Christening and 1st Birthday joint together?! Good or Bad?

[hawalkden]

I did post a thread about an hour ago asking about christening etc. so it's a little repeat! Plus I'm a little OCD/OTT when it comes to planning haha!

When I thought about when to have it. I though Isaac's first birthday is on Monday 5th November. So thinking to have a joint Christening/Birthday party at the after do (Golf Club) on the Sunday 4th.

This a good idea or will it be overwhelming for Isaac and ott etc. Invited the extra to the party if I go to mum and baby group etc!

Or is this to much for Isaac? He'll be aslepp throughout the service probably and most of the after do !

Then on the Monday day of his birthday me and his daddy can have the day off and spend it as a family. Opening his cards and presents he got the day before. So we can have us time and not everyone is coming round to see him !

Or is it just to much in one day e.g. being practically together the event. Also people spending 'more than expected' for presents joint one or two different ones?

I think it's best I can come up with killing two birds with one stone kind of approach. Plus saving for it too a whole year just under instead of rushing etc.

For decoration too it won't be ott but the foil helium balloon would be a number one and the rest like 4 latex ones saying Christening on it.

Plus the size of the Christening/1st Birthday cake for the price of it I could part with!

 

[MrsH86]

We are doing this too, although we aren't having a christening as neither of us are religious or christened ourselves so we are having a naming ceremony instead. We are doing joint 1st birthday and naming ceremony though. Seems a logical idea, not really made any plans yet though but booking the registrar and venue by March for September.

 

[2RockinBoys]

For our eldest son Auron, we had a naming ceremony on his first birthday (we're not religious) and as his birthday is August 5th, we had the ceremony at the reg-office, then had a picnic in the park after. There was alot to do, and it was very hectic, but worth every minute of it! Everyone had a really good time (there was 20-30people) and Auron loved all the attention. Everyone dropped off their prezzie's for him at our house after the ceremony (we live across the road from the reg-office) and he opened them all when we got home from the picnic. We then had some close friend's and family over in the early evening too. You'll be surprised at how much they are awake by a year old. Auron has always been a rather sleepy baby, even now he has the odd nap in the day, but he was awake and very happy for most of his birthday. I'll add some pix...
Pic 1, Cake I made (unfortunately the middle collapsed during the night, hence the crack's!)
Pic 2, Auron with present's in the morn
Pic 3, Us with Auron's mentors (non religious god-parent equivalent)
Pic 4, Auron enjoying cake!
We wanna have a naming ceremony on Ely's first birthday (november 17th) but with it being late Autumn it won't be a cheap picnic in the park option. Our home is quite small so we'd have to hire out a room

 

[lozzy21]

If your having a religious service then i dont think i would have them on the same day, there both big occasions and i think they should be celebrated in there own rite.

 

[patch2006uk]

Don't assume a 12 month old will sleep for most of the day!

 

[holidaysan]

i agree with lozzy21, i wouldnt celebrate them both together. Just wouldnt seem right for me. Both are special occasions and should be celebrated seperately.

If i was having a naming ceremony i think it would be nice to celebrate them both together. A Christening is religious and shouldnt be combined with anything imo

xx

 

[LauraLu]

What about doing the Christening on Mother's Day? I specifically chose to have our son's done on this day, because it's SUCH a special day! xo

 

[bellablue]

to each there own

me personally wouldn't do the two on same day

caus ethere both speacial days