Comments on: Filipino Debuts, Cotillions and Mantillions http://www.8asians.com/2009/06/11/debuts-cotillions-and-mantillions/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:41:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nicole Cunanan http://www.8asians.com/2009/06/11/debuts-cotillions-and-mantillions/comment-page-1/#comment-131579 Nicole Cunanan Mon, 31 May 2010 19:22:11 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3162#comment-131579 I'll have the dances, and I have family that grows flowers so I'm covered in that end.<br><br>And ewwww... no tiara for me. Too showy. I don't even want to buy a new dress. I'm good with the ones I already have. :)<br><br>My friends are helping out a lot with decorating... we're gonna shop at dollar stores and thrift stores for a lot of the decorating and we're also gonna buy some stuff at PI for a cheaper price. My friends are also gonna help me with location and DJ (if I must have one...ick) with their connections.... <br><br>Also, instead of gifts, I'm gonna have donation jars for Bantay Bata 163. :) I'll have the dances, and I have family that grows flowers so I'm covered in that end.

And ewwww… no tiara for me. Too showy. I don't even want to buy a new dress. I'm good with the ones I already have. :)

My friends are helping out a lot with decorating… we're gonna shop at dollar stores and thrift stores for a lot of the decorating and we're also gonna buy some stuff at PI for a cheaper price. My friends are also gonna help me with location and DJ (if I must have one…ick) with their connections….

Also, instead of gifts, I'm gonna have donation jars for Bantay Bata 163. :)

]]> By: jeffat8asians http://www.8asians.com/2009/06/11/debuts-cotillions-and-mantillions/comment-page-1/#comment-131428 jeffat8asians Tue, 25 May 2010 10:32:34 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3162#comment-131428 That's a new one - a frugal cotillion. Will you have the dances and the tiara too? That's a new one – a frugal cotillion. Will you have the dances and the tiara too?

]]> By: Nicole Cunanan http://www.8asians.com/2009/06/11/debuts-cotillions-and-mantillions/comment-page-1/#comment-131416 Nicole Cunanan Tue, 25 May 2010 06:55:04 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3162#comment-131416 I didn't want one at first but my parents insisted. So I'm keeping it small (about 50 people, more than half being family). And I'm trying to do a lot of stuff by myself (making desserts beforehand, making everything beforehand) and buying some stuff in the Philippines so that it'll be cheaper. They want catering and a DJ, but I don't... I'm more frugal in this sense! It's so strange... I didn't want one at first but my parents insisted. So I'm keeping it small (about 50 people, more than half being family). And I'm trying to do a lot of stuff by myself (making desserts beforehand, making everything beforehand) and buying some stuff in the Philippines so that it'll be cheaper. They want catering and a DJ, but I don't… I'm more frugal in this sense! It's so strange…

]]> By: facebook-881645042 http://www.8asians.com/2009/06/11/debuts-cotillions-and-mantillions/comment-page-1/#comment-128802 facebook-881645042 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:54:02 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3162#comment-128802 My cousin told me that when she turned 18, her mom asked her if she wanted a cotillion or money/ jewelry. She took the money.<br><br>My other cousin didn't really want a cotillion but her mom insisted. The photo she took has a really classic expression lol. ... and I had to Emcee the event. My cousin told me that when she turned 18, her mom asked her if she wanted a cotillion or money/ jewelry. She took the money.

My other cousin didn't really want a cotillion but her mom insisted. The photo she took has a really classic expression lol. … and I had to Emcee the event.

]]> By: facebook-881645042 http://www.8asians.com/2009/06/11/debuts-cotillions-and-mantillions/comment-page-1/#comment-124940 facebook-881645042 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:54:02 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3162#comment-124940 My cousin told me that when she turned 18, her mom asked her if she wanted a cotillion or money/ jewelry. She took the money.<br><br>My other cousin didn't really want a cotillion but her mom insisted. The photo she took has a really classic expression lol. ... and I had to Emcee the event. My cousin told me that when she turned 18, her mom asked her if she wanted a cotillion or money/ jewelry. She took the money.

My other cousin didn't really want a cotillion but her mom insisted. The photo she took has a really classic expression lol. … and I had to Emcee the event.

]]> By: Facebook User http://www.8asians.com/2009/06/11/debuts-cotillions-and-mantillions/comment-page-1/#comment-124932 Facebook User Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:04:56 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3162#comment-124932 I don't know about huge parties, but I do know that in Japan, turning 20 is your official "coming of age" where young women and men dress up in traditional formal kimonos and take portraits. My mom made me do it and I just looked like an awful picture bride. I don't know about huge parties, but I do know that in Japan, turning 20 is your official “coming of age” where young women and men dress up in traditional formal kimonos and take portraits. My mom made me do it and I just looked like an awful picture bride.

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