Quinceañera

In the Latino culture, girls have a party at the age of 15 called a Quinceanera. Both of my daughters have been invited to one, and this is the post of our youngest attending one for her friend. Click here for the earlier post from my oldest when she attended one in 2012.

The 10-hour party begins with Mass. This special church service compliments, but doesn't replace, Confirmation. Only a few of her friends attended the church service, and only our little one was Catholic. The entire Mass was in Spanish, but we responded when we recognized the prayers. The Mariachi band was an unexpected treat!

The birthday girl and her friends got to ride in a limo from the church to the dance hall.

I arrived to the hall before the limo and took a picture of how pretty everything was decorated.

Once the guests arrived, it didn't take long for them to hit the dance floor.

Here's a video clip:  https://youtu.be/kpuc13AbY-0

The birthday girl had quite a few choreographed dances with her family and cousins. Her friends had a front-row seat to all the action. 

After a while, there was dedicated picture time for all the guests to take a photo with the honoree. It was a cute group of teenagers!

I sat at a table in the back with the parents. We were right next to the smoke machine! 😅 

With all the haze, we kept feeling like we were at a different type of party that involved more than the adult beverages of beer and magaritas.

She then changed into a shorter dress so she could dance easier. Her friends all had a great time! We were one of the first to leave at 10pm, although the party continued until 3am. So much fun!