parties involved make, honestly or dishonestly, its tacky.
I love what Kathy Griffin did for her wedding registry. She asked everyone to make out a check to amFAR (I believe that was the charity). That was a stroke of genius.
shut the f up people your supposed to gain more weight with twins than you are with a single baby. this will probably be her only experience as a mother due to age and previous history so get off her back. she also gained weight before conception because of hormone shots she had to take after her miscarriage. if you can’t say somethin nice don’t say anything at all. a shower isn’t just about the gifts it’s about family and friends gathering to celebrate the impending arrival of a child /children the Giraffes are stuffed as it’s illeagal to keep real ones as pets. forgive her for that one mistake she made 3 years ago so what. she’s tall & muscular not short and borny so she’s going to distribute pregnancy weight differently than say Nicole Richie or Britney Spears.
Yes It their money and they can do what they want with it but they seem to want other people money as well, just like when they got sponsors to pay for their second wedding and shower registry.
I clicked on the link and on Lainey’s site and TMZ it says $2,000 crib bedding set…which is still crazy expensive, but not $10,000 for sheets!!
I’m inclined to say it’s her money, her friends so I hope she had a wonderful time! And yea, what do you expect…a Target registry for $7.99 Circo sheets??
I’m expecting twins…a boy and a girl too which is probably the ONLY thing Mariah and I have in common..and I’m working on a registry. The priciest things I’ve seen are on poshtots.com (including $700 bedding and hand-painted cribs…not my style and WAY out of budget, but still fun to dream:)) so I can just imagine what celebrities buy for their kids using custom fabrics and interior designers!!
Well, back to my Target and Babies R Us registry with the rest of Middle America…
Why should celebrities apologize for their money? Some of them work hard for it and should be able to spend it how they want. Some people just need something to complain about. You go Mariah and enjoy your baby gifts.
well other people are buying the gifts and they are not complaining so why should any of us complain. Give it a rest people
I will laugh if they end up naming the twins something normal…like “Bob” or “Karen.”
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Really? The language, I mean, in response to a comment about the weight. Hardly an issue worth being over the top aggressive and rude about – unlike the excessive consumption. Try grabbing some of Mariah’s veddy expensif soap, dahlink, and wash the mouth out, k? This is supposed to be a light gossip gab.
shut the f up people
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really? no thank you.
Sure it is their money and they can do whatever they want with it, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t point out that what they choose to do was greedy, tacky, and totally insulting to most of the world. $10,000 sheets! You have got to be kidding me. As other smart folks have already pointed out, at some point it is just about conspicuous consumption b/c the law of diminishing returns says no baby sheet (which will be stained by some sort of bodily fluid) is worth that much more than the average. Seriously, give some of that frickin’ money to a women’s shelter or to help infant mortality rates or something to make the world a better place. This is disgusting, I don’t care how excited she is to be a mother or Nick is to be a father. Gag
@Love Angelina — I was thinking the same thing! She has been pregnant forever it seems!
courtney- I’m getting tired of you telling people to shut up.
Also, when they say stuffed giraffes, I’m pretty sure they mean a toy stuffed animal.
People seem to be calling her fat based on the pictures above, during which she wasn’t pregnant. You can scream all day long about hormones, but she’s pretty much been that same size for a long time now.
Although, I should add that I don’t consider her fat. I think she just looks heavier than she is since she always wears clothing 3 sizes too small.
I think it’s excessive and expected. It’s Mariah Carey. She is one of the queens of excess..
If her friends didn’t want to spend the money, they didn’t have to. I’m sure there were other items on her registry that weren’t quite as epensive?
I probably would’ve shown up with a box of diapers. 🙂
i like nick, i like mariah, they both worked hard and deserve this happy occasion, it’s their money and friends to do what they want with it, that being said, people have a right to their own opinion, be it positive or negative, it is only an opinion, not fact, good luck to the happy couple.
I’d expect nothing less than a unicorn ride for the party.
People like Mariah have been so wealthy for so long that they aren’t even truly aware that there is poverty in the world. The wealthy spend a lot of money to separate themselves from people below their monetary class, and I’m sure after decades of seeing and knowing nothing but luxury, people like Mariah consider things like $10,000 sheets perfectly normal.
Totally expected, but it would have been nice if she’d thrown herself (or had thrown) the big party (which I would never begrudge any first time mom) but registered for normal gifts, which were then promptly delivered to the closest state foster agency for distribution to needy families.
I think Nicole Richie did something like this and I thought it was a really nice way to have your nice shower and start the kid’s life off with a good deed. Because really, she can buy her own $10K sheets.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it agian a muscular woman like Mariah is distributes weight differently than somebody that isn’t muscular. Mariah has never been a small woman nor will she ever be. it’s called being excited about being a parent. I will always be protective of Mariah as I’ve been a fan since I was a child and have met her once and couldn’t be more ecstatic for her and Nick over the twins They’ve made no bones about wanting children nor how painful it was emotionally on them when she miscarried their first
Hmmmm, all I keep thinking about about when I read this is how Mariah spent the Kadafi (sp) $$$$ and Beyonce donated hers to charity.
And yet again, the many reasons I have no respect for Mariah and her boytoy are reinforced.
With that being said, I hope she gives birth to healthy (and COMPASSIONATE ) babies who will be much wiser than their parents.
Mirah is the original goddess. Nick the doting husband. Both just two cute for words. WINNING
Maybe everyone should just be grateful Courtney didn’t go off on a Paul Newman rant again.
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Courtney…relax.
im sooo happy for her.
i just hope she has sorted out all her mental health issues and doesn’t mess up these poor kids!
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are not responsible for poverty throughout the world lol. I may not agree on how she spends her vast fortune, but to each his own, eh. As a public personality and judging based on some of the harsh comments, no matter what Mariah does, people will find reason to criticize her and I certainly would not dare live my life based on the expectations of others.
Everything is relative. What seems expensive to working class folks such as myself, is commonplace for others. I am quite certain that the baby shower was an invite event, meaning that those who received invitations made a conscious decision to attend. They were not forced at gunpoint to purchase extravagant gifts and I would imagine that none of the people from guest list had to mortgage their houses to finance a gift lol. They are probably of equal means.
I am actually excited for Mariah and Nick. W/ all the trappings of fame and fortune, Mariah never truly seemed content or lucky in love. I think she has a cute shape and wish her and Nick the very best. One love.
@Dingles — “People like Mariah have been so wealthy for so long that they aren’t even truly aware that there is poverty in the world.”
Really? How presumptuous of you to claim to know something like that. To you and all the others whining about how over-the-top the baby shower was and how the couple and other celebs are so out of touch with reality, or suggesting that their own, hard-earned money could be better spent elsewhere, how do you know they *don’t* actually spend it elsewhere? For a first-time mother, and with twins arriving no less, it’s surprising that she does something extravagant? You people have no clue what she and Nick, or any other celeb who doesn’t shout from the rooftops every time they make a donation to a charity, visit a sick child in a hospital, visit troops overseas, or otherwise help the less fortunate actually do with their earnings, so to blast them for having a celebration for the expansion of their family is ridiculous and very ignorant. Unless you’ve got access to their financial records and can say with certainty that they’ve never given a dime to anything except their own “selfish” interests, stop being so critical and judgmental.
I’m sure Mariah donates tons of money to charity. She has every right to celebrate anything any way she wants to. Just cause she has tons of money doesnt mean she has to give it ALL away. Balance, people.
As to be expected. I find it tacky and indulgent, but I’m not surprised. At least she’ll be keeping the over priced baby item stores in business for a bit.
Totally agree about her clothing (or lack of) making her look heavy (and cheap). With the proper styling, she’d look great.
I thought she had the babies? Seems like she has been preggers for a long time!
meh whatever. i love mariah and i’m happy for her. she donated the money she made off of performing for the dictator. she accepted responsibility for it in her statement, too, which i found to be admirable. she works hard for her money and i’m sure all of her friends are rich too and those prices are like pennies to them. sure the gifts are extravagant and there are a lot of needy people out there but none of you know how much of her money she donates to charity, so its pointless to attack her based on the assumption that she doesn’t. she has the right to spend her hard earned honest money however she wants. no judgment here!
@Courtney “some of her weight gain was because of hormone shots she had to take after the miscarriage so get off her back.”
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so, after lambasting me on a previous thread for pointing out that she may have had fertility treatments, you’re now claiming she did? Hormone injections are one of many treatments for infertility. Take it from someone who had fertility treatments to conceive both of my sons.
@eja102, LMAO. She did work Elizabeth Taylor into her first post though!
CB, you hit it right on the head when you said “There are plenty of places in the world where the way we live as “average” Americas would seem ridiculously foolish and luxurious.” I live in China (my husband is Chinese; I am American) and his parents are constantly confused by things I do. They also can’t understand when we buy certain things. They had a home phone that was basically broken and couldn’t believe we replaced it. Here, it is like living with our depression-era grandparents.
Meh. People can do whatever they want with their money. Is it over the top and tacky? Sure. I think excess like that is ridiculous but whatevs. And $10,000 crib sheets? The hell?
Def excessive. And yes the “average” American may seem excessive to other parts of the world, but I’m sure most ppl can agree there is a difference between treating yourself to a new dress or a new hair color and wanting ten thousand dollar crib sheets! This is my prob with the rich, they have so much money, I’m convinced they run out of ideas of what to do with it. Who wants to join me in trying to market a diamond encrusted toliet seat? Wanna bet there are rich fools out there who would buy it?
um progesterone shots don’t always mean fertility treatment they are commonly given to women prone to miscarriage and have been for decades. not every woman over 40 needs assistance to conceive
I’m just happy to see I’m not the only one creeped out and annoyed by courtney’s rants.
@Courtney, here’s part of an article where Carey admits to using injectables to “increase her chances of becoming pregnant.”
Mariah Carey has also revealed that she used hormone treatments to increase her chances of getting pregnant.
“I had to be on progesterone. I did end up being on progesterone like every month to go through the cycles.”
monthly cycles of injectables are treatments for infertility, and an inability to maintain pregnancies (miscarriage) is a form of infertility. So, Mariah had fertility treatments in order to conceive.
Furthermore, many women under 40 also struggle with infertility. I am pregnant with baby number 2 at age 30 and had my first at 28 (so I was well under 40 when I discovered I was in need of reproductive intervention).
I suggest you research what exactly infertility is before you “discuss” the issue with someone who lives it.
Following on Morticians’ comment, the reason for the progesterone is to correct a short luteal phase, as a woman with a too-short luteal phase will likely miscarry early. A luteal phase defect is a form of infertility/fertility issue.
@TQB, thank you for the clear and concise explanation. 🙂
Ugghh, I normally don’t comment on these articles, but I have to say I’m not a fan of people saying, “Ohh, they should donate their money to charity to help others instead of buying things for themselves.” I’m aware she’s asking others to purchase extravagant items for her and while I may not agree with it, I have no right to tell her how to spend her money.
Would it be NICE if she donated more (even though nobody has any clue how much she has given)? Sure. Does she HAVE to? Not really. It’s HER money. I don’t feel the need to volunteer her money for a charitable cause. I support a lot of charities myself, but it isn’t fair to tell other people how to spend their money. We could sit here and come up with all the ways $10,000 can help a charity, but it isn’t our place to decide with their money.
@morticians, congrats on the bebes!
@TQB, thanks! 4 more weeks to go.
@The Original Bellaluna-I honestly think that’s a great idea. I’m 11 weeks pregnant and my hubby will be deployed in June. Just found out today my due date will be around Sept. 22nd, and very doubtful he’ll be back home by then.
I sorta feel like a goober for asking this, but when does one normally have a baby shower?
@justme, Congrats! I know you weren’t addressing me. However, I just thought I’d let you know that my first son was born Sept. 17th (close to your due date) and my baby shower was mid August (around 36 weeks). A friend had her shower when she was 32 weeks or so.
Although it would be nice for your husband to be around for your baby shower, most men usually just show up at the end to carry out the gifts. However, if it’s really important that he be there, I would express this to the persons most likely to throw you the baby shower. Best wishes for a healthy pregnancy and a safe
deployment and return for your husband.
Ahhh I forgot about Courtney claiming Mariah didn’t have fertility treatments! I was just annoyed with her for, once again, telling people to shut up when she didn’t agree with their opinions.
That seems to be her go to response. LOL