Ah well at least they are keeping people employed I guess

ooohhh that sure is extravagant but if the parents want to do it – then yep .

It looks like it was all about the parents, a child that you’d would not remember too extravagant for this age

I think a party costing this much for a child’s first birthday is mostly done for the parents benefit. Kind of like showing off, “Look at me and how successful I am, how much money I earn!” The child won’t know what’s going on nor will they remember it. Yeah, first birthdays are a milestone that should be celebrated, but you don’t need to waste this much money on one.

It is just money and if you have it why not. No doubt it made everyone happy and the one’s complaining about it are obviously green with envy. Enjoy if you can I say.

If they can afford it and it made them happy than why not? They paid the party company (keeping them in jobs), they purchased or hired all this stuff, again, keeping people in jobs and giving back to the economy. I wouldn’t ever spend that type of money, but I don’t earn anywhere near that amount (stay at home mum doesn’t exactly make you rich!) but who am I to say how they spend their money?

It is extravagant. But some people like to keep up with the Jones’s. My first child had his birthday in a pub and the second child only had a grand parents around.
Each to their own really.

That is insane. Attention seeking and high maintenance. Very sad.

A pretty poor excuse. The one year old will never remember events at her age. How many people were invited and how many will be involved in the child’s life in the future?

Even if I had oodles of money that would still seem excessive to me.

Well if they have so much money and don’t care to spend it, who are we to judge. Let them have fun with it.

What I’ve learnt is the more money you have — and those who earn excessive amounts of money — the more they spend. It tends to increase their lifestyle expenses. Yes, I do think this is a ridiculous and wasteful amount of money to spend on a 1 year old. In my experience, they don’t remember anything about it. But, I guess she can do what she wants with her money. Sad it can’t be shared elsewhere.

They earnt the money and if they wanted to spend it on their daughters first birthday that’s up to them. I’ve only got one question and that is, How are they going to top next years birthday party?

It’s their money, they can do what they like with it. If it made them happy and their child was happy, then that should be all people worry about. Their child won’t remember the day though being only 1.

utterly ridiculous! The kid is one! She won’t remember it! If you have that much cash to waste donate it to people starving in Africa or something meaningful!

If you have the money why not? The child will never remember but mum and dad have really shown off.

Yes of course it is extravagant, that is what very rich people like to do, spend their money to show off. I hope they gave some money to charity too.

That sort a party is for the adults as the child wouldn’t know what was going on and will never remember it. But if that’s what they want so be it

It sure is a lot of money, but when they have it and want to flash it around then that’s their choice.
I didn’t really celebrate the first birthday as at that age the child doesn’t really know anything about birthdays. It’s actually more for the parents then the child.

I think its a sheer waste of money; teaching their 1 year old that money buys happiness.