How To Make A Program For A Debut Party
Crafting a balanced program for you dream debut party is not really as hard as it sounds. All it takes is a little imagination. There are endless possibilities in creating a program for your dream debut.
4 Ideas to Make Your Debut Celebration Unique March 26, 2016 by Patty Villegas 1 1. Why not try celebrating in a fast food and have a kiddie party theme? Debut Script Sample. Us as we go through the different parts featured in this debut program of our. Program ends but the party has just.
A program can be as short as two hours or as long as until wee hours of the night. You can go as crazy as making everyone involved and participate in different aspects of the program. The following is a basic Debutante’s program:. Introduction of the Debutante, her Escort and her Cotillion Court. Toast in Honor of the Debutante. Welcome Remarks (by the parents).
Invocation or Prayer. Dining. Father and Daughter Dance.
Grand Cotillion Waltz Dance. 18 Roses Dance. Presentation of 18 Candles. Singing of Traditional Debutante’s Birthday Song. Blowing of the Cake Candles. Cutting of the Cake.
Presentation of 18 Treasures. Games.
A Word from the Debutante. Time to Party! The debutante’s program can also flow like this:. Arrival and welcoming of guests – guests are ushered to their designated seats.
Cocktails are offered to encourage guests to mingle – this takes your guests’ mind off waiting for your grand entrance. After everyone settles in their place, the host makes mention of important people who graced the occasion (if there are). Drinks and appetizers are served. Parents talk briefly about the debutante (about her achievements, goals, ambitions, etc.). Audio Visual Presentation of the debutante’s life from infancy to present. Grand entrance of the debutante.
Parents talk some more about the debutante (optional). Toast in honor of the debutant. The debutante makes a short opening remarks encouraging guests to enjoy the party. Prayer. Guests start their meal. AVP of well-wishers.
Father and daughter dance (This may also be incorporated in the eighteen roses. Fathers are usually the first or last dance of the debutante).
Eighteen roses (audio of speech while dancing). Eighteen candles (speech). Singing of birthday song. Cutting of birthday cake. Games. Introduction of the debutante, her escort and her cotillion court.
GRAND COTILLION WALTZ DANCE. Debutante’s thank you speech. Party time! Other variations may be the following:.
The host will have a talk, more of like an introduction and a short summary of the program, a little talk on what is in store for the guests so that they would be enticed into finishing and staying for the duration of the party and making the party a success. The host need not mention the juicy parts (those surprise numbers and whatnots). For parents who are shy to talk in front of a crowd, the host will do the introduction about the debutante.
There will be a little talk before the debutante is introduced. Probably the host may interview some guests and probably ask them some unforgettable moments with the debutante. For the eighteen roses, each guy can give a note for the host to read while they are dancing.
This can also be recorded and played together with the background music while they dance. Cotillion can be danced at the end of the program after which everybody may dance and which may mark the start of the dancing.
The father or parents of the debutante will talk about the celebrant (you can make a Powerpoint or Flash presentation for everyone to see that has baby pictures or some important milestones of the debutante’s life). Father dances with his daughter as a separate part of the program. Escort/ bf takes debutante for a dance then everyone dance after some time. Some also incorporate 18 wines, 18 treasures, 18 gifts as a variation so that most of the guests would be able to greet the debutante. Games are inserted on different parts of the program. Here is a more detailed flow of program but the arrangement can be tweaked here and there according to preference. Hi anne, An informal program may consist of the following: Guests arrive.
At this point, cocktails are being served (optional) Host (can be a member of the family or a friend for intimate parties) will start the program, thanks everyone for coming, etc, introduces your parents. Parents talk about your achievement, goals, ambitions, etc.
Either your parents introduce you or the host will, and then GRAND ENTRANCE AVP (optional but I think necessary) Father and daughter dance (optional but I think also a must because there are only two occasions you get to dance with your father, your debut and your wedding) Cutting of birthday cake Prayer Dinner Games Debutante speech (thank you speech or something) For the theme, you can go for the much simpler themes so that you won’t have any problem planning it. You can have a butterfly theme so you won’t have any problem in choosing the color of your dress. You can wear a cocktail dress for this informal dinner party or you could also go for a simple and yet elegant gown inspired by the wings of a butterfly, and for your keepsake, probably a personalized posh pillow of the same color as your gown but probably a different hue. A butterfly keychain is also good.
A sweet cologne (scent of flowers) for your keepsake is even better. A zen-inspired debut party is also not a bad idea. For keepsakes, you can give away chopsticks, scented candles, and zen-inspired picture frames.
You could also pick colors from the four seasons (winter, spring, summer, fall) and have that all around your venue. If you could give me some info like what theme appeals to you most, we could give you more ideas on that and probably simplify it for your dinner party. This is all for now and happy planning. Hi Bianca, When I think of glam, I usually associate it with Hollywood, where you can find almost everybody and everything to be glamorous. So, you might want to look for ideas on our article here. You can also be a rock star and have a combined glam rock theme party. You can also have a glam theme with a flair of the 50s era, which is going to be fabulous as well.
I also associate glamorous with being stylish and fashion forward, so you might want to try a runway inspired theme and have you and your friends walk the runway like a supermodel. Hope this helps and happy birthday! Hi Jen, When you say vintage, I think of things that are old. It is kind of broad as there are different styles in each era. For instance, the 1920s Hollywood is big in hats, cute retro hairstyles and drop-waisted dresses. The 1950s are popular for their full skirted dresses. How about 1960’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the latter part of the 1960s would be the psychedelic era.
If you want our very own Maria Clara era, you may want to get some ideas in this article. These are just examples of things that are vintage. You may want to choose one and go with that in order to have a more cohesive theme. Hope this helps and happy planning. Hi Kim, Well, I believe you would be able to throw a very beautiful 18th birthday party with 5months of preparation.
Would you want to have a pool party? Would you want to have it in an indoor venue and then bring the beach indoors? If you are already decided on what to do then the next step is to look for your venue. If you already have a venue, think of ways to make it look tropical. Gain inspiration from our articles on tropical beach themed debut party and pool parties. This is all for now. If you have other questions, feel free to ask us.
Hi Juliet, Wow! It seems that you are all set for your 18th birthday party. The Hawaiian theme is a great theme to have because there are lots of things you can do with it. With regard to your 18s, I’m just concerned that your guests will be bored with all these 18s. If they are not going to have a speech, it would be okay I guess but if 5 sets of 18s would be making a speech, that would be 90 persons going to the stage and making a speech. Even if you disperse it and have games or other parts of the program in between, it would still take a lot of time.
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So you might want to reconsider that. It is great that you already have some 18s ideas. In naming your 18s, you should also consider your theme, since you have a Hawaiian theme, these are things that you can use: For your 18 candles, you can try substituting 18 bonfires, 18 torches or 18 tiki torches. You can decorate the candle so that it looks like a torch and then name it 18 torches or you can buy a real torch at Ace hardware priced around 50 to 150 pesos depending on the size. For 18 roses, you can substitute 18 leis or 18 garlands. For 18 gifts, try 18 jewels, 18 treasures or 18 gems, or you can also try 18 cocktails where your 18s will make a speech, give a toast and then give the gift. Using 18 thousands would limit your 18 gifts on how much they would give you, and you would not want to do that, would you?
With regard to your program flow, you can omit some parts of the basic program flow that we have in the site and tweak it here and there to make it your own. You can just remove the cotillion part and insert your 18s instead. We also have an article on a tropical theme that might give you some ideas as well. Hope this helps and happy birthday! A simple format can be: Your parents name request the pleasure of your company at a dinner dance celebration of the 18th Birthday of their Daughter Your name in a big font To be held on Friday the 25th of December 2009 just an example at Manila Hotel Philippines, Diamond Ballroom at Roxas Boulevard corner Dr. Quintos Street, Manila 18 Roses.
18 Candles 18 Treasures 18 Wines Attire: Male: Formal Female: Cocktail Dress And for the designs, these links might give you an idea. Hi Maezzie, I’m pretty sure your 7th birthday was a success and Barbie theme seems like a fun theme to have during that time. I think since you’re already 18, you should have a theme that allows your personality to shine. An elegant theme to have would be a period theme like back in the 1920s where people are dressed to the nines. The more serious and elegant white and black party is classy but it might be boring for a debut party. The best theme though is a theme that you would be able to personalize and make your own. Let your creativity shine through.
You should ask yourself first what you really want you and your guests to experience. Do you want to have a fun but still classy party? Do you want it to be whimsical? Why not have a fairies theme instead?
Do you have any movie that you love so much? How ’bout a Moulin Rouge theme (red, deep purple and black colors)? Do you want to add some sort of mystery to your party?
Why not try a Masquerade Ball theme where everyone will wear masks. How bout a pirates theme perhaps where games consist of a treasure hunt? If you are into fashion, try having a Runway-inspired theme where you can have your own fashion show. A Hollywood awards theme perhaps where glitz and glamour are the order of the day and paparazzis loom the place?
There are lots of themes actually to choose from and all can be classy. It depends on how well it is planned. Asking your guests to adhere to the theme would also make your party a success, so choose wisely Maezzie. Hope this helps and happy birthday.
Ahoy Dianne (diannezalameda)! If you want to go for a Pirate theme, you have to go all the way.
Let’s say only one guest is in pirate costume, he’d look like a crazy guy. You should ask your guests to dress up in Pirate (wear an eye patch, or a hat). Hand out Large Jewel Rings, Eyepatch & Earring or Pirate Bling Necklaces so your guests won’t look out of place. To give you an idea, look a these guys from Pirates of the Caribbean: I think the essential elements are hats and bandanas. Here is an article about how you can create a Pirate Costume. For your souvenir, you can provide a loot bag, which are actually Red Bandanas wrapped up to contain an eyepatch, earring, large jewel ring, gold coins, pirate tattoos, etc. Fill these pirate loot bags with a bountiful of goods and your guets will surely go home with a smile on their faces.
Make your debut cake a treasure map cake. Then decorate it with large stone bracelets, pirate necklace, king’s crown, bling blings, assorted jewelries like bangles and puca shell necklaces, etc. You can also have a treasure chest cake. You can go creative with this as long as you know what you want to go for. You can add a face painting feature on your party so that your guests will have crossbones, scars and skulls on their faces! For your games, you can go for “Hunt My Favorites”: For example: “ It has always been my favorite movie, go to the DVD rack and give it to me.” (your guests will go to the DVD rack and bring you your favorite film) “ It’s my favorite color from the rest, bring that balloon to my treasure chest.” (your guests will choose one color from a set of balloons and bring it to you) It’s sort of a “bring me” game but in this game, they have a lot of choices.
Only those people who know you well can answer them. Or you can go for a Treasure Hunt Game, where all things are literally hidden in a certain place.
The guest who finds it will get a prize. For your invitations, an obvious design would be a treasure map. Write your invitation in Pirate Language. A pirate theme is really a fun theme especially if you want to avoid a serious atmosphere in your debut party. So have fun planning! My debut will be on june 24 and my theme will be ‘Stylish Glam Party’ which they can showcase their own style and their own sense of fashion.but how can i convince them to do that? And my guests are came from different groups/ different circle of friends.
And i dont know how will i set a program that nobody will be out of the place. How will i make a party that everyone could enjoy.? Im also thinking to include games on the program.
I have lots of idea to choose from but i dont know any consequences or punishment that i could give for the losing team or for those persons who gave wrong answers. Can u give me some list of punishments/hilarious or funny punishments that i can use so that i can make my party more enjoyable? And any advice to do on the party so everybody could enjoy it. How can i convince them to stay longer and participate in every part of the program.??? How can i convince them to go on the dance floor and feel the hit of the party.? My venue will be in a bungalow house.
Im gonna rent from somewhere and design it. Can you give me some ideas on how can i design an empty house to a glam.???? I want a simple but a glam party. And can you give me some simple dishes to prepare. I want it more on appetizers and desert. I Hope You Will Help Me on This Matter.
🙂 thanks so much in advance and more power! Hi Marriel, First of all, I like your idea of asking your guests to dress in their own style because that will give them a more comfortable feeling in coming to your party. You can probably ask them to come in their best outfits and you can have an award for Best Dressed so that the ones who made an effort to dress up will actually be rewarded. With regards to the thing about making them stay, sometimes an appeal can work wonders. Ask them personally or have the host say something like “The debutante has painstakingly prepared so much for this party so that you could all enjoy it with her and it is very nice that you have given her your time tonight.
But she asks one more thing of you, that you stay for the duration of the party. Many exciting things await all of you and the night is still young.” or something like that. It is really hard to actually make everyone feel a part of your party or make everyone enjoy your party but having games actually does the trick. You can incorporate games into your program and have it equally spaced in between events so that your guests will not be bored. You can have games for the teenagers, for couples, for the older ones;).
You can devise a way to actually make them come to the stage without them knowing that they will be part of a game afterward. With the dancing part, I think you need to have a track that would appeal to both young and old or insert some old danceable songs in there for your other guests to enjoy. Some songs that are too fast may not appeal to your other guests so make sure that your track list is balanced. For the decorations part, a stylish glam party can be a white party like the ones celebrities throw in at Hollywood.
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With a white party, you can have white drapes hang around the venue, some white balloon clusters on the entrance, some white round Japanese lanterns at the center and then hire a lighting effects supplier for some strobe lights effect and you have an instant rave party to go with your stylish glam theme party. For the food, you could have just cheese sticks, nachos, french fries with dips. Keep hot foods to a minimum.
Serve cold foods instead like fruit shakes and popsicles. Fresh fruits cut in slices are also good especially with a chocolate fountain nearby. While your at it, add some marshmallows on the side to create a totally cool dessert bar.
Hope this helps and happy birthday Marriel. Hi Jayson, These are songs that are very inspirational which your sister can sing on her party. Sometimes (Carpenters) Thanks to you (Tyler Collins) Journey (Lea Salonga) Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler) UNWRITTEN (Natasha Bedingfield) BEAUTIFUL SEED (Corrinne May) The debutante’s speech is a a speech that should come from her heart. It can be as simple as thanking your parents’ unconditional love and thanking all the people who have made a positive impact in her life and asking them to never stop believing in her.
Or she can probably tell a story of a significant event in her life that changed her life for the better. Or an event where she saw how her parents love her unconditionally. She can also mention her dreams in the future and asking everybody to help her achieve that dream, especially your parents, to always be there by her side, ready to catch her when she falls, never once doubting her ability to stand again and fight as her loved ones cheer on to the fulfillment of her dreams. Being 18 means taking on more responsibilities, thinking and acting as an adult, making sound decisions and having more respect for people around her. There is so much to learn and she needs all the help she can get. Hope this helps and happy birthday to your sister. Hi Anne, Sometimes, it helps to have a theme when renaming the 18s.
For instance, for a tropical inspired theme party you can have 18 bonfires, 18 torches or 18 tiki torches for 18 candles. For 18 roses, you can have 18 leis, 18 garlands or 18 corals. You can have 18 toasts or 18 wines for 18 wishes and then 18 treasure chests, 18 gems or 18 pearls of the Orient for your 18 treasures. For a Masquerade Theme or a Princess theme, you can try 18 candelabras for 18 candles, 18 royal dances for your 18 roses, 18 jewels for 18 treasures and 18 wines for 18 shots. Hope this helps and happy birthday.
Like a flower that blooms and exudes its sweet scents to attract bees and butterflies, the debutant will be swarmed later on by 18 equally gentle bachelors. Let us invite them to come in to the grand ballroom. Let us start with:. Gio Paolo Flores. Benedict Pe. Oliver Flores.
Ken Maquinay. Roy Piore. Phillip Pulido.
Jake Casaquite. James Lisondra. Girme Ambita. Kevin Ledesma. Vincent Fontaina. Meryll Gilbuena. Renzy Samaniego.
Renmar Tanael. Dwayne Castanarez. Jigo Lontoc. Maxell Marquez. Cyprian Flores.
And to represent Cyrill’s Circle of Important People of her Life, let us welcome the following persons who will share their wishes and offer Ring of Enlightenment which symbolizes friendship which binds two persons together, and the different colors of light from the ring represents all aspects of hardship and joy to make them closer together. Of course these people will be the ones who will give her advices and kind words along the way on how to become a perfect woman. But I want to clarify that before they say their wish for Cyrill, ay may sorpresa tayong ipapagawa sa kanila, anu po kaya yun? – Kailangan nilang isubo at nguyain ang kending kinahiligan ng ating debutante. Ang YAKEE BUBLE GUM. Let us call in the first group.
The wine symbolizes commitment and triumph. Cyrill is considered victorious because she is able to reach the debutant age and it is a great time for this kind of celebration. To toast with her the wine for a long lasting victory of her life, let us all call in the following special persons who are in one way or another became a part of her life through thick and thin, ups and downs, right and wrong and sometimes good and bad times of life.
Once again Cyrill’s Family to be with here for the wine toast. Ortega, The outline of your your debut programme is systematic and very organized, it shows your instinct talent in toastmastership and emceeing, your terminologies are unique, genuine, inspiring, and very comprehensive. What a splendid ideas and concept!!! Fantastic and bravo!!! With your permission sir, please allow me to use the format of your programme and permit me to use some of your unique words and ideas as a master of ceremony for my niece's debut.
Thank you so much, more power and mabuhay po kayo!!! Ortega, The outline of your your debut programme is systematic and very organized, it shows your instinct talent in toastmastership and emceeing, your terminologies are unique, genuine, inspiring, and very comprehensive. What a splendid ideas and concept!!! Fantastic and bravo!!! With your permission sir, please allow me to use the format of your programme and permit me to use some of your unique words and ideas as a master of ceremony for my niece's debut. Thank you so much, more power and mabuhay po kayo!!! Ortega, The outline of your your debut programme is systematic and very organized, it shows your instinct talent in toastmastership and emceeing, your terminologies are unique, genuine, inspiring, and very comprehensive.
What a splendid ideas and concept!!! Fantastic and bravo!!! With your permission sir, please allow me to use the format of your programme and permit me to use some of your unique words and ideas as a master of ceremony for my niece's debut. Thank you so much, more power and mabuhay po kayo!!!
Ortega, The outline of your your debut programme is systematic and very organized, it shows your instinct talent in toastmastership and emceeing, your terminologies are unique, genuine, inspiring, and very comprehensive. What a splendid ideas and concept!!!
Fantastic and bravo!!! With your permission sir, please allow me to use the format of your programme and permit me to use some of your unique words and ideas as a master of ceremony for my niece's debut. Thank you so much, more power and mabuhay po kayo!!! Ortega, The outline of your your debut programme is systematic and very organized, it shows your instinct talent in toastmastership and emceeing, your terminologies are unique, genuine, inspiring, and very comprehensive.
What a splendid ideas and concept!!! Fantastic and bravo!!! With your permission sir, please allow me to use the format of your programme and permit me to use some of your unique words and ideas as a master of ceremony for my niece's debut. Thank you so much, more power and mabuhay po kayo!!! Ortega, The outline of your your debut programme is systematic and very organized, it shows your instinct talent in toastmastership and emceeing, your terminologies are unique, genuine, inspiring, and very comprehensive. What a splendid ideas and concept!!! Fantastic and bravo!!!
With your permission sir, please allow me to use the format of your programme and permit me to use some of your unique words and ideas as a master of ceremony for my niece's debut. Thank you so much, more power and mabuhay po kayo!!!
Ortega, The outline of your your debut programme is systematic and very organized, it shows your instinct talent in toastmastership and emceeing, your terminologies are unique, genuine, inspiring, and very comprehensive. What a splendid ideas and concept!!! Fantastic and bravo!!! With your permission sir, please allow me to use the format of your programme and permit me to use some of your unique words and ideas as a master of ceremony for my niece's debut. Thank you so much, more power and mabuhay po kayo!!!