Kylie Jenner skips over-the-top Kardashian birthday bash for intimate party with homemade cake and kids
The reality star received lots of online messages from her large family to mark the day and the gathering of friends was the icing on the cake.
Kendall, 29, pulled out all the stops, setting an elegant table for the al fresco meal, with a white table clothes, decorated with candles, flowers and fresh tomatoes.
The Mediterranean buffet included a simple arugula and tomato salad, stuffed peppers, olives, pita bread, cucumber salad, couscous and more.
The model tagged Chef Khristianne U as the creator of the luscious looking food.
'Best birthday ever!!!!!!! I'm so grateful to my family and friends for making this weekend so special and full of love. 28 feels so good!!!!!' she captioned a sweet slideshow full of party pictures.
She continued: 'To my sister Kendal Jenner thank you from the bottom of my heart for planning everything so perfectly. I'm so lucky to have you.'
For dessert, there was a decadent looking cake covered with fresh raspberries, roses and daisies.
As Kylie blew out the candles, her good friend Hailey Bieber could be seen grabbing a moment of the magic on her phone, while Kendall, shooting from another angle captured a glimpse of Justin Bieber as well.
The birthday girl wore a black lace bardot top.
Hailey, 28, looked stylish but relaxed in a white and black polka dot romper.
Earlier in the day, Kylie posted a sweet celebration she had with her kids and friends.
The sweet treat included what looked like a homemade pie covered with sprinkles, gummy candies and Happy Birthday written in brightly colored letter candles.
Kylie apparently gave herself an early birthday gift via some home improvements to a property in her real estate portfolio.
The Khy founder paid $15 million for the property, once owned by Miley Cyrus, in 2020.
The main house is expected to be around 18,000-square-feet, according to Architectural Digest, and one of the other structures will be a smaller guest house.
She recently bought $500k worth of olive trees to cover the property.
The beauty mogul is also adding a 12-car underground garage and bunker.
Kylie and her children Stormi, seven, and Aire, three, whom she shares with former partner Travis Scott, currently live in another multi-million dollar home in the vicinity.
Jenner's longtime boyfriend, Timothée Chalamet, did not appear to be at her birthday party.
Rather than post a tribute to her on his Instagram, the actor, 29, shared a knockout photo from a boxing match in which Mohammed Ali was the victor, writing 'Dream Big' in red scraggly letters.
The couple have been dating for more than two years, but keep their relationship low-key and have not posted about each other on social media.
Recent rumors point to indication the pair might not be together anymore as Jenner has been sharing sad songs in social media posts and they have not been seen out publicly together in a month.
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