Image copyright EPA Image caption Dozens of tables and tents were prepared for those who turned up at the party 
 
 Thousands of people have attended a girl's birthday party in Mexico, after her parent's video invitation to "everyone" went viral on social media. 
 
 Family members had to move away an army of waiting reporters so Rubi Ibarra Garcia could attend a Mass in La Joya community, central Mexico. 
 
 She was celebrating her 15th birthday - a traditional coming-of-age party in Mexico known as "quinceanera". 
 
 About 1.2 million people had earlier vowed to attend the party. 
 
 However, the father later said the idea had been to invite neighbours and friends only - while stressing he would not turn anyone away. 
 
 Internet memes 
 
 On Monday, dozens of tents and tables filled with food were prepared for those who made the journey. 
 
 Image copyright EPA Image caption Rubi was accompanied by her parents to an open-air Mass 
 
 Image copyright AP Image caption Large crowds turned out for Rubi's "quinceanera" party 
 
 They were met by Rubi, who looked serene despite the crowds, wearing a fuchsia dress and a tiara. 
 
 In the video posted online earlier this month the girl's father said that "everyone is welcome" to the party featuring three local bands, a meal and a horse race. 
 
 The footage shows Crescencio Ibarra standing next to his daughter Rubi and his wife Anaelda Garcia. 
 
 "Hello, how are you? We invite you this 26 December to the 15th birthday party of our daughter, Rubi Ibarra Garcia," Mr Ibarra says, while his daughter smiles. 
 
 He then goes on to announce that the winner of the horse race to be held as part of the event stands to win 10,000 pesos ($490; £390). 
 
 Image copyright Twitter Image caption Some made up elaborate fake fliers for the party listing the bands that will play 
 
 He ends by saying that "hereby everyone is cordially invited". 
 
 It is not clear why this particular video went viral and was shared more than 800,000 times and prompted countless memes and imitations. 
 
 Image copyright Twitter Image caption Not quite: Predictions that crowds at Rubi's birthday would easily exceed those who went to Queen and Metallica concerts did not materialise 
 
 Image copyright Twitter Image caption Businesses also got in on the act, with Mexican airline Interjet asking: "Are you going to Rubi's 15th birthday party?" and offering a 30% discount for flights to her home state 
 
 Mr Ibarra said in a later TV interview he had no idea what had caught the public's imagination. 
 
 "We wanted to invite the people from the area, that's all," he said, before denying he had since uninvited all but personal acquaintances. ||||| This may be the most highest attended quinceañera ever. 
 
 Rubi Ibarra Garcia, a teenager in Mexico, had an overwhelming 15th birthday party when thousands showed up to take part in the celebration at the small village of La Joya, San Luis Potosi State, Mexico on Monday. 
 
 Weeks before the quinceañera, her father, Crescencio, created a Facebook event and video that was originally intended specifically for the family’s neighbors and friends. However, what Crescencio didn’t realize was that he set the invite to “public” instead of “private.” 
 
 “We invite you on December 26 to our daughter Rubi Ibarra Garcia’s quinceañera in La Joya,” Crescencio Ibarra said in the 45-second clip, adding, “Everyone is cordially invited.” 
 
 The invite quickly went viral, with 1.2 million RSVPs, 978,000 shares and #XVdeRuby trending on social media. Mexican airline Interjet even offered a 30-percent discount off flights to attend. 
 
 On the day of her birthday, Rubi took to Facebook to speak to all those who were going. 
 
 “To all those who have already arrived I ask you to please do not despair because in truth we are many people and we are just seeing how to speed things up,” the birthday girl wrote on Monday. “I just ask for your patience so that we can all enjoy this party.” 
 
 At 1:30 p.m. PST, the Ibarra family hosted an exclusive mass held at the Iglesia de Guadalupe, according to NBC News. Next on the birthday agenda were a mid-afternoon lunch for the family followed by a horse race with a 10,000 peso prize. 
 
 And at the quinceañera, which marks the transition from childhood to young womanhood, guests sat at tables, dressed in white and red linens, near vendor and party tents while enjoying dinner, desserts and dancing. 
 
 Feliz Cumpleaños, Rubi!
– They braced themselves for the possibility of more than a million guests, but in the end, Rubi Ibarra Garcia's family only had to deal with thousands who showed up for the 15-year-old's birthday party in La Joya, Mexico. It all started when her dad, Crescencio Ibarra, put up a Facebook invite and video for Rubi's Dec. 26 quinceañera, originally intended just for family and friends—but he set the invite to "public" instead of "private," leading to at least 1.2 million RSVPs, People reports. But Ibarra took his online gaffe in stride and vowed not to turn away anyone who showed up, reports the BBC, and on Monday, there were dozens of tents and food-laden tables waiting for both expected guests and party crashers. Monday afternoon, as the crowds flocked to what People called Rubi's "overwhelming" event, someone posting in the birthday girl's name wrote on Facebook: "Hello! To all those who have already arrived I ask you to please do not despair because in truth we are many people. … I am only asking for patience so that we can all enjoy this party which was made for you all." The BBC notes that the party seemed to largely go off without a hitch, though Ibarra seemed "exasperated" by the media at one point and warned he'd cut the party short if reporters didn't back away from his daughter, who was decked out in a fuchsia ruffled gown and tiara. There was one notably unexpected and tragic outcome: Ibarra had arranged for a horse race during the celebration, with a nearly $500 prize, and the owner of one of the horses was killed when he got too close to the galloping action.