Hmm the only people at my son's first birthday were people I knew with a child the same age (ish) who I'd met at a baby groups, close family and my bestie who just made a quick visit to drop off pressies. It was a lovely afternoon, lasted max 3 hrs as most parents left after a couple of hrs as their 1 yr old was tired. No bouncy castle, no balloons, just a Thomas the Tank cake and the usual mix (sausage rolls, fairy cakes lol ,crisps, sandwiches, sausage on a sticks etc, nibbles). He was more interested in the wrapping paper than the gifts. I looked tired as I'd returned to full time teaching 3 months before and that was that. No hair do, barely no make up. All the right people who mattered were there and I didn't put loads of effort in as he wouldn't even remember it. Best part was him trying to blow out his candles and his cousin aged 4 coming over and blowing them out. Then we had to re-light them for his brother to blow out too so he didn't miss out. Oh well....