Serena Williamsis having a girl!
The outdoor party was decorated with a rainbow-colored balloon arch with a sign front and center saying, “Our Next Great Adventure,” a multi-colored balloon bouquet posted on long white sticks to resemble trees, with matching blankets tossed around the luscious grounds for guests' relaxing pleasure.
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However, Ohanian wanted to have some fun with the moment, which Williams did not know about. Rather than the standard pink cake for a girl and blue cake for a boy, Ohanian ordered a yellow cake to throw off the tennis superstar.
Williams cut into the cake, saw that it was yellow, smiled, put it on a plate… and moved to smoosh it right into Alexis' face.
“We are actually going to reveal Jelly Bean’s sex. The way we’re going to do it, though, is with a little style and some spectacular lights.” Ohanian said before calling on the DJ to give them some music and “draw attention to the heavens.” After some oohing and ahhing, drones lit up the sky and spelled out “Girl!”
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As the guests cheered and applauded, Serena, Alexis, and Olympia shouted their joy.
The post included the caption: “Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us to the Met Gala,” with a list of outfit, hair, and makeup details for theMet Gala.
News of Williams' pregnancy came after she wrote an essay forVoguelast year about her decision to begin an “evolution” away from tennis and her hopes of adding another little one to her family of three.
Williams also revealed she “never thought about having kids” when beginning her career in the essay.
In one photo, Williams and her daughter Olympia stood amid a group of trees while Williams wore a bright orange, tiered tank top dress, and cradled her bump.
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Next to her, Olympia wore a pink tiered dress and had her hand on her hip in one photo. A Green Day hat rested on the tree next to them. “So take the photographs and still frames in your mind,” Williams captioned her photo, a lyric from the Green Day song “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).”
Later, Williams shared a few additional snaps on her Instagram Story. In one, Williams dances in front of the Eiffel Tour in Paris. “Paris, France…,” the athlete wrote across the image.
source: people.com
