do you do Quinceanears??

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So applicant Ruby or Rudy(can't remember her name) got me thinking....

How many of you do or have done Quinceanears??

How many of you don't even know what that is?

If you do Quinceanears, are they money makers for you like weddings??

I don't know how to do a poll thread, so here's the choices, or write whatever you want, If someone wants to change the poll format for me, please, be my guest.....

A. Yes, I do a lot

b. I do a few

c. never, but I would

d. nope, don't want to do it

e. What the heck are Quinceanears
 
I have only made a couple of nosegay for Quinceañera. That is in the past two years. We have a large hispanic poplulation here, but I am not sure where they buy their flowers. The two nosegay that I made where inexpensive, they don't want to spend alot of money.
Not sure how to tap into this market.
 
I would love love love to do them, however, it seems around here they use silks and they are mostly DIY.. The other shop didn't do them at all, and didn't persue it either. I don't know about the grocery floral dept..hmmm.

What's happening in other parts of the country?
 
well, let me tell you this..

First a little background, I'm half Spanish (for all you smartalecs the other half is German, Scandinavian, and Black Dutch) and I grew up MOSTLY in New Mexico.

Quinceanears are a Mexican tradition for girls. Pretty much like a coming out or a sweet sixteen except it happens when a girl is 15. It's pretty much a celebration stating when a girl becomes a woman.

I've seen some Quinceanears that were elaborate to say the least and I've seen some not so fancy.

The Mexican community is a very tight knit bunch (BTW I have Mexican relatives) and It can be very hard to tap into that market.

Most Quinceanears I've been involved with I pretty much did the bouquet and that was it. BUT, when they got married I did the wedding.

I was fortunate because at my previous job, my boss was from Puerto Rico and spoke Spanish (I don't speak Spanish very well, Just a little bit, and some bad words!) So the Mexican community felt comfortable coming to us. We sold so many red roses!!

Anyway, just curious if more states are doing Quinceanears than just the Southwest states.
 
We have a pretty good size Hispanic community here and we sell a fair amount of fresh flowers and wrapped bouquets but when it comes to special occasions, I see a lot of silks and I think its because they can be keepsakes. The last three or four Hispanic weddings I saw at outdoor locations all had silks, lots of color, big big Disney Princess like dresses too. Very sparkly, very festive but no real flowers.
 
My little burb has a large Mexican population and I've though about it, I think it would be a great idea and I'd love to do it. I am just worried about a language barrier. I don't speak Spanish and of course a lot of my neighbors do speak English but quite a few speak very little of it.

Edited to add after reading chezblooms post:
One of my favorite and best weddings was a wedding of a Hispanic man and white woman, she had Mexican peasant dresses for bridesmaid dresses, they had a LOT of color and told me to go for it, do what I want, get creative. I was happy, they were thrilled, it was awesome all the way around.
 
I did several, here in South Florida there is a large Hispanic population.
The largest had a "princess" chair that was so elaborate it had to be done onsite. The family was at the hall durring the entire decorative process and nearly drove me wild. We always had alot of DIY requests to buy flowers too.
 
We do quite a few of them & Depending on the family they can get very very large. In our area, they love lots of lace, & tulle for these celebrations. We do have some very affluent hispanic families here, along with a large populus of middle class and some quinceaneras are held at the 4 & 5 star hotels in the area.

In obtaining the business from this group of people, it is important to acknowledge the important things in their lives and embrace these important happenings as a shop-keeper.

One thing about getting the hispanic business is being involved in their daily lives. Promote yourself amongst this population as being a "florista or floreria" who will take care of their needs. This means getting products that they want and need in their lives, as well as having a staff member(s) who can speak their language."

FOR THOSE NOT FAMILAR-------
The Quinceañera or Quince años is, in some Spanish-speaking regions of the Americas, a young woman's celebration of her fifteenth birthday, which is commemorated in a unique and different way from her other birthdays. It is sometimes represented XV Años, meaning "15 years." Only a few countries call the actual party "quinceañera."

Besides referring to the actual festivities, the word is also used to refer to the young woman whose 15th birthday is being celebrated (analogous to the word cumpleañera for "birthday girl"). The closest equivalents to the quinceañera in the English-speaking world are the sweet sixteen, Bar or Bat Mitzvah for Jewish children turning 13, cotillion, or, in more affluent communities, the debutante ball for those who turn 18.







I can tell you the hispanic population embrace flowers in their culture and lives .
 
I have only done a few (I can never pronounce the word, and I'm not even going to attempt to spell it!). We get more requests for Bar & Bat Mitzvahs. The funny thing is, I am in a more Hispanic than Jewish area?!?! I like doing them both, they are like weddings without the corsages!!
 
Not big here....

But, that said... my youngest daughter is in "the court" of one this weekend...it seems to be a huge deal, shoes, dresses, hair, nails, church, hall, food, booze, dancing...

The court has been practicing every night for the last few weeks, since they have to "preform" at the gig....
 
Large Hispanic populatation here. I have made several. All seem to choose roses with lots of ribbons.

Would love to do more business with Hispanics, I need to take a spanish class so I can communicate with them better.
 
we do them occasionally.

A couple weeks ago, we did a First Birthday party/baptism for a Hispanic couple and their child.

It was a good sale and they were very happy.

joe
 
Never heard of them until today. But in Ohio we don't have many Spanish or Mexican people.

I think most families here take their daughters to McDonalds and then to Planned Parenthood clinic when they come of age. They have never ordered flowers for that. :rofl:
 
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