Planning Your Debut

In planning, you must consider the following:

1.) How much is your budget? 

It is important that you should know how much is your overall budget so that you can estimate how many people to invite, place where you will celebrate, and other debut packages you can avail.

2.) How many people are invited? 

Most of the hotels with packages only offer 100pax in their debut packages. If you can afford to pay for the excess people then it will be fine. But what if you can only afford 100pax; nothing more nothing less? 

Then here are some following tips to choose your guests in order according to the level of importance:

a. Family members and relatives close to you (first cousins. Your titas and titos might understand that you're on a tight budget so they might choose your cousins as their representatives during your debut)

b. High school Classmates/ Barkadas  

c. College Friends

d. Other people who love and accept you despite your imperfections. Inviting them to your party is a sort of gratitude.. :)

3.) Where to celebrate? 

Just check out my other post for the places, packages and their prices :)

4.) Date? 

It's important that you must reserve the place you have chosen as early as possible ( one or two months before the event) because remember that you're not the only one who will be having a special event during your birth date. There are also other people planning up ahead. Paunahan lang, kumbaga. 

5.) Invitation Letters

If you still have the budget then you can visit the stores near University of Midanao where you can have made-to-order invitations card ranging from Php35.00 to Php150.00 pero invitation letter, depending on your theme or motiff. You can also order invitations card from me with free delivery around downtown areas with minimum of 50pcs. :) PM me for details!

6.) Documentation

There's nothing more important than documenting your most special day. You can either have a friend to be your official photographer or you can pay around Php10,000.00 for hiring a professional photographer or videographer for your debut.

One of my photos from pre-debut photoshoot
Make-up and photo by my friend Joshua Caesar Medroso

My photographers: my cousins are the best ;)

Check out my D.I.Y Debut! :)

  

My Simple Pool Party Debut

I thought of having this kind of debut to enjoy my special day with my friends :)

Venue: DCG Family Pool Toril, Davao City

(For more information about the prices just click HERE . They just offer the place alone. So you need to have to hire or do-it-yourself decoration for the venue, ask for a catering service for food buffet and fondant cake, and an additional microphone since they only have one microphone. The place is also far away since it is located inside a subdivision or village (I think). But above all else, the place is affordable, clean, they have also a very clean swimming pool and exclusive only for your guests and family!)

Date: May 10, 2013 (few days before the Senatorial elections but no liquor ban yet)

Theme: Pool Party with a Luau twist

We have different wants and likes for our debut. But for me, I'm not really that glamorous type of girl who wants to have a grandiose celebration in hotels or gardens. I want my debut to be simple yet fun, celebrating this once in a lifetime event with my family and friends!  :)

My uncle giving his birthday present- free hair and make-up
 from Hair Studio- Gaisano Mall of Davao

My uncle's friend who did my hairdo for my special night

I'm done!

In debuts, it's alright to ask for sponsors and small helps from your close relatives. It doesn't mean you're going to demand them a lot, you know. They know how their nieces desire to have this major event. You can ask for simple requests like hair and make-up :)

IN THE PROGRAM...

toast for the debutante

AVP of well-wishers

For the food we have spaghetti, and a lot more
tasty food buffet served by tita Gloria Alcantara Catering
Facebook link here: https://www.facebook.com/gloria.alcantara.92?fref=ts

I also have 18 Alohas/ candles, 18 puas (flowers in Hawaiian), 18 Mea Makamaes (treasures in Hawaiian) and 18 Kokolekas (Chocolates)

One of my 18 Alohas/ candles: wishes and brief messages
of my special girls in my life

One of my Mea Makamaes (Treasures): my aunts and friends who are
financially well/able ;)

Some of my 18 Puas Participants, haha

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Affordable Places to Celebrate Debut Around Davao & Their Offered Packages

1. Regency Inn Davao
Located at: Villa Abrille St., 8000 Davao City Philippines

They have different packages: the Classic Debut Package & the Majestic Debut Package

a. Classic Debut Package costs Php38,500.00
(Click HERE for the inclusions and other details)

Here are some of the photos my friend Jona have during her debut in Regency Inn Davao :)
Title: Jona's Coming of Age
Theme: Black and White Debut Party

b. Majestic Debut Package costs Php54,800.00
(Click HERE for the inclusions and other details)


Here are some of the photos my friend Arlette/Sydney have during her debut in Regency Inn Davao :)
Title: Sydney @ 18
Theme: Pink Princess Debut Party

2. Linmarr Apartelle
Located at: Lakandula Street Davao City 8000

(Click HERE for the inclusions and other details)


Here are some other pictures from the Linmarr site (no copyright intended)

3. My Hotel Davao 

Located at: San Pedro Street, Davao City

(Click HERE for the inclusions and other details)

Here are some other pictures from the My Hotel site (no copyright intended)

4. Grand Regal Hotel

Located at: J.P Laurel Ave., Lanang

(Click HERE for the inclusions and other details)

5. OrangeGrove Hotel

Located at: 123 Crossing Buhangin, Davao City

(Click HERE for the debut st-up and other details)