Gone are the instances when a youngsters’s party occurred at a Chuck E. Cheese, no less than for one mom, who went above and past for her son’s birthday.
Roxy Jacenko, an Australian mom of two and businesswoman who’s most identified for showing on the third season of “The Celeb Apprentice Australia,” revealed that she had spent a fairly penny for her son, Hunter, and all of his buddies in order that he may correctly have fun his birthday.
She spent $50K on a lavish party on a yacht for her son’s ninth birthday.
For Jacenko’s son’s ninth party, she determined to lease out a luxurious 122ft superyacht for $2800/hour, which ferried 20+ of Hunter’s nine-year-old buddies across the Sydney Harbour in Australia. The Hawaiian Bash theme gave the impression to be successful for everybody concerned, in accordance with Jacenko.
In an interview with Sunday Confidential, through Perth Now, she revealed that all the thought for the celebration had come straight from her son, whereas additionally enlisting the assistance of luxurious occasion planner Diane Khoury. “Hunter was wanting by way of outdated pictures from when he was little and got here throughout some photographs of a visit we went on to Hawaii,” she informed the publication.
“It was then he determined he wished a Hawaiian-themed ninth birthday as he has missed out on celebrating together with his buddies resulting from Covid for the previous three birthdays.” The assistant planner and stylist for the celebration, Katarina Yelavich, even gave credit score to Hunter for developing with an “wonderful [inspiration] doc” that he gave to the occasion planners of the idea for his celebration.
“It was each child’s dream,” Jacenko identified after shelling out $50,000 for him to have the ninth party of his desires.
On the day of the celebration, which occurred on the weekend of Might sixth, friends have been immediately transported to a fake Hawaii, with hula dancers inserting leis round their necks. Everybody was even provided mocktails served out of pineapples and canapes as they made their means onto the Ghost II tremendous yacht.
The whole boat was embellished in a 42-foot double-layered balloon garland and surfboards and flamingo cut-outs. There was additionally a tiki bar that held Hunter’s two-tier birthday cake, topped with a home made figurine of himself wearing Hawaiin shorts.
Jacenko was beforehand criticized for throwing a $40K ‘nightclub’ celebration for her daughter’s birthday.
In August 2022, Jacenko caught a little bit of flack on-line after throwing her daughter, Pixie, a nightclub-themed celebration for her eleventh birthday, which boasted a whopping $40,000, in accordance with Day by day Mail.
In pictures shared on social media, the birthday woman was seen partying with all of her buddies in an occasion house decked out with disco balls, balloons, and custom-made neon lights. There have been even fireworks and a flame-throwing mixologist was additionally featured on the occasion.
“Some individuals have an excessive amount of cash…. and [are] out of contact with the actual world. Spoilt to the max,” one particular person wrote beneath the Instagram pictures Jacenko shared from the bash, whereas one other particular person chimed in, “It is a gross show of wealth.”
Following the entire backlash from the celebration, Jacenko appeared on the At the moment Present Australia to defend her choice to throw her daughter a lavish party. “The truth is we’re right here for a short while and I wish to ensure that my youngsters have the most effective alternatives they will,” she claimed.
“I had most cancers, we now have lived a life that has been beneath scrutiny so much, so I wish to benefit from my life since you don’t know what occurs tomorrow,” Jacenko continued. “It was a celebration of not solely her eleventh birthday however her enterprise,” she added, referencing her daughter’s toy firm, Pixie’s Pix.
Nia Tipton is a Brooklyn-based leisure, information, and life-style author whose work delves into modern-day points and experiences.
