1st birthday party etiquette

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I know this subject is done to death but I need some advice. I'm organising my PFB's 1st birthday party. I have invited close friends whose dc are similar age. Since I sent the invites out, I've had a flurry of invites to 1st birthdays for people I did not invite. I am now thinking that I should invite them too, even though I would count them as acquaintances not friends. These are people who live near me so I am aware that our kids may go to school together, and we will see each other at toddler groups etc.

I think I should extend the invite to those people who have invited us to their DCs parties. DH thinks we should keep it as it is. The venue is big enough to invite more people.

What do you think?

Keep it as it is. Your baby is 1 and will not remember this day and may well sleep through the whole thing! A 1st birthday party is more for you than your dc to them it's just another day

Thanks. My concern was actually about if I'd offend the parents who'd invited us to their party by not inviting them.

Hmm personally I'd invite the people who invited you if you have the space and I assume it won't cost you much extra?

This is one of the reasons I didn't do a 1st party for dd. Well that and I'm completely antisocial. I'll wait until she asks for one!