girl's first.

and so our little one celebrated her first birthday a few days after Ramadhan.

i was adamant to not do a big affair, with lots of guests and spend a huge amount for her first. like i maintained, "she wont remember the celebration!" abz and i were not in favour in doing a big celebration involving a massive amount of people's money and efforts to make the supposed party a successful one. i didnt want pressure on guests to come and bring gifts for her.

however i was insistent to do a very intimate affair, of course, to celebrate her first year. and what better way than to have an iftar birthday with only immediate family members. my aim was for our members to meet, have a good iftar, and celebrate Sara's first birthday and simply spend time with her.

BUTTTTT of course also, i cannot let the iftar be a plain boring one. I NEED TO DECOR SOMETHING. I WANT HER TO FEEELLL SOME SORTA BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

i told abz to leave me in charge of planning Sara's birthday iftar. and he was more than happy to let me do! duhhhh.

i decided on the color theme - red, pink and white. because, well, girl.

DIY-ed all the birthday decor - sourced Pinterest for a few weeks, printed and pasted the buntings myself, bought paper fans from Spotlight, and even managed to DIY a mini dessert table.

I ALSO NEEDED TO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF MY KITCHEN! it is afterall, my girl's birthday! but given my condition, i couldnt cook. i made Nutella Blossoms instead.

i had my mum to contribute ideas and energy, thankfully.

we ordered Nasi Ambeng from Dapur Ummi, mum made Bubur Hitam for dessert and i made spaghetti in case some guests couldnt take nasi ambeng as a meal.

Sara's birthday cake is from our trusted Secret Recipe, its been our family favourite since forever! requested for own image and delivery, and that's settled! 

for about twenty pax small affair, below are our menu: 

Main & Side Dishes

Nasi Ambeng 

Beef Spaghetti

Vegetable Popiah 

Desserts

Birthday Cake

Pulut Hitam

Nutella Blossoms

Chocolates, Jellies, etc

Fruits

Drinks

Fruit Punch Cordial 

it was a small intimate affair, close family members around us, just how i envisioned it to be. visibly, Sara was more than happy because these are the people she was familiar with.