Once in a girl's life, she gets the chance to celebrate her coming of age. It's her time to shine and show the world that she's officially transitioning from a child into a young lady. It's different all around the world for what age is acceptable for this. For most Hispanics, they throw this day on the girl's 15th birthday. It's called a "Quinceañera" after the word "quince" in spanish meaning the number "fifteen". For other people, they celebrate this day on the girl's 16th birthday. And as for the Philippines they celebrate this day on the girl's 18th birthday and call it a "Debut".
In my opinion I believe that the Philippines got this one right. 18 is a perfect age because a girl would already be in college or about to enter college and that in itself is already a step in becoming a young adult. So HOORAY! And of course my father wanted me and my sisters to have the chance to celebrate our own debuts Filipino style and what I mean is that we would celebrate it with family. I think that's the biggest factor in debuts or really any big celebration like this. You gotta have your family to watch you shine because "friends come and go but family is here to stay", right? For my older sister's debut and my debut, we did it the traditional way. 18 roses, 18 candles... the works. I won't spill the beans just yet but my little sister is having her debut June 2013 and this time we're opting for a change of pace. I actually can't wait for hers. :)
Here's a few pictures from my pre-debut shoot. These photos where shot by these people: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shot-and-Shoot-productions-Photo-Video-Service/110756252318620
They're really great and friendly and I actually love the quality of their work. I love photos like this to be honest and they really went above and beyond to make the shots look nice especially since I'm such a n00b at modeling. Check them out and book 'em! They're based in Quezon City I believe.
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| I bet you guys remember this picture. ;) |
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| I've only been to U.P. Diliman once before to look at the Vargas Museum for school. This place is truly one of a kind, I'm telling you. |
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| Epiphone is love. btw, my dress is from Forever 21 if anyone was wondering. |
If you're going to have a debut (You don't have to have one if you don't want to. You're still going to be 18 regardless. haha), I advise you to think about it when you're 17. Even when you're 16 is good enough! You'll thank me later because the first things you should do before anything else is figure out who all you plan to invite/get a rough estimate and then find your venue. I went to Fernwood Gardens, Gazebo Royal and a butt load of other places. You must make time to find your perfect venue and make sure it's a place that people can get to and find. I got invited to a debut earlier this year and I had absolutely no idea where that place was. I should've googled harder though. Sigh.... WELL, do those things first because when I was picking a date (YOU MUST PICK A DATE FAST), I kept having to change my day because some one already reserved the date. Most of the time it's been reserved months ahead and shockingly even 1 year ahead. *Insert face of shock here*
*WEIRD STORY ALERT* I ended up choosing the Hotel Rembrandt because they had a debut package and the area was nice and it was sorta the midpoint for relatives to come. Well, it turned out I ended up stealing the spot of someone who put a payment/ reserved on my date. And my cousin just so happened to book it RIGHT BEFORE the client came to pay for the date. My heart was beating so fast when she told me that. But I was really glad we got the place because the ballroom was beautiful. :)
But, once you finish these things everything should fall into place better. Then decide your theme/motif, get a pre-debut shoot done if you like and then get your invitations made. A debut is filled with so many options. Don't let me limit you to all the choices you have. To DJ or not to DJ? Or get a caterer or no? Get live coverage of your debut or not? It's really all up to you, seriously. But out of everything EVERYTHING everything I'm telling you, this one is the most important....
Don't let this debut mess with your head. I know it will get very stressful at times but always stay calm and things will fall where they may. Don't force people into doing things they don't want cause...where's the fun in that? And also don't over spend; Please create a budget. Because when it comes down to it, the people who attend your debut is what really makes the memories. Not the photobooth or the color of your theme or how tall your cake is. Don't forget what this debut is about. That's the thing about actually growing older; You realize what's really more important to you in life.
☼ Essence of Emellegien.
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