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Parks is getting a ton of airplay for her adorable son, who recently was featured on the show celebrating his 1st birthday complete with 12 cakes to honor each day of his young life.
[READ: Introducing PRINCE AYDEN! Atlanta Housewives Attend Phaedra Park's Son's 1st Birthday - PHOTOS]
In usual “Phaedra” fashion, baby Ayden’s christening was complete with a “Coming to America” like ceremony where the lil prince was carted in on a pedestal after being announced by a small group of children.
Parks mother and father, who are both pastors officiated the ceremony and at least two other housewives attended.
Photos below…
Phaedra’s mother and father with Baby Ayden and Apollo…
Phaedra is all smiles with adorable baby Ayden…
Peter Thomas and Cynthia Bailey were the first to arrive…
Kim Zolciak & Kroy Biermann arrived after the ceremony was over but in time for the reception…
Michelle ‘ATLien’ Brown and photographer Joi Pearson with her son Brenton Brooks (aka LilBBreezy)
Dwight Eubanks made a rare appearance to help coordinate the event…
As with any RHOA event, there was a bit of drama.
Kim decided to confront Cynthia about the “Black baby” comment (nope… it won’t go away).
If you recall, when the ladies were in S. Africa, Cynthia said something to the effect of she couldn’t see Kim visiting S. African orphanages or visiting South Africa at all for that matter. After a whole lotta she say/she say about who said what, it was finally determined that it was Cynthia who made the comment.
Kim, dead set on proving that she’s not a racist regardless of what anyone has to say about it, confronts Cynthia who admits she said something similar and eventually apologizes.
My take on the situation? Hell… Kim did NOT go to Africa and we did NOT see her at the S. African orphanage holding any Black babies. So in effect, Cynthia’s assessment about not “seeing” Kim there is correct. No one could SEE her there because she was NOT there. We didn’t see Kim there on screen, so the whole dayum argument is moot.
Now… can we move on from the “black baby” debate? Geeez….
Apollo & Phaedra still win cutest couple award in my book…
What did you think of Phaedra’s PHabulous dedication ceremony?
More photos from Ayden’s dedication ceremony HERE…
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I heart Phaedra and all her fabulosity. I wouldn’t have her any other way. #teamphaedra
Is Phaedra pregnant again or is she just getting fat from all the stress that Angela Stanton is causing her…. and Apollo look dayum fine with his one testicle self!!!
I disagree! When Cynthia & Peter were together she was talking mad tough,but when Peter walked away she couldn’t even hold her head. So, She needs to be the same rather someone is or isn’t there to back her up.
What did you think about Sherri "future son in law? When he crossed my screen I knew that he had no intention on marrying her daughter. Her daugther seems as if her heart is set on him proposing,but I do not see it happening at least not with him.
This was absolutely ridiculous, there was nothing fabulous about this nonsense or that ridiculous 1st birthday party. Phaedra gets the side and a b***h please for this mess. She needs to have a damn seat. Thatisall.
I like Phaedra! She seem’s to be a cool lady.She just loves her son and wants to give him the best because she can afford to. #team Phaedra
Ri-DAYUM-diculous!!!!!
Watching that was hilarious… I was cracking up at the "elaborateness" That dress was sooo tight that J Anthony Brown’s latin lover should be jealous.
Baby Ayden is gorgeous! Lotta parties but hey,it’s her $$$. Couldn’t believe her skinny gay dresser dude had a "DONK"? And Cynthia tryin’ to go MARLO on Kim talkin’ bout she never said it..fail.Looked like she wanted to call a tall,but gotta give it to her..she’s absolutely the most beautiful Black model ever,her skin color and jawline are mesmerizing. And Sheree,poor thing.She thought she could get dude to help her persuade Bravo to help pay for a wedding..fail,dude aint’playin’ her broke azz games.And even Bob is gonna make her come out the pocket cause she aint’ his daughter,father figure or not. Loved seeing Dwight.And how bout that Kroy dissin’ Peter?..Aint’ mad at him cause even he sees what a fail Peter is. Just my ‘duece n’a korter’.
I didnt watch it yet .. but something like this doesnt surprise me from Phaedra ..
Ovvvvvvvvver! but thats Phaedra
Too much!!! I can’t believe her Pastor went for that.
I wouldn’t expect anything less knowing her
overboard is an understatement!! lol and u would think more ppl would have showed up… lol TOO MUCH!! s/n dwight needs to sit his ass down!
@ Pam J, Uncle Luke does not sing that song..Sir Mixx Alot does…get your rappers right. But to answer your question, I said the same thing last night, he did look like Uncle Luke (2 Live Crew). And I thought the whole celebration was a bit much, but yep, it’s her money & her child, so gone on’ then Phaedra!
And I feel like Sharee scared her daughter’s boyfriend. Now he’s got cold feet & will either not propose, or they’ll be engaged for a really long time before somethin’ pops off.
What is wrong with a simple christening?
Is it me or didn’t the Pastor with the glasses look like Uncle Luke (baby git back rapper) Lol
Peter is a LEECH. Everyone can see it except for Cynthia. That’s why Malorie is always crying. She knows Peter is going to suck her sister dry.
I’m glad Kroy dissed Papa Smurf.
That guy is not marrying Sheree’s daughter. She’s either going to keep playing house (paying all the bills), move on, or get knocked up with the hopes that she will…….
Phaedra is OVA the top. I HEART HER!!!
At least "her" son was able to get Baptised and Dedicated to the Lord……
Is Phaedra Pregnant Again???!!!!
She looks like it!!!!
Her problem is that she was an ugly kid and was never told she was pretty, so now that she has a little education, a light skinned husband and baby, and a little money. She has to show off anytime she can. She thinks everything she does is so great but it is just over the top and tacky. No I am not a hater, I just know other people who act just like her.
I have never heard of this ceremony before. I thought when you baptized the child you are stating that you will bring the child up in the christian way. This seems unneccessary and another way to put a dollar in the church’s pocket and show off your kid. Phaedra son is going to be super spoiled but hey its her money.
@Geniene I can’t believe the pastor went for that either but you could see he was not all that pleased about it in his facial expressions.
She wild. I can tell she goes over with eveything she does. Needs to outdo the next and show that she has money. Do you Phae Phae.
…just keep doing you Phaedra,it’s your money,your baby, always do it big.
Sheree has really become so damn messy. Always being a two-faced snitch, when you act ugly- you look ugly.She should have kept her mouth closed at Ayden’s party instead of criticizing everything. And she is what made daughter’s boyfriend change his mind. Stop talking about your failed marriage every 2 secs Sheree-just because yours failed doesn’t mean everyone else’s will. And why was it your business if boyfriend wanted liquor/a bar at the party? like you are not always throwing back cases of wine. Telling him he should get overtime to pay for a $40,000 ring? Sheree you are so materialistic-you don’t even act like you have common sense.you can’t even handle your own business so you should stay out of your grown daughter’s. you are too old to be so ignorant.smh@ you and that mound of dirt imaginary home that’s never being built.
Nene and her son’s interactions were sweet to see.
I didn’t watch it but she goes overboard with everything. I took a peak at his birthday party and when they brought out 12 cakes one for each month of his existence I turned the channel. Too FAKE! BTW we don’t have ANY BLACK “Southern Belles” in the South.
Yes she did!!!!
Phaedra seems to be looking up ceremonies that hardly ANY Black folk heard of. Started off with the "Sin n See",her ballet/harp/presentation of the bride bridal ceremony,"12 cake FirstBday party" and now a "Dedication"? Very inventive.Wait til’ she gets that funeral home! There’s gonna be "Mourning Night", "Spirit Sendoff","Heaven’s Open Gate". And the actual burials will be a plether of her imagination.Let’s see…"The Heavenly Clouds" funeral,with puffs of smoke released as casket is lowered(harp’s soft serene background music). And can you imagine her rapper/slinger funeral jawns?!! Maaaan this chic is a money magnet. Apollo hit the jack pot!
Sorry bout that,the"Sip n See"(sin n see..same thang.
a complete mess!!!
Pheadra.. is the best. I don’t care what she does, she does it over the top. $$$ talks… Sheree, is a loser, she thinks she is the queen and is always trying to hard to articulate properly. Her daughter’s man is not yet ready to commit on the marriage level. He doesn’t have $10,000 for a darn engagement ring or does he want to have an elaborate party to propose… so she needs to stop trying to live her life again through her daughter..
I adore Phaedra and all of her "fabulousness," but I had a death grip on the arm of my sofa watching that for fear she’d bust out of that gorgeous smedium dress. Just a tad too snug…
This woman must be paying you to feature her on your site. Any time shes listed on your site from here on out I’m gonna pass it by because it’ll be more brown nosing. If you spent more time updating your lackluster site & less on being up her behind you’d be good. I almost threw up when the I saw the pic of you. Where are the pix of you & your goddess? Where you even there? I didn’t even see you on the show. Smdh.
At this point, I’m just glad Sheree is actually willing to acknowledge this lovely young woman as her daughter, because goodness knows, the first season we hardly knew this child was alive. I do understand her having to start some "mess" in Africa to stay relevant so she can get back on the show next year and get that poor boy a haircut and a bed that’s not on the floor. *buffs nails* Yes, I threw it…#SHADE
Of course she did…I thought baby Aiden was Tha 2nd coming of LIL Buddha..seriouslu
Trina you sound like a clown. Damn, just cuz YOU color struck, dont mean the next woman is. Seem like YOU mighta been an ugly child and thought YOU was somebody when a redbone gave you a piece. SMH and YES you clearly are hating.
@Reita Collins
BWAHAHAAHA!!! @ "Mourning Night", "Spirit Sendoff","Heaven’s Open Gate".
LOL @ the "men" who queen out abt this show.
Phaedra is over the top, but in a tacky garish kind of way. It’s not cute at all. Money does not buy taste.
Kim needs to let that whole Black baby mess go already! Cynthia has a right to her opinion. And yeah, Kandi cosigned to that opinion. So friggin what?! There are some people that I can see snuggling up to little orphans, and others I see as more comfy writing a check.
Sheree has a very negative view of marriage. She might want to get some therapy before putting her 2 cents into her daughter’s relationship.
Complete Fukkery!!! Tacky but it’s their money and their child, they can do what they like.
Hey, that’s her baby, and I dont see nothing wrong with whatever she do for him…. Like she said, she is so in love with him and he is a blessing to her… Im proud of you Phaedra, most people take of care of their man,friends, or family like that… Take care of your blessing….Ha…
@MissLady;LMAO,yeah really!…but bout queenin’, lil’ sumpn’ bout dude in that venue askin’ bout the bar and needin’ them drinks before he pops the question. Just the way his mouth curled here and there looked a lil’ suspect. Yeah,he been shackin’ but dudes don’t pay full rent.She seems gullible. And it IS Atlanta. You can count the straight guys you’ve seen on that show on one hand. After Ed Hartwell left that was it!Ok..Kroy. Apollo LOOKS the part but dude WAS in the men’s school for 6 years.
Fakedra is pretentious. Just because you dress something up doesn’t make it classy. What the heck was classy about that big ugly looking box she had Ayden carried into the church in? Nothing classy about that look – just a big plain wooden box with his initials. And for sure that dress was wayyyyyy toooooo tight and that feathered fan, just plan church lady.
It was a little bit much. Just keep things simple. That baby want remember any of this stuff.Maybe when he’s older to understand what’s going on. But the family was beautiful.
i am thankful for PhaedraP. cuz w/o her, this season would be a snoozerrrr..
What was up with Dwight’s hat? Awful!
It was awful and classless
I LOVE LOVE Phaedra!!! Yes she is over the top but WHO cares!!! It’s HER money HER life and HER kid!!! If she wants to go over the top who are we to judge and criticize?? If I had that kind of $$$ I would be doing the same thing!! People on here talking sh$$#$! Let Phaedra do Phaedra! Go on Phaedra I aint mad at ya!!!
#TEAMPHAEDRA
I love me some Phaedra, but she is pretentious as shit and she’s too over the top AND all of her clothes ARE ALWAYS too damn tight. She is pretending to be something she is not. I work with 4 lawyers RIGHT now who would never conduct themselves in that way, and all of the lawyers I work with make close to $200,000 a year or close to it (one makes $190,000 a year and my boss makes $278,000 a year) and NONE of them would blow that kind of money on no damn 1 year old…does Phaedra even bring in that kind of money? Seems like her only clients are has beens and low level drug dealers.
Again, she’s actually my favorite on the show, but she’s too over the top and it comes off as fake. 12 cakes for a kid who shouldn’t even be eating that much damn cake? She spent THOUSANDS on the cakes alone! Too much. Her momma should have REFUSED to do that christening ceremony….my mom would’ve looked at me like I was a damn fool. But of course Phaedra is only doing this for tv…I doubt if she is this extravagant in everything that she does…she ain’t balling out of control financially like that…I bet the Bravo checks paid for the baby’s parties and that dumb ass baby shower she had…."everybody knows" real people don’t do dumb shit like that for the hell of it.
My opinion Phaedra is tacky if u gonna do it over the top make sure its done right it look sooooooo ghetto!!!& the whole show was so boring lastnite bravo has to do better I would of rether watch NeNe & Marlo then them boring ass bitches & Phaedra needs a girdle!
Funny..my sis thought Sheree’s son in law came off as a little feminine too.
@Sasamina!! Gurl! She aint HAD the christening yet!! Whatchubeen watchin’? That was the Dedication FOR the christening. The "Christening"(though usually done on babies in Catholic churches but exception WILL be made for Baby Ayden) will require cast call for ‘Angels of Ascention’. If you can float midair on invisible cables for 3 hrs….you’re hired.
It was way overboard, just TACKY TACKY TACKY! Damn I have to wait 15 years to see his Sweet 16 Party! Can you imagine, the SHOW SHE IS ABOUT TO PUT ON FOR THAT KID? He might get 16 CARS for his Sweet 16 Party! I swear I need to move to ATL, so I can be Phaedra friend, I need to teach her how to spend her money. LOL
they should have never gave yall niggas money TACKY is what this was and the way she PRAISES this little boy he going to make her shame when he grows up… only in ATLANTA …. like another housewife said money can’t buy you class bish you from ATHENS you aint no damn southern belle… and NOW i see why this azz kissing blogger always bigs her up… SMDH
yes, why are phaedras clothes always so friggin tight???? i thought it was very over the top and unneccesary. i have 3 daughters and i had them christened at the age of 6 months old…now im not sure exactly when you should do it but i was told before they turn one. her husband was not at all impressed and neither was the pastor. this was too much …where was the God parents? where was the water? why didn’t her parents whom are PASTORS AS SHE SAY, have this done at their church? this was all for show and where were her smalls friends at? yeah ok…this was all for bravo cameras thats it thats all. that grey dress she had on was too tight and it showed her pouch, and was kim pregnant again too? her pouch is showing through that ugly @## dress! kroy so racist, he looked like he had a wig on and he looked totally uncomfortable around "black" people. he so damn fake…then he had nerve to tell kim good job for firing sweetie, what a racist thing to say..wow…i wonder what he would have said if she fired petra? he probably doing petra and turning the cameras off when he do her while kim so tired and sleepy! wow…yeah phaedra is a hot mess and so was this made for tv moment…i feel sorry for ayden, what’s next she going to dress him like a girl for halloween? wow…the ugly thing they carried him on was ugly, at least it could have been a kings chair…she is so tacky and then it wasn’t like she was living and enjoying the moment, she was rushing the children and seemed a bit "rushed" and upset and bothered by the whole thing…wow…she is a hot mess waiting to bust out of her clothes!!! lol lol
when i had my daughters christened, when it was time the Pastor called us up , the parents and God parents, he had a bowl where the water was, my girls had on a beautiful dress (Christening dress) like a lil wedding gown with hat to match and you pass the baby from the parents to the God parents and then the Pastor bless the baby with water and pray over the baby..i didn’t see no God parents because the God parents suppose to agree to care for the baby i fanything happends to the parents. didn’t she see the movie THE GODFATHER?! she so stupid!!!!
oh and did anyone see how apollos mother is white and the baby didn’t even want to go with her? lol lol phaedra looks just like her father and so does her baby….mouth and all, phaedras mother is so unattractive, please show me some pics of her when she was young cuz the dad is nice looking, what did he see in her with her plump self. i didn’t know phaedra had a sister either….these people are so phoney!!! lol lol lol
Phaedra was about to burst out that dress like “The Incredible Hulk”! Dress was too tight for a church function, a nice too piece suit would’ve been better!
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woo this was just a lil to much, I mean really a modern day remake of Coming to America..and is this a way for Dwight to get back on the screen since NeNe dumped him or to promote business for himself. And Really Cynthia wake up and smell the Peter scheming beans..he is nothing be a Jamaican hustler! Kim no comment for that mess you did..because you know you would not hold or be near an African baby!
The whole thing was tacky. Here I thought Phaedra was a classy chick. She is Bou’jetto. If I was the pastor of that church, which I will never be, I would not have let her come in with all the paganistic rituals and hoopla. None of that is needed at the altar and her whole slogan, "a funeral to die for" is just as tacky as she is. What if someone commit suicide and leave a note saying "I want a Phaedra funeral". Smart move, lawyer. However, her husband provides for a nice piece of eye-candaaay!!!
@misslady don’t play like you know me. You must be ugly and have self-esteem issue like her. Sorry but I have always been told I was cute, unlike you and your girl. Is this too tight clothes wearing Phaedra pretending to be someone else? LOL!
Well Phaedra did say she likes parties and pictures.
Ayden looks just like Phaedra. Too bad. Those lips are just extra!
Apollo only got one testicle? What?
Was the air broke? Phaedra likes over the top but Idk it comes off tacky imo. Remember the flowers in her hair and the dance with Miss Dwight I mean that was a sh*tty mess. The baby is so cute but it looks like he’s going to have her thumb sucker mouth. I took what Cynthia said AND Kandi cosigned to be not that serious Mr Sheree is messy but Cynthia should have told Kim Hulf Hogan looking azz I wasnt implying that you’re racist but I said it we all laughed Mr Sheree didnt come to your defense when it was said and now what you wanna do about it?
I love Phaedra and her country self. But that was just over the top and not in a good way. It was like country over the top. It wasnt polished.
I LOVED it!!! I thought it was appropriate. Also, I appreciate she and Apollo showing such a personal moment. Prince Ayden’s dedication was a BLESSED occasion and event!#ROYALTYBYPHAEDRA
I disagree with you in regards to Cynthia’s comment about Kim going to an S. African orphanage. I felt there were racial undertones, and yes, Kandi did seem to agree with Cynthia. Sheree & Phaedra both laughed along. Sheree is really the pot-stirrer here & it’s probably just to try & keep herself relevant on the show.
To say Cynthia’s statement was true is a bit disingenuous as Kim had just had her baby & no mother would have left a newborn to go on vacay w/the girls, especially not in another country.
I admire Kim for trying to get to the bottom of who-said-what, and even though Cynthia apologized that was also disingenuous – what a shame.
Had this been 6 white women in Europe & the comment was made about the 1 black castmember that was unable to attend – it would have been properly labeled as having racial undertones.
is apollo still driving that old azz beemer he got pulled over in?
Always talk shit about everyone else but never Phaedra! GTFOH
I just want to slap the shit out of Phaedra. She act like one of those “black folk” that never had money and doing ALL she can to spend, spend, spend on her ONE YEAR OLD son. Like, for real Phaedra?! All this for christening, oops! I mean, A DAMN DEDICATION. It was too much.
Ayden is a cutie pie.
That dress was too tight. It showed her pot belly. I am disappointed in this pastor and Apollo. Clearly they were not in agreement with this fiasco, but they did it anyway. I guess the church needed the money. GOD was not glorified there and that was a shame considering both her parents are ministers. Apollo needs to man up and stop Phaedra from doing these tacky things. Of course you all say he only has one ball so maybe he can’t man up. LOL
Phaedra lookes just like her mother in that toooo, little dress. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall her clothes r too tight.In a couple of years she is going to be as big as her mother
(In my Phaedra’s voice)Everybody knows they sell Spanx in Atlanta. OOPS! I guess that memo didn’t come across Phadrea’s desk. Dwight you are slipping. You should have had an extra pair on hand for your friend. You pay attention to everything else. LOL
Kroy, being unable to even say a simple hello to Cynthia and Peter was just rude. It was not the time or place for any personal animosity, and for people who were so offended by other "ghetto behavior" what was that. how rude of someone to think their fat baby is so cute, your to ignorant to say thank you when someone compliments your little over-sized turkey.
I agree that Apollo and Phaedra make a cute couple. They’re both names after Greek Gods and Goddesses. They’re both great beards for each other.
I saw the last 20 minutes of this show (btw can someone tell when is the season finale will be~it’s time for these ladies to have a break for fresh material). I am truly team Cynthia but I wouldn’t have backed down from what I said about the orphanage, and who the hell is Kim anyway…which brings me to her…she irritates the heck out of me…she not the type of white girl that hangs with black folks…she is the type that would only to see what monetary gains she can get from her being bothered in dealing with us.
Phaedra…she’s ok…seriously doubt that she paid for that weird ceremony for son. To the posters who said she can pay for anything for her son would be partially right except that BRAVO PAID FOR IT!!!!..hell if BRAVO paid for everything shit I would have over-the-top functions, events, parties, and ceremonies I could think of. I mean c’mon she’s a lawyer~~~I am pretty sure she got that in her contract with BRAVO. Kandy and Sheeree ~boring…and lastly I am afraid to say this but where is Nene and Marlow when you need them…they need some excitement back into the show…
that was a mess