How to Choose Your Quinceanera Dress

I receive calls all the time from Quinceanera's planning their special Quinceanera Celebration. They are looking for a dress they have been dreaming about since they were a little girl.

Most of the time they have an idea of the color and style of the dress they want. But, when I start to ask them some questions about their body type, they realize what they had in mind to wear would not be the best for them.

We are now carrying many Quinceanera Dresses on our regular site. And we started to put together an informational guide on how to choose the right Quinceanera dress.

Check out the information and the dresses. There are terrific savings, beautiful styles and lots to choose from.

Here is a picture of one of my favorite Quinceanera dresses:



Have fun shopping our Quinceanera dresses. Let us know which dress you like the best.

Wishing you all the best,
Priscilla

Quinceanera Celebrations - family decisions

First... if you linked to this page from my newsletter. Please scroll down for the five articles about the 'secrets for saving money' - when planning your Quinceanera celebration.

Next: I wanted to share one of my Bloggers Ilene for Quinceanera Connect.com is having her Quinceanera Celebration today. Therefore, I am leaving for the church now and then to the party. However, the family had to deal with a decision regarding today.

Ilene's grandmother had been very ill. So, the family decided to either postpone or cancel Ilene's rite of passage celebration. However, her grandmother asked the family if anything happened to her, she wanted Ilene to have her Quince Celebration anyway.

Sadly, her grandmother did pass away a few weeks ago. The family got together and decided to fulfill her wishes. They modified some parts of the mass and the party. But, Ilene's grandmother will be there in spirit.

I will report back to you in my next post.

Wishing you all the best,

Priscilla

Quinceanera's #5 Secret For Saving Money

Teresa phoned me and asked me to share the fifth secret with her, since she had an appointment with a reception hall manager. She and her daughter thought they liked this hall the best, but the price was a little to high for her budget. She said she was afraid to ask for a lower price, because the manager wasn't a friendly type of person. Teresa said she felt nervous about going to the meeting.

I was happy Teresa had phoned me, since I knew I would be able to help her feel confident about herself for the meeting with the reception hall manager.

First - I asked Teresa to please take the phone and sit in a comfortable chair. The next thing we were going to do was to help her get rid of her fears. The fear and worry she had regarding her appointment with the reception hall manager. I recommend you follow the same process anytime you feel afraid to do something or you are overwhelmed with fear. I had Teresa follow the following steps:

• Take a deep breath and exhale - repeat this process at least 3 times.

• On your third exhale... smile ;-).

• Take another deep breath and smile again ;-).

• Now think of the meeting with the manager or anyone else - see that person smiling ;-) back at you and thanking you for everything. Feel the positive outcome and both of you are happy.
  

• Take another deep breath and as you exhale smile ;-) again. Focus on the good feeling inside of you ...that the meeting went well and you are very happy with the outcome.
  

• Life is what we make it. When you feel confident with yourself the other person will see your inner strength and not try and take advantage of you.
  

• If your negative feeling returns... repeat the same process. (You can modify the process if necessary - your deep breathing and exhaling combined with a smile changes how your brain works. The process changes the messages sent to your brain from negative to positive. And you will feel relaxed. That's how you can change your attitude of inner peace and with inner self-confidence). The more often you practice this power of positive - inner confidence the happier and healthier you will be. ;-).
  

Now... for your meeting with the reception hall manager or anyone else you have an appointment with.

• Tell the manager you and your family really liked the facilities or services and you would like to have your daughter's Quinceanera party at the reception hall, but you and your family feel the price is too high for what you had budgeted for,

• You will probably be asked what can you afford? THIS IS WHERE YOU ANSWER WITH ANOTHER QUESTION...

• Ask...WHAT IS YOUR MOST COMPETITIVE PACKAGE???

• Don't say anything...LET THE MANAGER TALK!!!

• Sit quiet and let the manager talk...the more the manager gets into the salesperson's mode the more money will be knocked off the price. A price as low as they can and still afford to get your business.
  

• Remember the manager wants your business as much as you want to have your daughter's Quinceanera fiesta there.
  

• Keep your positive attitude and listen. Don't say anything until you think the manager has given you the lowest price possible.
  

• Another insider secret: "Walking power"* - If you aren't still happy with the price you were given.
  

• Get up and start to walk out ...with a smile... let the manager know you were hoping for a lower price than what you were given. Let the manager know you are going to your second choice on your list.
  

• The manager will probably ask you what price you had in mind? You can then share the price you would be happy with and see it they will give it to you.
  

• Always be friendly and upbeat. Managers want to work with people who are easy to work with not complainers.
  

Good luck and things to remember:

1. Have a positive confident attitude.
2. Don't share your price or budget early on.
3. Let the manager know the price quoted was too high.
4. Answer the manager's question with a question ..."what is your most competitive package?"
5. Be quiet let the manager do all the talking...until you are given the final price.
6. Then use your = "Walking Power"*.

You can make it happen...getting your best deal.

Wishing you all the best,

Priscilla
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Quinceanera Tradition With a Unique Idea

Are you looking for an unforgettable idea for your daughter's Quinceanera celebration without costing much money?

Today, I received a call from a Mom living in Florida. She shared with me: 'what's popular at many Quinceanera's Fiestas in her area'.

Picture this...

• A bouquet of balloons is created to hold the Quinceanera's special gifts and her new high heels for her special ceremony at the reception.
  

• Before the bouquet of balloons is put together, the Quinceanera's 'special gifts' being offered to her is placed in a separate balloon.

• A tag is placed on each balloon with the presenters name.

• When it's the presenters turn to offer their present to the Quinceanera, they break the balloon holding their gift.
  

• The presenter then offers their gift to the Quinceanera as they give a blessing and/or special words of love and appreciation.

• The Quinceanera's new high heels are also placed in a large balloon or balloons. When it's time for her father or honored person to place her new shoes on her feet. The balloon or balloons holding the shoes is broken. The shoes are removed and placed on her feet. A blessing or speech is given to the Quineanera, as she takes her first step as a young woman.

Does your area have it's own special tradition? If so... Please share it with me. If I post your story. You will receive my book as a gift from me: Quinceanera Connection: Your Dream Celebration On Any Budget.
email me your story at: priscilla@quinceaneraconnect.com.

If you've already purchased my book, you will receive a gift of equal value or greater value.

All the best,

Priscilla
P.S. For lots more ideas and tips check out: Quinceanera Connection: Your Dream Celebration On Any Budget- by Priscilla Mills. For your free download of the first two chapters. Scroll down on the link page. If you ... "Order Now" you will receive your gift/bonus of a 70 page Quinceanera eplanner with the purchase of book.

July 4th Celebrate Being Grateful

I was thinking... planning a Quinceanera celebration is a time to be grateful and so is the July 4th holiday. I just received this message I would like to share with you from the : White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans -

"On this Fourth of July, we join all Americans in expressing our gratitude for the freedom this national Holiday represents. Over this holiday weekend, please take a moment to share a positive thought for the men and women serving our nation in uniform."

Holidays are usually a time to be with our families and have fun. This July 4th is a time be grateful for what we have. We have the freedoms we enjoy in the United States, because so many brave people, either gave their lives or endangered their lives in the name of freedom.

Freedom gives us so much to be grateful for. However, when we have so much we usually take too much for granted.

Take a few moments now and practice being grateful for what you have.

• Take a deep breath and exhale...repeat this 3 times.
• Close your eyes and take 3 more deep breathes and exhale. Smile...
• Think of 3 things you are grateful for.
  
• Feel the blessings of what you have.
  
• Hold on to those wonderful feelings and say thank you for what you have.
  
• Now take 3 more deep breathes and exhale.
  
• Open your eyes smile and remember the wonderful feeling of being grateful for what you have.

Whenever a negative message or feeling, comes into your head take a deep breath and smile and remember the wonderful feelings of being grateful. Send the negative thoughts away....far, far away. Hold on to those grateful feelings and ask God for more gifts and say thank you. Be ready to accept the gifts of life you deserve.

Blessings,
Priscilla
PS: check out my book that I wrote for the Quinceanera and her family. You can download the first two chapters free.

How To Be the Mom Your Quinceanera Needs

Have you heard the news lately about the increase in high school teen pregnancy this year? Some people are screaming, “Where are their mothers”?

I’m sure many of the mothers have been saying, “My daughter won’t talk to me”. All my daughter does is argue with me and then she runs off crying or yelling at me. Does that sound familiar?

In the book I authored: Quinceanera Connection: Your Dream Celebration On Any Budget, I wrote, “your daughter may be begging for Independence, but she wants your approval now”.

It might seem impossible to be the ‘perfect mom’ of a teen, but you can do it. There was no instruction manual when you delivered your daughter. Nor did you ever think about the challenges you both would have when she entered puberty and then celebrated her right-of-passage and beyond.

The secret is to start communicating as early as possible with your daughter about what she will encounter when her body starts to make changes.

• She needs to hear from her loving mother, being born female is a gift from God.
• A gift she should be proud of and cherish.
  
• A gift she should not share until she is old enough and wise enough to make the right choices.
  

During one of my many interviews when I was performing the research for my book. One of the interviews was with Isabel. She said, " my mother never told me about what she should expect with the changes in my body".

Isabel said she was totally unprepared. She was embarrassed when she started to menstruate. It came on at school. She thought she was dying. She ran to the school nurse for help.

• She never had a close relationship with her mother again.
• She didn’t trust her mother any longer to be her guide.
• She felt her mother let her down.

Isabel’s story was sad. She said she made the wrong choices. She had a baby when she was in college. She knew she didn’t want to have anything to do with the child's father. She dropped out of school.

• She didn’t tell her mother until the baby was about to be born.
• Unfortunately, the baby was born with serious health problems.
• As she was telling me her story, I could hear anger in her voice. It was possibly the same anger she felt when she believed her mother let her down.

Start today: become your daughter’s teacher not her preacher:

• Your role as the mother of a teen has changed.
• However, your daughter needs you more than ever before.
• She needs you to listen to her problems without criticism.
• She wants to feel like a grownup, but she is scared.
• Everyday she has all the social pressures to deal with at school.
• Her body and hormones are changing constantly.
• One day someone is her best friend the next day her enemy.
• She needs you more than ever before.

A few secrets to start with:

• Ask your daughter to help you with a simple task that you can both do together. – Preferably something fun.
• Praise her for her help.
• Tell her you love her and talk about something positive.
• Then let her talk. JUST LISTEN.
• If she doesn’t say anything. That’s fine. After you both are finished with the task. Give her a big hug. Tell her you love her and appreciate her help.
• Let a few days go by. Then ask for her help again for something simple and quick. Repeat the process.
• Then follow up each day and without asking for her help…give her a hug and thank her for being such an important part of your life.

Your daughter will start to feel she can trust you. You will have reconnected with love and without anger and yelling.

I’m planning on writing an e book about the important role a mother has in her daughter's life. From my research I've found if a teen girl doesn’t have a close trusting, loving relationship with her mother. She runs off into the arms of a boy and she makes the wrong choices.

I invite you join a group of mothers who want the best for their daughter.

Please - call me toll free at (866) 478-4623 or email me at:
Priscilla@quinceaneraconnect.com. So we can chat about your relationship with your daughter. I will share my research with you.

Your daughter’s Quinceanera will be more meaningful for everyone involved when you – speak from your heart and don’t criticize her.

All the best,
Priscilla
PS: Until my e book is published, you will find my book- Quinceanera Connection-“Parent Talk” section very helpful for creating a loving, trusting relationship with your Quinceanera. For a limited time you will also receive your free bonus/gift of a 70-page Quinceanera
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Seven Secrets for Having an Amazing Quinceanera on a Small Budget

I received a call from Elena, a mom who told me she had always "dreamed of giving her daughter a beautiful Quinceanera". I was nearly in tears when I heard her story. Elena said, she had been in a serious accident and the family was just getting back on their feet. Not only did she have to deal with the trauma of an accident... her medical bills were huge and overwhelming.

Elena had purchased my book: Quinceanera Connection: Your Dream Celebration On Any Budget. She wanted to share her ideas and what she was considering doing for her daughter's Quinceanera after reading my book.

Elena said, " she now believed, it was possible for her to have a beautiful Quinceanera celebration for her daughter - that would fit into her small budget."

Elena was delighted she was well enough to plan her daughter's Quince fiesta. She said it was fine for me to share what she was planning to do and write about it on my blog. She felt it would be helpful for other mom's to know "you don't need to spend a lot of money in order to fulfill your dreams".

The following are 7 tips from her long list for having a " amazing Quinceanera on a small budget:"

1. Together the family reviewed the proposed guest list. After much discussion they cut the guest list in half. They shared it was better to have a small Quinceanera celebration than not have one at all. They decided to only invite family members and close friends. They still had guest list of almost 100 people.

2. Her daughter with the help of other family members decided on a color theme for her Quinceanera party. In order to save money they are planning on making everything except:

• The Quinceanera dress
• The album
• The tiara

(They set up a planning workbook with pages set aside for color samples and pictures for everything they were thinking of making.)

3. Each of the Quinceanera's sisters volunteered to take on a different responsibility for the party.

• Her older sister who had taken cake decorating classes offered to bake her a special birthday cake.
  
• They decided to test different types of cakes and fillings and invite a few family members and friends for a cake testing party. (Sounds like lots of fun to me)

4. Another sister likes taking pictures and making things with photos. She offered to take pictures of the Quinceanera's friends and place them in cute frames she will decorate. These will be used as place card holders and mementos for her friends to take home.

5. They decided on a menu and are asking certain family members to make a specific dish. The food will be served buffet style. Other family members are being asked to bring beverages.

6. A close friend of the family is a videographer. He was asked if he would take the video of the Quinceanera's special day. Knowing the family was experiencing a financial hardship ... he said he would be honored to produce the video of her "Quinceanera celebration story".

7. The major decision was where to hold the Quinceanera Celebration. The family home is too small for the fiesta. Elena is in the process of asking family members if they could use their home for the party. They have had a few offers and are deciding which one will be the best for the "spectacular Quinceanera Celebration".

"Elena turned a challenge into an amazing and fun - family project."

I would love to hear your own ideas and experiences. Please leave me a comment here or email me at: Priscilla@quinceaneraconnect.com

The Quinceanera tradition dating back to the early 1500's was a community event. Everyone participated with either making handmade gifts, dresses, handicrafts, music and food or what ever was needed to create a "spectacular celebration".

All the best,
Priscilla
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Creating Magic When Planning your Quinceanera Celebration

Wow...I've been receiving phone calls from Mom's of the Quinceanera who are starting to plan their daughter's celebration two years ahead of time. Each mom shared they feel if they purchase the things they need for their daughters celebration a little at a time they can afford to have the dream party they had always hoped to have.

Thoughts from other mom's-

Elizabeth, one of the moms shared; she feels there is no financial burden on the family this way. Instead of spending small amounts of money on unnecessary day to day things, she is saving and buying things as she goes along planning her daughter's Quinceanera celebration.

Alma, another mom I spoke with said: 'after I make my purchase I put it in a special place for safe keeping. My daughter and I look at everything at least once every few weeks. We have a list of what we want to buy and we have so much fun checking out everything all the time'. I could hear the joy in her voice. It was magical.

I've found when I plan a party or vacation it's as much fun as the actual experience it self. Don't miss out on the double fun. It's important to take enough time during the planning process so everyone has the opportunity to share in the double fun and excitement. First during the planning process and then the actual celebration.

That's why it's so important to leave enough time to enjoy every experience along the way.

Think about how wonderful it's to watch your favorite movie twice. Don't you enjoy the movie more the second time? Don't you feel more comfortable because you've been there before?

I know for myself I miss things the first time when I see a movie. The second time I see new things and have a new magical experience.

Plan ahead make the planning process a lot of fun and a magical bonding happening for everyone involved in your daughter's Quinceanera celebration.

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Quince Girls' need Mom to Listen with Love & Understanding

Planning your daughter's Quinceanera takes lots of time and effort. Some days, I bet you wonder, how are you going to make it. But you do! That's being a mom. I wanted to share your daughter has her own challenges as she helps you with the planning of her Quinceanera celebration.

Most likely she is in high school now and that's a social shock for all girls. Your daughter needs you more than ever before. As I wrote in my book: Quinceanera Connection: Your Dream Celebration On Any Budget. In the 'Parent Talk Section', I discuss how important it's for every teenager to have a trusting sounding board to be heard with love and without judgment.

So often teens say- 'no one ever listens to me', because there is so much emotion in the conversations, no can really listen. The best way is too just listen. Listen with love and understanding.

Treat your daughter the way you want to be treated. Ask her how her day was. Tell her you love her, especially on those difficult days. Speak with a loving and caring voice. Don't criticize. listen...listen ...listen...

I want to share a new blog entry on my web site www.QuinceaneraConnect.com. Michelle's Blog is written by Michelle, a freshman in high school who is planning her Quinceanera. She and her mom have a beautiful relationship, but they had to work at it. I think Michelle has expressed her feelings and thoughts very well, about the challenges teen girl's have about 'boys'. I recommend you read her blog entry and have your daughter read it also. Then discuss it. Hear what she has to say. Michelle writes from her heart and soul the truth. That's what life is all about. Being true to yourself first.

All the best,
Priscilla

Save Money- Exquisite Quinceanera Dresses Below Wholesale

Getting a REAL deal has always been fun for me. My father taught me when I was a young girl, how to make the dollars I earned from my allowance go a long way. I was rewarded when I did comparison shopping and knew what things were worth. Till this day I still make sure I'm aware of the value of what I purchase.

Before I place anything on quinceaneraconnect.com website, I compare all other products on the web. I check out other companies shipping rates and I make sure I'm giving my customers the best deal.

When, I met Cande and heard that she had to close her Quinceanera/Bridal shop, because her landlord doubled her rent when her lease was to be renewed. She had to close the business her mother had started 35 years ago.

She had just received her new order of Quinceanera dresses/gowns and she couldn't return them. OUCH!

I told her that I would help her out by placing pictures and some information about her inventory on my site. I get no profit from the sale of these dresses. I wanted both my customers and Cande to benefit.

There are only nine or so gowns left. In limited colors and sizes. If you are the lucky one grab it. We will keep your secret and not let anyone know you got such a great deal.

This is the link ... more information regarding the Quinceanera dresses

How to Handle Last Minute Stress or Any Stress

O. K. you waited until the last minute to order things and ouch things aren't going the way you had hoped. It's alright you didn't know about me before. That's my fault. I should have been on TV, newspapers and radio. Please forgive me. I will journey out there soon. In the mean time you need to be able to get through these difficult times as you plan your daughter's Quince. You need to feel fine and know everything will be beautiful for your daughter's dream Quinceanera celebration.

But, you need to take a few minutes each day and focus on JUST YOURSELF.

I recommend you start doing the following:

• Find a quiet place.
• Sit down and be comfortable.
  
• Close your eyes.
  
• Take a deep breath and exhale.
  
• Then repeat: take at least six deep breaths and exhaling after each deep breath.
• Next: say to yourself (or out loud) "I know GOOD is happening today" repeat the statement 6 times and then end with -
  
• Thank you God.
  
• Take one more deep breath and exhale and end with a smile.
  

• That's it! It works! You will feel more relaxed. You will be happier. You will look beautiful. You'll be able to enjoy the moment and the day much more.

Recommendation: Every time you feel stress or are uncomfortable with a situation. Repeat the process. You don't have to close your eyes. You don't have to say the statement out loud.

I used similar techniques working with Injured Workers for over five years as a life coach. Helping each person build their inner strength, while handling their challenges in life. The process helped hundreds of people. It's my gift to you.

I use this process all the time myself. Especially when Google changes my website position in the organic search engine for no reason at all.

Share the process with others. Let us all feel peace and harmony within. When we feel grateful more goodness comes to us.

Go for it! You deserve to have your life filled with unlimited joy, peace, love, abundance and harmony.

All the best,
Priscilla