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Originally posted by lifesaver
See, you speak proper spanish. In this part of Texas and the valley i've heard it pronounced: "keen-sin-yeir-ah". But thats TEX-Mex for yah.
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I'm from Los Angeles and that's how we pronounce it here to. Including all my chapter sisters (2/3rds of the chapter) who are native spanish speakers.
When I've talked to friends about their Quinceaneras it seems the families do spend way more money on them then on their weddings. When I was working at Honda one woman had already spent $50,000 for the Quince (and was going to spend even more by the time it was done) and said she had done the same for her other daughter. When the other daughter got married then barely spent $3000 for the whole thing.
You see lots of Quinceaneras here in Los Angeles when you're driving by the various Catholic churces. Sometimes on first glance you can't tell if its a wedding or a Quince - they have full fledge photographers etc. Oh man, I have to tell you that the dresses of the girl who is 15 and all her attendants are fabulous and I know brides and bridesmaids that would kill for dresses like that. Often the young men acting as escorts even rent military looking uniforms to wear so they look very elegant. The only thing that I can come close to comparing it to would be our debutante balls but even that doesnt come close.
Carolyn