The Quinceanera Guide For Invitations, Dresses and All About Sweet 15, Quince Anos

The time has arrived. Who are you gonna invite to your quinceanera?
Many things comes into sonsideration, the size of the recepcion site., the budget of the party and others.
The first thing to do is to ask your parents is how many guests are gonna be invited to our quince anos party.
You can invite many people, but always remember to invite those whom are important to you.
Write down a list of all your closest relatives, school friends, padrinos, and friends of your parents.
The list is gonna multiple quickly, have fun.

Quinceanera Crashers - This epidemic is spreding accross the nation.  Small towns where quinceaneras act as night clubs of the area.  People don’t have anything to do in the area, and crashing a quinceanera to get free food and beer is a custom.

Some quince hosts even say that half of the guests were not even invited.  Plan ahead and hire a police unit to be around the reception building, this often helps.  If possible request the invitation for entrance or maintain a list of the real guests.

Quinceanera crashers are a problem because, they not only consume food and drink  but will always create fights with other guests.  Very often your party will be cancelled because of this.

If your reception hall is around an area where there are other night clubs around, beware.

Tuve un sueño cuando niña,
un deseo, una ilusión
que yo tuviera una
fiesta en un salón.
El gran día ha llegado
gracias a Dios le doy,
por ayudar a mis padres
a esta fiesta que dan hoy.

Father
Mother
se complacen en invitarles
a la celebración de los
Quince Años de su hija
Daughter
Day
Year
Time
Location
Address
City, State

Visit Quinceanera Verses for a complete list of quinceanera verses.

We have seen many quinceanera parties suspended for un-invited guests. This usually happens when the party is more than 200 guests and offering free alcaholic drinks. Young people start to drink, get drunk and start a fight.  To avoid this, always hire police security.  Ask the reception hall if they provide this, if not, hire them yourself.  Ather reasons when police have suspended a quinceanera party is that the kids from your guest are wondering the outside of the reception building unattended.   To avoid this tell the dj to make the announcement to avoid any problems.

In the first post I posted the classic quinceanera invitations wording-verses, this post has something different created by quinceaneras themselves. Remember that quinceanera invitations wording and verses can be custom to your liking.

Para que la fiesta de mis Quince

salga tan bien como la sueño,

te espero el 5 de Julio

en 1500 Main St Greensboro Rd., a las 21 hs.

No faltes.

Patricia

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Esta fiesta de Quince Años

es para ustedes: mi familia …

mis amigos … Y también para mí

Vera Goldman

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Para que pueda sentir

mucho cariño y buena onda,

en esta nueva etapa.

¡ No me falten!

Anahí

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“Podrán decir que soy un soñador,

pero no soy el único”

Imagínate - John Lennon

En mis Quince Años

imagino y sueño un mundo mejor,

e imagino que solo será posible

si puedo compartirlo con los que quiero.

Los necesito para hacer realidad este

y otros momentos soñados y felices.

Sabrina

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Mis padres: Nora y Eduardo

y yo:

Julieta Larrosa

queremos compartir la

celebración

de mis Quince Años

con nuestras personas

más cercanas y queridas.

Por eso esperamos y

deseamos tu presencia.

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15 Años

Noche esperada, largamente soñada,

en la que duendes juguetones

desplegarán su magia de colores.

Para que sea un momento único,

irrepetible, inolvidable …

tengo que estar rodeada

por aquellos que quiero.

¡¡Ustedes darán el brillo a los colores,

y yo jamás lo olvidaré !!

Gabriela Laing

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Te aviso que si pensás faltar

a mi fiesta de Quince,

que será en Lafinur 1390

a las 22 hs. el 18 de este mes,

te vas a perder el momento

más importante de mi vida …

… y además, te voy a romper el alma.

¡¡No te conviene faltar !!

Andrea

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Dije Quince Años y pensé una rosa,

y en las leves alas de una mariposa,

y en amaneceres cálidos, brillantes,

y en la intensidad vivida en un instante.

Para compartir este momento especial

necesito de ustedes.

No falten !!!

Mónica

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“La vida del hombre es un cuento de hadas

escrito por el dedo de Dios.”

Hans Christian Anderson.

… Y en este cuento de hadas, hoy me toca

a mí sentirme como una princesa …

… pero en mi sueño encantado, todos son

protagonistas de este cuento feliz,

inolvidable y mágico.

Los espero.

Patricia

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Cumplo Quince Años,

y por tal motivo celebramos una

Misa de Acción de Gracias

en la Iglesia Señora de las Mercedes.

Nos gustaría contar con tu presencia.

Alba

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Mis padres: Isabel y Juan,

Mis hermanos: Teresa, Luis y Miguel,

y yo: Ana Laura

queremos invitarte a la fiesta que con

motivo de mis Quince Años

celebraremos en Mendoza 1540

el 10 de Septiembre, a las 22 hs.

Nos encontramos allí.

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¿Por qué esta invitación?

… porque a la edad

en que todo son preguntas,

Quince Años

es la respuesta

… del cariño que llama

para que el cariño venga.

Marcela

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Quince Años:

Cuando se quiere sembrar

el mar de sueños viajeros,

el aire de esperanzas,

la tierra de caricias,

y la vida de juegos …

Para encender velitas y

sonrisas te espero.

Andrea Lucía

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La fiesta de los Quince Años…

Ayer: Planeada, soñada …

Hoy: Un momento importante

que ya se concreta …

Mañana: Un recuerdo inolvidable …

Para compartirlo, en alegría y con ustedes,

mis padres, Juan y Andrea, y yo

Vanina

esperamos su presencia

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Quince Años, se despliegan en abanico,

primavera de alegrías, despertar de los colores,

con alas de sueños, con sueños de aventuras,

con tiempos que ya llegan, con fe en esos tiempos,

con ganas de dar, de recibir, de compartir.

Por eso te espero, para que me acompañes

a esperar ese momento mágico e irrepetible.

Virginia

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Mis Quince Años…

Un poeta los comparó con

un pimpollo de rosa o un cisne en el arroyo.

Un escritor se inspiro en un cuento de hadas.

Un padre piensa en el tiempo trascurrido,

ya su nena deja de ser su nena.

Una madre los recuerda con un guiño cómplice.

y yo, que siento que todo debe ser perfecto,

solo pienso en contar con vos,

en este momento incomparable y tan real,

para vivir el ahora más feliz que nunca.

Adriana

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Quince Años:

Una fiesta muy especial …

Indispensable tu presencia …

No dejes de venir …

Cuento con vos.

Pamela

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Quince Años …

Es pasar de la niñez a la adolescencia.

Es entrar a un mundo desconocido y nuevo.

Es celebrar lo vivido hasta aquí.

Es continuar sintiéndose querida y acompañada.

Es comenzar una hermosa etapa nueva.

Los espero, para compartir

todo lo que significa este momento.

Verónica

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Para armar las piezas

de mis Quince Años

se necesita unir la alegría,

las buenas ondas y las ganas

de compartir.

Hay un lugar que es único

y solo tuyo que

esperará por vos.

No dejes tu espacio vacío.

Carla

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Dios hace brotar de mi alma un canto de felicidad,

la melodía de ese canto la compone el Amor.

Cumplo Quince Años,

y mis padres y yo queremos participarlos

de nuestra felicidad.

Con tal motivo celebraremos una

Misa de Acción de Gracias en la

Iglesia Nuestra Sra. de las Mercedes.

Nos gustaría contar con su presencia.

Celeste

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Quince Años

Mi familia y yo

Sofía

pensamos que esta fiesta

solo estará completa

cuando ustedes lleguen.

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“Dame una mirada de Quince,

te mostraré al agua de una fuente.

Dame un corazón de Quince,

te mostraré el fuego de los volcanes.

Dame una mente de Quince,

te mostraré cuan grande es el cielo”

Graciela Melantoni

cumplo Mis Quince y te espero en mi

fiesta, para compartir este

acontecimiento tan importante.

Carolina

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Dejo atrás un mundo y entro a otro nuevo …

Aunque a veces dudo o temo,

estoy llena de esperanzas y de sueños …

Tengo la sensación de que estoy construyendo

mi propio camino …

Siento alegría y quiero compartirla …

Por eso esta fiesta donde yo,

Andrea

celebro mis Quince Años

rodeada, espero, de todos los que quiero.

No falten.

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Cuando llegue el día

de mis Quince Años,

una etapa nueva

veré comenzar.

Me gustaría

tenerlos muy cerca,

y saber que siempre

me acompañarán.

Camila

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Porque están conmigo

durante cada etapa de mi vida,

acompañandome con su cariño,

es que hoy al cumplir mis

Quince Años

espero contar con tu presencia.

Vera

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¿Cómo son mis Quince Años?

Como mis ilusiones:

tienen vuelo, son libres …

Como el cariño que siento:

verdadero y muy grande …

Como un mundo nuevo

que comienza hoy,

y quiero compartir

con cada uno de ustedes.

Daniela

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Tendremos un gran placer

en que asistan a la fiesta

de Quince Años

de nuestra hija

Eugenia

Afectuosamente,

Elías y Luisa

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La rosa es más bella y dulce

cuando está en el capullo,

que cuando se ha abierto totalmente.

Como capullo de rosa,

mis Quince Años son, tal vez,

uno de los más hermosos y prometedores

momentos de mi vida.

Por eso me gustaría compartir con

vos esta alegría irrepetible.

Daiana

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Tiempo de Quince Años …

Tiempo de sueños, de emociones,

que solo se pueden

vivir una vez

y no queremos olvidar nunca.

Para hacer de ese tiempo

algo inolvidable, te espero

en Luna Gardens

el 23 de abril a las 22 hs.

Claudia

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Quince Años …

Un tiempo de esperanzas,

ideales y sueños …

Nuevos caminos,

con todo por descubrir …

Espero que los recorramos juntos.

Sara

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Los invito a vivir conmigo,

un momento irrepetible y mágico

de mi vida.

mis Quince Años

Los espero para compartirlo.

Joana

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Cuando llegue la noche

se encenderán como estrellas

Quince velitas,

para alegrarnos y unirnos

todavía un poquito más …

¡Sé que estaremos juntos ..!

Julieta

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Planear tus quince toma muchisimo tiempo. Use this basic timeline to check up on your progress in the upcoming months. If you’ve got less time to plan, don’t panic — but do get started right away.

More than 1 year before
Decide on the date of your Quinceanera and book the church and salon.
Start thinking about your budget and number of guests you will have.
Start looking at Quinceanera locations. It might seem early, but remember, you’re competing against weddings and other parties, so these places book up fast. And some reception halls you can pay in payments. If you start paying early, there are less bills at the end.

10 to 12 (or more) months before
Discuss with your daughter who she would like to be her sponsors (padrinos and madrinas), and go with her to ask them.
Discuss with your daughter who she would like to be in her honor court (damas and chambelanes), and go with her to ask them to participate.
Start planning the guest list.
Determine the dances that the court will perform (find a choreographer, if necessary), and set up a practice schedule.

6 to 8 months before
If you or your daughter are ordering a dress (especially one that’ll require tailoring), start shopping now. Order as much in advance as possible to leave time for last-minute alterations.
Same goes for damas — if you’re asking them all to order a dress, get those orders in now.
Start thinking about what kind of food you’d like to have.
Decide on what kind of entertainment you want. A DJ? Un Grupo? Mariachi?
Start researching and booking Quinceannera pros, like your photographer, band or DJ, etc.
Check out party-rental places if you need to rent anything for your Quinceannera (like chairs and tables or a tent).

4 to 6 months before
If you’re getting custom-printed invitations, it’s time to start shopping.
Having a custom-made cake? Start thinking about how you’d like it to look (and taste!), and check out the bakeries in your area.
Choose and order any Quinceanera accessories you need (crown, doll, etc) or tell your padrinos where to get them.

3 months before
Order your invites.
Order your cake.
Decide on formalwear for chambelanes and any other escorts, and make sure orders are placed.
Work with your daughter on creating the program and/or Mass book for the ceremony.

2 months before
Distribute your invitations to your guests
If you and your daughter are having hair or makeup professionally done, make those appointments now. You might also want to do a trial run to see how it’ll look.

1 month before
Pick up dresses from the store and have final fittings done. Same goes for the damas.
Make any last-minute adjustments with your Quinceanera pros.

2 weeks before
If you’re having a professional photographer, work with them to determine a schedule for portraits or other posed shots.

1 week before
Give your site or your caterer the final head count so they know how many meals you’ll need. Don’t forget to include your DJ, photographer, etc. — they need to eat too!
Remind your location about any special needs your other Quinceanera professionals might have (for example, if the DJ needs a table, where the band will be set up, etc.)
Having assigned seats? Don’t forget to create your seating chart.
Call all of your Quinceanera vendors and reconfirm all details: When they’ll be arriving, what they’ll be providing, etc. Make sure they have the phone number of someone reliable in case anything comes up close to party time.
Make sure the chambelanes have picked up their formalwear and had their final fittings.
Have a final dance practice to make sure everyone’s got their moves down pat.

Some girls prefer a trip to France than having  a quinceanera, parents sometimes like the idea, because is cheaper.  Are you having a quinceanera?

The Quinceañera or Quince años (turning fifteen years old) is, for Hispanics, a girl’s celebration of her fifteenth birthday, which is commemorated in a different way from her other birthdays. Technically a “Quinceaños” is the birthday and the term “Quinceañera” refers to the female celebrant, but in practice it has become synonymous with the celebration as well. The celebration highlights God, family, friends, music, food, and dance. The celebration traditionally begins with a religious ceremony. A reception is held in the celebrant’s home or a banquet hall. The festivities include food and music, and in most, a choreographed waltz (Vals) or another dance performed by the Quinceañera and her court. The quinceanera, the young woman, usually wears a pink or white dress at the festival.

It is customary for the Quinceañera to receive some or all of the following items for her ceremony: a tiara, other jewelry (such as bracelets or rings), a cross or medal, a Bible, prayer book, rosary, or scepter.

In some ceremonies, the girl will be wearing flats and will change into heels during the party to symbolize her coming-of-age.

Besides referring to the festivities, the word “Quinceañera” is also used to refer to the young woman whose 15th birthday is being celebrated (analogous to the word cumpleañera for “birthday girl”). Other cultural equivalents to the quinceañera in the United States are the Bar or Bat Mitzvah celebrations for Jewish boys and girls turning 13, the debutante ball, the cotillion and the sweet sixteen birthday parties.

In the Hispanic tradition, the celebration is a festive gathering with relatives and friends, often preceded by a church mass celebrated in honor of the birthday girl. For most Hispanics, the “Quinceaños” celebration marks the transition from girlhood to young womanhood, and is the time when a “niña” (girl) is to begin being referred to as a “señorita” (Miss). However, in the social Hispanic tradition, girls become officially recognized as a “señorita” when they are 21, at which time they may be referred to as “mujeres” (women). As in most Latino cultures, Mexican families proudly celebrate the fifteen birthday for girls as an entry in to young womanhood.

Typically the celebrant’s court is comprised of Godparents and a young gentleman known as the “Chambelan,” the Quinceañera’s companion and date for the evening. The Chambelan’s sole purpose is to have the first dance with the Quinceañera, a traditional ballroom waltz called a “Vals”. This dance tradition is based on a mixture of Mexican, French, Spanish and English ballroom dances, and is imbued with the symbolism of the Roman Catholic church. It is uncommon not to have the blessings of a church or priest who offers mass before the Vals Celebration.

The Chambelan initiates the Vals by requesting a dance with the Quinceañera to a classical song, followed by dances requested with her by her father or another close male relative such as an uncle or older brother, and then her Godfather. Following these initial presentation dances, the guests join the dance floor as well. Some Latino cultures have the girl’s first dance begin with her father as her partner, and then he is cut in on by her escort.

Godparents play a significant role in the preparations for the Quinceaños, often handling arrangements for the party, church and celebration. The event is the culmination of their responsibilities to the church to oversee the religious upbringing of the girl, and thus they are a core part of the family in the celebration, and traditionally remain lifelong close friends of the family.

The influence of mixed modern life has changed some of the celebrations, but for many Hispanic-American families, they still preserve these traditions and the common goal of celebrating the young woman’s fifteenth birthday and acknowledging her transition to young womanhood. In some Hispanic cultures the Court will even include 14 young women friends and relatives representing each preceding year of her life, and 15 chambelanes as well.