Michael Clarke’s first Father’s Day as a dad took on more meaning than most.
The former Aussie cricket captain and wife Kyly also threw a lavish christening for their gorgeous nine-month-old daughter Kelsey Lee – and the proud first-time parents wasted no time in sharing the celebratory pics on their Instagram accounts.
“The most amazing day for our special little angel. May god bless you!” Kyly writes before thanking and tagging four event businesses whose wares were featured in the picture.
She followed up the next day with this slide show of pics, below, and a shout-out to two more brands.
“With so much love on this table, Mumma added two more star attractions. Kelsey Lee’s favourite bedroom scent Parisian Musk & Amber and Hubby’s top pick Vanilla & Coconut. We all know I love designing & this is one of my favourite hobbies. Decorating, making people feel special & seeing everyone smile with joy when they get to eat all the yummy treats!”
Not to be outdone, next to a collage of pics from the big day Michael writes on his account: “The perfect day! Great people, stunning set up.”
The ceremony was styled by Sweet Event Styling by Thanh Tran, which featured a dessert table with candles, cupcakes, candy jars and fresh florals.
Kelsey’s three-tiered cake featured a tiny pink cross on its top layer, while her name was printed on its centre in the most Instagrammable modern cursive.
These types of ‘personal’ shots were once the exclusive domain of women’s magazines, of course.
But as TV personality Jules Lund, who founded app Tribe in 2015 to connect brands with online influencers, revealed in the Sydney Morning Herald, social media platforms such as Instagram are catching up in popularity.
According to Tribe’s website, an ‘influencer’ with 200-500,000 Instagram followers can charge $800 to $1200 per post, and the celebrities retain complete control of the message. Celebrity talent agent Max Markson says ambassadorships can start at as much as $10,000.
Kyly has previously said that she’s already reserved an Instagram account in Kelsey’s name.
She hasn’t posted any images, but says she set up the account so she can look like a “cool mum” in the future.
“I never wanted her to grow up and go ‘Mum, you are so not cool, I can’t believe you didn’t save my name [on Instagram].”
“I didn’t want to get told off when she gets older,” Kyly admits.
