A birthday is a very special milestone for a newborn baby and even more so for the parents. The occasion is that of extreme happiness and exhilaration. It is the moment when dozens of family traditions and namesakes are performed. It generally sees a big gathering of family and friends. To entertain all the guests and observe all the rituals and traditions, it is essential that a birthday party befitting all these requirements is organised.

The size of the party depends on your preference, whether you want to go for a big fat high profile party inviting most of the people you know, or maybe you want to go with a more intimate approach inviting only your family and close friends. The thing that matters most is that the day is memorialised in the hearts of all those involved and the party remains a reminiscent of the important milestone in the child’s life for many years to come.

Some of the little things that you can do to memorialise the occasion are:

• You can order new baby cakes online having a picture of the baby. It has become a common practise nowadays and is a very good way of making memories.

• You can share the stories of your child’s past year with your family and friends. It is a great way of bonding with family and concealing the memoirs of your child’s first years forever in your minds.

• One of the popular namesakes involves photographing your child in the same dress on every birthday, so that when you look back on the photos, this presents a sort of timeline index to your child’s development over the years.

• You can also hire a videographer that can record the entire function with his professional camera. These video tapes are a very good source of entertainment to share with family and friends at a later time.

• Book signing has also emerged as a popular trend in birthday parties. The partygoers and the relatives are asked to sign a book and write remarks and blessings for the child. After collecting the remarks for many years, you can hand over the book to the child when he is big enough to understand.

Tips for organising and indelible first birthday party:

• Make sure you are aware of the more or less the exact number of party goers. A wrong estimate of the number of guests can in turn give rise to many problems.

• Make sure you have decided and agreed upon the budget for the party. You should also make sure that all the arrangements planned falls under the budget limit and that you have reserve cash for any last minute requirement.

• Make sure that the venue for the party is booked much before the in advance, to make sure no complications occur later. Also confirm that all the guests are invited as well as reminded before the party day.

• Make sure that you take the cake delivery in time and that the decorations and food stuff are in place before the first guests arrive.

Celebrating the first birthday of their child might very well be the most enchanting moment of a parent’s life. So make sure you take all these steps mentioned above to make the day as memorable and fun as possible.