Choosing a court for your Quinceanera; coed, just boys, or go at it solo?
The tradition of a Quinceanera ‘s court has always been to have 14 young men and 14 young Ladies as your court of honor. Most recently that has been cut down to 7 and 7. I generally tell my Clients that there is no rule about the court size. A Quinceanera should ask themselves the following questions before choosing the number or the type of court they will have on that day.
Having a large court as your escort group may look like fun in pictures or sound like a party within your party but a large group is not for everyone.
1. Transportation: Will your event budget allow for a multiple passenger vehicle like a party bus or multiple limousine rentals to accommodate all your court members?
2. Space: Will your venue have the dance floor space to fit a large group for your valse and or surprise dances?
3. Time: Do you have the time and patience to coordinate everyone’s schedules to be able to get them all in one place once a week for a dance practice?
4. Guest Count: Are you considering each court members’ family in your guest count? Parents and or siblings of the court member will most likely expect to be invited.
Depending on the Quinceanera girl you are. These are the recommendations I have for you.
The Traditional Princess
You will want a traditional escort co-Ed group to stand in attention while you enter the room and while you Dance.
The Superstar Quinceanera
You want all eyes one you! So you might go at it solo or just have an all young men escort, after all you don’t want any one else taking the spotlight off of you.
The Social Butterfly Quinceanera
You want to share every minute of your day with your 28 or 14 closest bffs! Therefore for you a full escort is what you want.
The Un-traditional Quinceanera
Maybe you’re not into the whole couples thing or hey you have 2 or 4 best friends since pre-k and that’s who you hang with.
Great news! Today’s courts for your Quince are what you make of them.
The # of couples you have to choose from should not prevent you from having fun with your court selection or dances.
What if you want all boys to have all eyes on you but you will miss hanging with your girls?
New Trend Alert!!
Choose all boys for your formal official court. They will walk in to the ceremony and presentation with you. They will also perform the valse with you.
Add an all girls VIP crew to your day!
Pick a color for your girls to wear and have them follow just the color and tell them to dress to impress.
Have them ride with you all day.
Take pictures with you.
Have them jump in to your surprise dance!
Best of both worlds!