CNN recently asked actress and entrepreneur Jessica Alba what advice she would give Beyonce and Jay-Z regarding the clamor for the first photograph of the new addition to their family, daughter Blue Ivy.
Alba, who recently founded the Honest Company, told CNN's AJ Hammer about the advantages of selling daughter Honor Warren's first photograph to OK! Magazine.
"For our family, we just wanted to control the experience," Alba said. According to the New York Post, the Sin City actress told Showbiz Tonight that she and husband Cash Warren were concerned about the lengths to which paparazzi would go in order to snap the first photographs of their newborn. "We didn't want it to be like a weird thing, walking out of the house with her for the first time."
It not only gave the couple a sense of control over the hectic experience of becoming celebrity parents, but Alba also remembers the day of the photo shoot as "a nice day in the house." "We were friends with the photographer," she said. "We'll have those beautiful pictures forever."
Of course, there is an enormous price-tag on the first photograph of a celebrity baby. Reportedly, Alba received $1.5 million for baby Honor's photograph. Accordingly, Alba discussed what became of the money made from the now three-year old's magazine cover debut. "We put the money that the picture made into a bank account for Honor to do whatever she wants with," Alba says. "You know, it's her picture, and it's her birth."
Despite the pressure of making the decision, Alba mentions the importance of maintaining perspective. "To each his own. It's really not the biggest thing in the world. The biggest thing is having a healthy baby and being happy in your home." The mom of two said, "Beyonce will make the best decision for her family."
Jessica Alba has been married to producer and entrepreneur Cash Warren since May 2008. Alba and Warren are parents to two daughters, Honor Marie, born in June 2008, and Haven Garner, born in August 2011.