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The Dilemmas of a Christmas Quinceanera

05 Dec 2008

So you’re having a Christmas Quinceanera? No… I didn’t think so. If your birthday happens to come during the Christmas season, you’ve spent the last 14 years sharing your birthday with a major holiday. You know the experience of wondering if your birthday celebrations would be, well, bigger if they fell during another part of the year. And it’s not about the presents that might be better another time of year, because you’re just happy to be remembered on your… what?!! Of course it’s about the presents!! Girl, it’s time to cash in!

So while a Christmas Quinceanera could be very beautiful (thinking a Snow Princess theme) this is the one year, perhaps the only year of your life, where you’re justified scheduling your celebration at another less conflicting time. First of all, venues will be at a premium this time of year. Churches are busy with their own events, and every business in town is clamoring for a reception hall to host their Christmas party. Same issue with caterers. Your guests also have commitments to these same events, in addition to travel plans that may take them away entirely. Your Quinceanera invitations that you put so much effort into may also be lost among your guests’ holiday cards.

And then there’s the issue of gifts. Combine the current economy where pocketbooks may be lighter with the gift giving season, and your celebration can be seen as one more strain on your potential guests. Scheduling your Quinceanera a few months out will make planning easier for you, and celebrating easier for your guests. Don’t worry about etiquette. Since the Quinceanera celebrates a stage of life more than a certain day, It’s perfectly acceptable to hold your Sweet 15 within a year of your actual birthday.

If you take on that Christmas Princess Quinceanera, you have the opportunity to create an extrordinary, beautiful, memorable Quinceanera. White with a touch of red, trimmed in silver or gold will be a beautiful theme, and people will be talking about it for years. Send us an invitation! But scheduling at another time leaves you well within your rights, and likely even appreciated by your guests.

Quinceanera Themes With The Help Of Disney’s Imagination

30 Sep 2008

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Carriage Quince Disney started promoting their Quinceanera celebration packages not long ago, and when you consider how girls are brought up on the magical tales of Disney princesses, it seems a perfect fit.

There’s a great photo display of a Quinceanera complete with a glass carriage at a blog titled, Violent Pillow. I know, strange title, but the pictures are cool. While there are no references to the type of Quinceanera invitations that were used, surely they used the princess theme. Disney may have even provided the Sweet 15 invitations. Most Quinceaneras are not held at Disney, but you can steal some of their ideas to work into your Sweet 15 celebration in your own town.

Part of what makes the Disney Quince unique is the theme. Designing your Quinceanera around a theme is not only be fun, but can actually help plan the details such as invitations, decorations, transportation, and food. A theme could be princess/fairy tale, costume, Hawaiian luau, Arabian nights, old Mexico… even pirates if you like. Choosing the theme can help give you ideas for the Quinceanera invitations, decorations, Quinceanera gown, location, party favorors, and music. Of course, the type of trasportation could be used in the theme as well. Your options aren’t limited to limos. Options include horse-drawn carriages, fire trucks, decorated cars, antique vehicles, etc. Think about some of the floats you’ve seen in parades to get your imagination started. Those elegant floats in the Rose Parade are usually just small tractors decorated with flowers!

The invitations are one of the easiest ways to incorporate a theme idea. You can even take inexpensive stock Quinceanera invitations such as these, customize the content to fit your theme, and print them at home. It’s also easy to add something to the invitation relating your theme. For example, some glitter or star confetti enclosed with your invitation helps integrate a theme such as “Fairy Tale” or “Under the Stars”.

Let your imagination run free. Borrow ideas from Disney and Hollywood to get you started. Thinking about a theme adds some fun to your Quince and also provides a direction to the entire party.