Inside Lou O’Neil and Jake O’Neil’s lavish gender reveal party
How the super-rich give a gender reveal: heiress and property developer’s ultra-chic soiree – with endless roses and an ‘ethereal’ tablecloth… and a tower of velvet blue bows
- Lou and Jake O’Neil share images of lavish gender reveal
An heiress and her property developer husband staged a lavish gender reveal at a palatial home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs — with their baby’s gender exposed with a tower of blue silk bows.
Sydney socialite Lou O’Neil, the daughter of the founder of international cleaning company Hayco, and husband Jake O’Neil put on an intimate and stylish performance in Centennial Park this weekend, with bouquets of brown roses, a food banquet and a ” ethereal’ tablecloth.
The 34-year-old recently took to Instagram to share that the newlyweds were expecting their firstborn and to show off their lavish gender reveal party, held at in-laws Ned O’Neil’s property on Sunday.
Lou and Jake O’Neil (pictured) have announced they are expecting a baby boy
Tower of blue velvet bows meant the couple had a baby boy on the way
The gender reveal was styled by creative studio The Make Haus, with guests given blue and pink bows prior to the reveal to guess the baby’s gender.
Lou shared footage of the moment she and Jake learned the gender of their newborn surrounded by family.
She pulled open some double doors and found a tower of blue bows that indicated the couple had a baby boy on the way.
The couple’s pregnancy comes a year after the couple tied the knot at the heritage-listed Carthona mansion in Darling Point, surrounded by their closest family and friends.
The couple spared no expense for their gender reveal party
The mom-to-be chose an “ethereal” tablescape theme
The marriage was a meeting of two of the wealthiest families in the country.
Jake, who works for the Addenbrooke family business, is the second oldest son of Denis O’Neil and Charlotte O’Neil, a millionaire superyacht broker and Rose Bay marina owner.
While Lou is the daughter of Bi and the late Donald Hay, brush pioneer and founder of Hayco.
Jack and Lou originally dated in high school before reuniting in 2020.
Lou, a beauty and fashion content creator, isn’t the only wealthy outsider to marry into the O’Neil family.
Aussie Home Loans heiress Deborah Symond O’Neil married eldest son Ned in 2018 in a lavish ceremony in the Whitsundays.
Sister-in-law Lou, Deb and Poppy at the unveiling
The pair booked Hamilton Island’s exclusive Qualia resort for the three-day celebration.
Meanwhile, younger sister Poppy married billionaire cargo heir Anthony Tzaneros, whose family founded the giant port logistics company ACFS.