The average birthday party for a one-year old would entail the company of a few family members and friends, food, cake biting’s, kids' games and a gift for the birthday boy or girl. Nothing too fancy.

Blue Ivy Carter, Beyoncé and Jay Z’s baby girl's first birthday party exceeded such expectations by becoming one of the world's most expensive celebrations of its kind.

Beyoncé and Jay Z spent USD 200,000 (approximately KES 17,373,060 as per the current exchange rate) on the event, setting the tone for the rest of their daughter's life.

USD 95,000 (approximately KES 8,252,203.50) was spent on pink and white roses and as huffingtonpost.com put it, blue ivy must have been out of season. USD 30,000 (approximately KES 2,605,955) was spent on costumes, jewelry and toys for little Blue Ivy’s friends and their parents. And of course you can’t have a party without a cake. We are not talking about any average chocolate pastry here. The cake alone cost USD 2,400 (approximately KES 208,476.72).

The fact that most one-year olds outgrow their toys very fast did not stop the couple from spending USD 80,000 (approximately KES 6,949,224) on a diamond-encrusted Barbie doll.

Here’s a simple breakdown of how much was spent:

• Birthday party: USD 200,000 (KES 17,373,060)
• Pink and white roses: USD 95,000 (KES 8,252,203.50)
• Costumes, jewelry and toys: USD 30,000 (KES 2,605,955)
• Cake: USD 30,000 (KES 208,476.72)
• Diamond-encrusted Barbie doll: USD 80,000 (KES 6,949,224)

If your parents are among the highest paid musicians in the industry, nothing’s too big or expensive for their little princess. One can’t help but wonder how they’ll top this next year.

From pesatalk.com, “Happy birthday, Blue Ivy.”