The regalReal Housewives of Atlantaalum — who is expecting her first child next month withhusband Marc Daly— was the center of attention at the event, which was held from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at the historicAcademy of Medicinein the heart of Atlanta.
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Among the attendees were a slew of Moore’s former Bravo costars and colleagues, including Atlanta HousewivesCynthia Bailey,Kandi BurrussandPorsha Williams;RHOApals Shamea Morton, Carmon Cambrice, Miss Lawrence and Brandon Deshazer;Real Housewives of Potomac‘sGizelle Bryant; andMarried to Medicine‘s Dr. Heavenly Kimes and Toya Bush-Harris.
“Please use your imagination,” Moore and Daly wrote. “We strongly encourage creativity.”
And creative they were in photos they shared on their respective social media accounts.
Burruss, 42, stood out in an ice-queen inspired look, with a long silver wig, tiara and plunging and sparkling silver gown. Bailey, 51, was a golden warrior queen in a blonde wig and gold crown, a dazzling statement necklace and a flowing dress with a fitted gold bodice and white skirt.
Kimes, 47, wore a black number with a sheer cape, while Bush-Harris, 42, opted for a pink princess ballgown.
Moore, the former Miss USA, stunned while channeling Beyoncé in a fitted gold dress with a long owl-feathered cape and heavy gold crown. Her husband, Daly, kept it classic in a blue tuxedo with a crisp white shirt worn without a tie.
“Thank you for indulging me in dressing up and doing something different,” Moore told the crowd upon her arrival at the shower’s seated dinner. “I really appreciate you guys.”
Kenya Moore
Guests enjoyed cocktail hour before dinner in the lavish space, which was covered in greenery to look like an enchanted forest (hat tip to party plannerCoCo Studios).
On the menu? An orchard salad; a chicken breast stuffed with mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes and chèvre; eggplant cannelloni with spinach; and zucchini and yellow squash “pappardelle” with a basil infused rustic pomodoro.
Later, guests were treated to “entertainment and festivities” as well as sliced cake, key lime pie shots and bourbon pecan balls dipped in chocolate.
Sadly,RHOAfans won’t get to see the event play out on television when the show’s eleventh season premieres in November.Moore chose not to return to the series, a disappointment for longtime viewers of the show hoping to see her journey continue.
Moore had long spoken on the show about her desire to start a family and had announced that she’s pregnant during the first part of the season 10RHOAreunion.
“I’ve waited 47 years for this moment,” Moore, who conceived through in vitro fertilization, told PEOPLE at the time. “I didn’t really want to announce it too soon because I feel it’s very early on in our pregnancy. But I have suffered so much in my life when it comesto wanting a family around me. So this is the day I’ve been waiting for my entire life. It’s a dream come true.”
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source: people.com
