We had a huge party, mostly family, for our son’s first birthday. We did not have the traditional baptism/Christening party that our Italian-American families typically have, so 1st bday was our big party for family & friends to gather, share a meal, celebrate, & meet our son if they had not already. I have zero regrets. While it was a huge party, it was not over the top fancy. No special theme or entertainment. We used a VFW hall available to us because some relatives are members there & there are a lot of family parties held there. Our previous home was not large enough to host the party.