Quinceañera Party 💐🥂💋 (Pics Included)

Hello my lovely people! I am on a road trip to the place of hiking…Utah! I am listening to the song “I Feel Fine” by the Beatles while writing right now and it’s such a vibe. Today I want to talk about my Quinceañera party! It was a very special moment for me and I enjoyed every second of it. Let’s start from the very beginning…

The trip started when my moms friend from Michigan came with her daughters, also known as my sisters (yes that’s how close we are and how long we have known each other for).

We drove to Tijuana and then went straight to Veracruz which is where my party was set at, but obviously a little twist was that my mom forgot my bag with my makeup and jewelry for my photoshoot but that didn’t really matter since I was gonna get my makeup done the day of my photoshoot and the day of my party, except the fact that I had my pink bow in there. As soon as we got to my aunt's apartment we took a hell of a good nap before I had to go get my nails done and my makeup test. During this trip I felt very good about myself when I spoke to people in Spanish because I realized how thankful I was that I still have a lot of my Spanish down. The nail person and I had a lot of good conversations. But that is besides the point..that same day I had my photoshoot and oh my god my dreams of being a model came true! Not only was the photographer the nicest person on this planet earth but he was also fantastic at knowing the right spots and knowing the right poses.

At the end of the photoshoot we were at the beach and I was wearing a cute lace set with a skirt and a corset top. We decided that we wanted to go crazy with the end and I went inside the ocean and did some takes in there which I LOVED! Even if my hair got ruined and my set got drenched I really didn’t care because it felt like those hot photo shoots that are shown in vogue with models. 

Anyways let’s fast forward to my actual party! I kept waking up in the middle of the night because of how excited I was. Literally I think I was probably shaking too. Around 8 I finally fully woke up and was able to settle down with my mom while we gossiped. Of course we decided that I should try on my pink dress just for fun since we had left it in Mexico since Christmas. It was perfect. The dress had always been perfect but as I stared at myself for the first time in a long time with that dress I seriously felt like a princess.

The flowers that went down my back and down my corset made me feel so elegant, so girly, so pink! Before we started getting ready we decided to go eat breakfast with my grandma and since I was the quinceañera I had to put on my tiara even if I was just going out to eat!

At exactly 12:30 the makeup and hair girls finally arrived at my Aunt’s apartment and right as they stepped in it was time to start makeuping. We played some Lana Del Rey and I felt like a real teenage girl. I don’t know why but I fell in love with the kind of makeup style that they did on me. It was a lot of coverage but yet it was natural at the same time. 

Around 2 the photographer finally came in and we started to take pictures before I tried on my dress. It was very sentimental when I started taking pictures with my mom around my dress, like I was about to enter a new era, a new season of my life and she was just leading me to it. 

My party didn’t start until around 5:30 once we were done with Church and to be honest I didn’t really know what was going on other than the fact that the priest asked me what I had done in my life that was considered bad…am I really supposed to spill my secrets?

I only said that my mom and I fight a lot which leads to yelling. But I didn’t feel so comfortable sharing other stuff…not that I’ve done a lot of bad things. 

Here's my bouquet though!

Let’s move on! I think one of the best things about my party was my entrance! I entered with the song Pink by Lizzo and it was a hit. Not only did I get to dance with my grandparents and my dad AND brother but we got to go crazy and freely choose our moves. 

The beginning of the party was a little stressful since my mom and I were moving around everywhere from doing my entrance, my waltz, cheers, and then we got to relax for an hour while the saxophone guy played. Let’s just say the waltz wasn’t as perfect but I had so much fun doing it with my cousin that I didn’t mind forgetting a couple of moves.

For my cheers I thought I was going to cry but I stayed strong and only let my eyes water but not fall. 

Ok I can’t just talk about my Quince party and not mention my surprise dance. I was nervous. For the longest time I thought since it was only my family and friends watching I wasn’t going to be so nervous. BUT I WAS!

Spoiler alert; I nailed both my dance and singing. It was spectacular, I felt like Taylor Swift singing on a huge stage, living THE dream! 

After the stressful things were over I could finally just take a deep breath and dance. Dance. Dance. Dance. Yes after that I danced for about three hours straight only stopping for water and food. Even if I only ate tacos they were still really good. I am showing this picture because I think it is really cute.

Me eating tacos

At the end of the party I sat at my table with my

friends and sung our hearts out with Taylor Swift, and then they left and I stayed with my family. At this point I was very tired so I was half asleep talking to people. That moment on all I remember is my half drunk grandpa talking with my boyfriend while we were at the hotel waiting for my parents! 

I am so grateful that I was able to have a Quinceañera party! I had so much fun and felt so connected to my family. Even once I came back all of my friends kept telling me I looked and acted older and maybe I have changed and hopefully it is for the better. I know this was a little bit of a long blog but I wanted to give you all some details of my party! I love you all so much! 

Bye Bye

XoXo, Maria E.V <3