1st birthday

[OnNaturesCourse]

LO birthday falls on a Friday.

We'd like to host a small gathering for family to celebrate but I'm wondering if I should hold off until the Saturday...

People wouldn't be able to attend on Friday until after wotk etc, but if I do the gathering on the Saturday I'd feel like I'd let the 1st Birthday go past without marking it if that makes sense.

In my shoes would you have a small afternoon gathering on the actually birthday, the Friday, meaning you mark the day and it's not a dragged out affair as I can send people off home when bedtime rolls round...or wait until the Saturday, and have a bigger celebration?

it all depends who you really want to come. if the important people in your life can't make it, then i would hold off until the Saturday. you could still do something to mark the day, maybe a trip to the local kids farm or something, and then have the party on saturday. all the best x

Day out on the Friday and family gathering on the Saturday?

I’d do it on the Saturday. We’ve never held a party on the actual day of the birthday, unless it already fell at the weekend.

I'd go with the Saturday. Have a nice day on the Friday but the party on the Saturday

Let her open presents from you on the Friday & go out & do something nice. Saturday she'll have the party & opening presents from everyone else. Bare in mind it's all for you because if you did absolutely nothing she wouldn't know or care anyway but I get it!

I agree with Beautifulblue , pressies and nice lunch on Friday and family gathering Saturday afternoon. That's similar to what we did except family gathering Sunday afternoon.
You do have to own the fact that on the day, it is all for you, as DC will not know what is happening, but they will know when you show them the million photies and video footage lol
Have a great time whatever you decide to do