Tori Spelling and her husband Dean McDermott celebrated daughter Stella’s first birthday. The party was ladybug themed designed by event planner Jo Gartin of Love Luck and Angels. To top it off, Stella and her 2-year-old brother Liam’s favorite group, The Jumpitz, performed a selection of songs for the delighted guest of honor.
The party was held at a private at a private estate in Encino, Calif., The event featured a tented tennis court with chandeliers. There was also a gardening station where guests and their children could create their own potted plants. There was also a cookie-decorating station, ladybug sprinklers, a ladybug insect zoo, face paintings and pony rides.
The birthday girl was dressed in a white silk dress decorated with ladybugs and red StrideRite patent leather shoes. “Stella was clapping her hands and enjoying the music,” says a guest of the birthday girl. “And Tori and Liam were singing along to the songs.”
There was a giant ladybug-shaped cake waiting to be cut. At the time of cake cutting, Stella first carefully dipped a finger in the red frosting before rolling over and laying down in the middle of the cake, covering herself in frosting from top to toe.
“Tori had to wash her off with one of the sprinklers!” says a guest.
Guests were gifted with a gift bag with goodies worth about $2,500, including gift certificates to Billion Dollar Babes and Mabel’s Labels, Philips Avent insulated cups, Ming Ming dolls and T-shirts from Market.
