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A Quinceañera Court of Honor is composed by damas and chambelanes who have a close relationship with the girl: family members, classmates and friends.
There is no set number as to how many damas and chambelanes, it is up to the Quinceañera to decide how many members to choose for her court.
The beautiful thing about having a Quinceañera is that you can adapt it to fit your budget, style, personality and faith.
Therefore it is up to you to decide if you want a court, how many members you want and which traditional activities to will partake.
Below are the most popular Quinceañera court of honor option arrangements:
14 Damas and 14 chambelanes
4 Damas and 1 chambelan
4 Damas
4 Chambelanes
1 Chambelan
The typical duties of the members of a court of honor are the following:
Accompany the Quinceañera at church during the Quince mass
Some Quinceañeras have said that it’s practically a piece of cake to get the damas.
Getting chambelanes is the real struggle.
Very few boys want to participate as part of the court; sadly most are volunteered by their parents because of a friendship or family tie with the Quinceañera’s parents
Another important matter to discuss is whether you will pay for their outfits of if your court of honor is responsible for this.
In the case of the latter, it is important to discuss with the parents of your court this matter.