Bakersfield Quinceanera Expo 2012
Featuring party planners, DJ’s, photographers, caters, decorators, tuxedos, dance choreography and so much more.
There will be a fashion shows featuring the latest styles in Wedding and Quinceañera dresses. This is a party you don’t want to miss!
Pre-register to guarantee VIP seating for you and a friend during our fashion show and you’ll also receive a free bag. You can win cool prizes from each of the exhibitors.
As a young girl marks her young womanhood with a quinceañera, there is much to celebrate. Of course, there is much to do for that celebration.
Finding the right dress, the right shoes, the right flowers, the right hairdo, the right venue, the right food and so on … can be a daunting task for any family. That’s where a great Quinceañera Expo steps in to save the day! And that special celebration!
Bakersfield Event Center
In addition to the various vendor booths — where information on services and products will be available — We have recruited local quinceañera models for a complete fashion show that will give girls and their families previews of all the latest fashions in quinceañera designs. Of course, there will be the traditional white princess-like dresses as well. Even quinceañera accessories to complete the look of that special day, like a sparkling tiara, will be on display.
Those in attendance at the Expo will have the chance to win a raffle prize with the various drawings and prize giveaways.
Since a quinceañera is a day to celebrate, we want to make it easier to find the best ways to make that celebration both easier and even more special
A Quinceañera, Quince, Quinceañero or Quince años (English: “fifteen years”), is a coming of age ceremony held in some Latin American cultures on a girl’s fifteenth birthday, comparable to a Sweet Sixteen celebration.
Planning begins up to a year in advance, and requires the resources of several members of the family and friends. The family priest will perform a Quinceañera ceremony in church. The girl’s baptismal godparents will oversee the spiritual celebration, and her many friends and relatives will attend to see the recognition she will receive as she makes the transition from girl to young lady in everyone’s eyes.
Quinceañera are comparable in scope and grandeur to weddings, and the party atmosphere that follows the somewhat more subdued religious atmosphere. There is a significant dress, just as with a wedding, and can be just as expensive and unique as a wedding gown. Flowers and decorations are selected to match the color scheme of the festivities, a reception is held at which guests will be served a meal and there will be dancing for all in attendance.
Traditions
One of the most popular Quinceañera traditions is the father-daughter dance. As the quince girl dances with her father he passes her on to her chambelan de honor. This meaning the father is letting go of his daughter because she is now a woman of age. Additionally, the quincianera will wear flat-heeled shoes and will be presented with a pair of high-heeled shoes to signify a girl becoming a woman.
The person celebrating her Quinceañera will make a presentation of a porcelain doll to her younger sister (if any), symbolizing the last of her toys, another representation of moving forward toward adulthood.
Gifts
With much symbolism and significance, gifts are an important part of a Quinceañera tradition. They denote the young lady’s acceptance by the church, by God and by the congregation (her family and friends) as a woman. She wears a tiara as a sign of leaving childhood behind and facing the challenges that lay ahead and she is also presented with either a bracelet or ring (or both) representing the unending circle of life. Earrings are a reminder to listen and pay heed to the word of God and the world around her, a cross or medallion signifies faith and a rosary or prayer book are religious resources to always remind the young lady to remember her devotion to God.
Escort
The escort for the girl is the person she dances with. The escort can be her brother, cousin, family friend, or boyfriend. They dance a special dance, (usually choreographed before the Quince), and often her damas[disambiguation needed], (female friends or family members around her age), and chambelanes, (male friends or family members around her age), dance around them in couples. They usually have two dances: a traditional waltz and another choreographed dance.
Modern
Recently, girls sometimes may have a less traditional Quinceañera. They may not have damas and chambelanes, and only have their baptismal vows renewed at a special mass dedicated to the girl. The party afterward is often just a dance with all of her friends, and not necessarily the dance with her father. Also, gifts tend to be less traditional; often girls receive cash, or giftcards of some sort or even clothes.
