First Communion Dinner?

Question

My daughter is taking her first communion this April. I want to throw her a small dinner afterwards with some friends. I am serving Italian food (lasagna, spagetti and meatballs, salad, etc.,.) I am unsure of who to invite. Do they all have to be Catholic? Do I give out favors? I know that this is a extremely important day for my daughter ( I am also taking my Confirmation this year, I am taking RCIA classes.) Any suggestions or things that are normally done at a first communtion besides the obvious? And besides the dress and veil, should I get her the gloves and other things? And should she come home and change from her dress into something else (or if she wants should I let her wear her dress all day)

We are not close to any family since we are military. We do have a grandmother coming down but otherwise all we have around us are friends. I wish we were living close to family at times like this.

Answer 1

First Communions are very important.

You can invite whomever you want to the party. The guests don't all have to be Catholic. You can serve whatever you want, too. It's been a long time since my First Communion. We had sandwiches (I think) and cake! Be sure to get a cake! We had punch and other stuff, too. I would like to come to your party- you are serving wonderful stuff! :)


I would recommend that after photos are taken, that your daughter change into something else so as not to soil the dress.
She will probably want to play and have fun with her cousins and other guests.

You do not have to give out favors. I have been to a few First Communion Parties lately and never received favors.

The party is your opportunity to share your happiness and joy about your daughter's big step.

Congratulations to you on making your Confirmation (also a big step!)

Have fun!

Answer 2

There is no traditional First Communion dinner, so you can do whatever you want. Invite whoever you want. For those who are not Catholic and no not believe in the Real Presence, you can tell them that you are celebrating that your duaghter has become a fuller participant in the Catholic faith.

Yes, get the gloves, the veil, the wreath of flowers for her hair, a rosary, the whole nine yards. Make this as special a day as possible for her because it is indeed a special day.

May all of God's blessing be given to you and your daughter.

Answer 3

i understand how stressing this can be... first off... your meal sounds great. the only thing you need to add to it is a cake. just get a personalized one from a bakery that says "Congradulations of your First Communion." The people who you invite do NOT have to be Catholic. you're going to want to invite family (immediate family of course, aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins) and only VERY close family friends. you do not need to give invitations if you don't want to... just call up the people you are inviting. at the party, there is no need for gifts to your guests (favors) either. the guests will most likely bring religious themed gifts that should be opened at the party after the meal. as for the dress... there are SOOO many beautiful first communion dresses that can be purchased at bridal shops. the style of dress is really up to what you like. anything really goes. you will want to wear a veil and gloves are optional but i would wear them if i were you. let your daughter also get her hair done on that day, lots of the girls do that. when she comes home, she should wear her dress for the meal (no need to wear the veil) but she can change anytime afterwards. hope i helped!! if you have any more questions, feel free to email me! congradulations btw!

Answer 4

Yes, get her everything! Let her wear the dress all day. Treat her that day as Jesus treats his bride. I don't know about asking people who do not share the Catholic view of Holy Communion though. I don't know if I would take the chance of anyone sullying that day with unbelief. Some though may be in agreement though so you know her friends best, I guess. I don't think you have to get favors. Just the nice dinner and a present would suffice. All of the clothes and everything else will run into some $$ anyway so, you are doing good with just this. Congratulations to her and to you!!!.

Answer 5

If her communion ceremony is in the evening then I'd do a dinner. If not opt for a light lunch.

Dress, veil/crown, gloves, small purse, tights, white Mary Jane's, rosary, small white bible, white flowers...the works!

Let her play in her dress unless she plans on wallowing in the mud or something and I'd definitely change her before a Italian meal or give her a large bib. No favors are needed and invite the people you care for, friends, family, whomever you want to share this special occasion with.

Kudos to you and your daughter.

+++ to the person who sent me an email asking what Mary Jane's are...they are a low healed leather shoe with a rounded full toe and a strap going over the instep that buckles on the side. I tried to email you back but for some reason yahoo wouldn't let me. Hope that helps!

Answer 6

my mom always got us a cute lil white purse, gloves, and prayer book(or missal, if theres a mass) The favor thing is not necessary, and non-catholic freinds is fine as well. She should be ok to wear her dress all day, u can always get it dry cleaned, just ask her what she wants. WE also always got a lil gift, like a crucifix necklace or new pretty rosary or something.