1st birthday etiquette

It’s my LOs first birthday party at the end of the month, all organised. My mam asked me what ‘after party’ we were having at our house - apparently it’s usual to invite people back round to your house after the party. I have never heard of this and was not planning on it. She looked horrified lol my partners parents are coming to ours but just as they have travelled a distance. I purposefully planned a small party at a venue as didn’t want anything at the house. Is this usual?

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I've never heard of this before and I'm a regular childrens party goer haha

Surely the 1st birthday party is the party? 🤷‍♀️ why do you need a second party? We’re not in Ibiza 😂

Haha exactly! I have no plans on doing it as want the rest of his birthday just us at home. But also, he will be ready for his nap and cranky by then. Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t making a massive faux pas lol x

I did a party in a hall because our house is too small to host family plus you can control what time everyone goes home. There’s no way I would have had people back at ours after too 😂🧐 2 hours was more than enough and my baby was ready for her nap. Surely if you were to have an after party you would have just done it at home in the first place 😂

The whole point of having a party is so you dont have to host 😅 could you have her round for coffee the next day and open the gifts?

I think it depends on the culture and how far people have travelled, in our asian culture if guests have travelled for a few hours u would offer them drinks n snacks at home before they leave but I'm very happy that the younger generation doesn't think like that no more. I'm having a party too n offering tea n snacks at the hall instead if anyone wants it lol.my parents would be mortified if they were around too 🤣🤣

I’m providing drinks and food at the venue, and maximum people will have travelled is an hour

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