INTRODUCTION

Good evening everyone! Welcome to a night of pastel colors in celebration of a wonderful life for a
girl who is now turning into a fine lady. All of you who are here tonight have watched her grow over
the years into the wonderful person she is now. At this moment, the debutante would like to take
this opportunity to thank all the important individuals on her life. She would like to express
her deep gratitude on these people who play a great role in raising her and for being a friend who
are always there to support her and share the joy and success as she journey to become a fine
lady. As a jumpstart, let us all welcome and acknowledge the ever supportive and loving family of
our debutant:

ENTRANCE OF THE FAMILY

Father: Ricahrd Cortez
Mother: Elsa Cortez
Siblings: Kinjie Cortez

(Inform all 18 roses, candles, & treasures to be in their sets provided to them)

GRAND ENTRANCE OF DEBUTANT

Tonight is a celebration of adulthood and a thanksgiving of the life God has given to our lovely
celebrant. Let us put our hands together, as we welcome the main highlight of this celebration, and
as she stepped into a higher level of life, ladies and gentlemen, our debutant,
…………………KIMBERLY JANE SALAS CORTEZ………………………

Wow, blooming and lovely, indeed! Saan nga ba siya nagmana? Kay Mommy ba? Or kay Daddy?
Or baka both? Evidently, before tonight, Kimberly has had happy years in a very happy home. The
love of a family will always be God’s greatest blessing. Sabi nga nila, in life we can have several
friends, classmates, and social circles, but there is only one family who is always willing and ready
to welcome us no matter what.
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To spiritually open the program, may I ask everybody to please stand for the Lord’s Moment for
our guidance and blessings to be led by Meliza M. Tagulalac .

Thank you please be seated.

Ladies and gentlemen, to answer the question kung saan nga ba nag mana si Kimberly, here’s
Mama Elsa to welcome us all to their lovely daughter’s 18th birthday party.

Thank you, for such a very warm welcome, Mama Elsa.

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And to continue with the program, To represent Kimberly’s Circle of Important People of her Life,
let us welcome the following persons who will share their wishes and offer Candles
of Enlightenment which symbolizes friendship. 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. Then, they
each light a candle that symbolizes light — light that will guide Kimberly on her life journey.
Once all 18 candles have been lit, they are placed on the debutante’s birthday cake and blown
out.

“18 candles will be lit up by 18 of the debutante’s closest friends and relatives. Every candle
Symbolizes a year of her existence. Each one will be a visible reminder of Francis’ triumph over
challenges in life… serves as eternal lamp that brings her optimistic view of the world she’s about
to enter and a guiding light that gives her a sense of direction.”

Each and every candle wishes to the debutant

 1. For long life
2. For good health
3. For financial independence
4. For spiritual enlightenment
5. For peace of mind
6. For strength and determination
7. For courage and willpower
8. For knowledge enrichment
9. For her safe travels to see the beauty of the world
10. For success and genuine happiness
11. For her family’s unity and harmony
12. For stronger friendship ties
13. For social awareness and concern
14. For everlasting love
15. For enhancement of her talents and skills
16. For her everlasting beauty
17. For more opportunities to come

“Kassandra Vikings - For her purpose driven life, Many ancient cultures believed that smoke
carried their prayers to the heavens. So, at the count of three,members of the 18 Candles, let’s
say “May all our wishes come true”and blow your candles together. 1, 2, and 3…

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They say that being 18 means you are now legally permitted to do things that an adult can do. It
gives you the freedom and the ticket to try new adventures and learn new things. The same way
being 18 means you have now come to an age where you are expected to perform duties and be
responsible to your actions and do decisions that will make you a better person. Like a flower that
blooms and exudes its sweet scents to attract bees and butterflies, the debutant will be swarmed
on by 18 equally gentle bachelors and with the brothers.

Let us invite them to come into the center-stage. Circle of 18 gentle bachelors who will offer to her
roses that symbolize love. Love, which Bianca has for her family and all the people in her life.
Each bachelor after giving Bianca a rose will dance with her for about a seconds or minutes with
the background music.. So without further ado, let us continue the celebration of this important
night by having her first dance as she enters a new world of coming to an age let us start with…
The first dance is of course to the forever most handsome and most supportive guy in herlife. To
dance with our debutant, Kimbelry’s18th ladies and gentlemen, Papa Richard Cortez.

Read this while father and daughter’s dancing

(The father and daughter dance is probably one of the most loved traditions in any Filipino debut
celebration. This signifies the daughter’s first step to womanhood and the father’s acceptance of
this period in his daughter’s life)

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The last dance is of course being reserved to the forever and always special guy in her life. I’ll
gave you Mr. ___________________________ (name of boyfriend).

18th birthday marks the end of teenage and the beginning of adulthood. It is a very special day in
every one's life because on this a person cherishes the old moments filled with love, care and
shelter but now the person is moving towards adulthood where she will be loaded with
responsibilities and independence of thought and expression.
As the debutante receives her 18 roses let it be a reminder that like the rose life is beautiful,
however, there are thorns that signify that life isn’t that easy for there are problems to be faced. It
is up to her how she will handle these hurdles with the support of her family and friends.

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Sorry for the intrusion in the continuous flow of our celebration but I would like to announce that
we will have our dinner this time. After the dinner, the family would like to request everybody to
please remain for a while for the continuation of our program. Thank you. At this moment, I’d like
to request everybody to please stand as we say our prayer before meals to be led by
____________________ (its up to you who will to lead)

…………..DINNER …………..DINNER ……………. DINNER ……………. DINNER…………..

(I will be calling on the members of Kimberly’s friends, supporters, family, and others. Once you
will be called, please join Kimberly on stage for your photo session with her. Have your photo
taken with her and then you can go directly to the buffet tables provided)

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Enjoy the dinner ….

As what Willa Cather said “Where there is great love, there are always wishes.” Because birthdays
are always new beginnings, new endeavors with new set of goals, sending birthday messages and
wishes is a tradition especially in our country, where we give high value to family ties and
relationship. Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you these 18treasure for our debutant.

These are the people close to the heart of our celebrant, and whom she listens and confides to for
inspiring words and friendly advices. As the debutante celebrates the beginning of womanhood,
she will need tools that help her in the future, encourage her in the present, or give her something
fond to look back on. These 18 Treasures,friends or family members are tasked to give the
debutante special gifts or “tokens”, and explain how they will become inspirations for her.

These “treasures” represent the friendship between the giver and the debutante, because they
indicate how well they know each other. The 18 treasure gifts signify the 18 person that she will
treasure and these gifts will be her inspiration and armor in her journey towards fulfilling her
dreams.Ladies and gentlemen, the 18 Treasures... let’s start with…

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---------------------------------------------18 BILLS------------------------------------------------------------------

Ladies and gentlemen, we shall now have 18 bills. A prosperity tree should help us witness
through how generosity and the hope of financial bliss should go through her life. The prosperity
tree shall stand as witness to this event as Bianca shall plant this and together grow with it. It’ll
remind her that when she was 18, 18 of her loved ones and friends stood for this generosity.

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------------------------------------BIRTHDAY CAKE CUTTING-------------------------------------------------

Our lovely and stunning Kimberly will blow the candles on her birthday cake. And to complete that
customary practice, let us all sing joyfully a song I am very sure everybody is familiar with, the
happy birthday song! Let sing altogether. "Happy Birthday Kimbelry! Let us give 18 claps for
Bianca.. Thank you very much. You can now blow your 18 candles and make a wish. It is now
time to cut the cake. As Jam has reached the age of maturity, she will now cut the cake and give a
portion to her parents as a symbol of her love and gratefulness to them."
Tonight’s celebration tells me that the best demonstration of gratitude in response to a wonderful
experience like this one can be contained in an overwhelming thank you. Maraming salamat po for
making me a part of this memorable occasion. And if there’s one person here tonight who is more
than grateful to see all of you that would be our beloved celebrant, Kimberly Jane
. I’m giving the floor to our dear debutant to give her message for all of us.

-----------------SPEECH FROM THE DEBUTANT CLOSING REMARKS--------------------------------

The night is young, and so are we, diba?

Our debutant is not just a pretty face but also a very talented lady. To get the party started,
throw your hands up in the air for Kimberly. And with that, our program has officially concluded. I
would like to thank everyone who have made this momentous night a success. For those who are
going home, may God bless you. Be safe everyone. And for those who are staying the night is
young and the floor is now open for dancing. This is your host, ________________________, now
signing off! Enjoy the rest of the night everyone!