30 Quinceañera Messages from the Padrinos and the Family

The questions

30 questions for the padrinos and the family

Three of these go in the book to start. Swap in any you like, or write your own.

For the padrinos12 questions

What is your brindis for her? Say it here, so she keeps it.
What part of the quince are you her padrino for, and why did you say yes?
What was she like as a little girl?
What did you think when you saw her in the dress?
What does her name mean to you?
What do you wish for her at fifteen?
Which family story should she carry with her?
What were you doing at fifteen, and what would you tell her?
What does she do that always makes you laugh?
Who in the family would have loved to see her today?
Which song do you want played for her, and why?
What would you say with the microphone for one minute?

For Abuela and Abuelo8 questions

Tell her about your own fifteenth birthday.
Tell her about her mamá or papá at fifteen.
What was your wedding like?
Who taught you to dance?
Which recipe do you want her to keep making?
What did your mother tell you at fifteen that you want her to hear?
What do you want her to know about where our family comes from?
What blessing do you give her today?

For the court and friends8 questions

How long did you practice the waltz, and who kept stepping on whose feet?
What did you think when you saw the dress?
What is she like at school that her family never sees?
What was the funniest thing that happened getting ready today?
Which song will always remind you of her?
What do you want to do together after high school?
What is one thing about her nobody else knows?
What do you want to tell her today?

Two ways to do it

The padrinos' words, or Abuela's stories for her.

Everyone's messages

A page from every padrino and every tía

Each padrino records their brindis wherever they are, from one link, in the weeks before the quince. The book is Sofía's the morning after the party.

What is your brindis for Sofía?
What was Sofía like as a little girl?
What do you wish for Sofía as a young woman?

Start the book for her

Abuela's story

Abuela's stories for her

Abuela sits in her kitchen with your phone and the first question. Her stories about the family go into Sofía's book too.

Tell Sofía about your own fifteenth birthday.
Tell Sofía about her mamá at fifteen.
What do you hope Sofía carries on from our family?

Start Abuela's story

Record Abuela right there in the kitchen in the Chorus app! Afterwards it prompts you with her next question every week or every month.

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Books people made for a big day

I am so glad I took the time to do this, my daughter loved it so much and said it was the best present she has ever gotten. Just a super gift!!

Sarah D.

made a book for her daughter's quince

Papá cried....and my papá never cries! It was so easy to collect the stories. Super support too!

Emily M.

made a book for her daughter's quince with her papá

Chorus, thanks so much! I'm not technical and found this so easy. The book is a family heirloom now.

Mary C.

made a book for her granddaughter's quince

The podcast link is brilliant - you just get things you couldn't get in a book like laughing or the background in a recording! I am so happy we have this for her when she is grown.

Chris O.

made a book for his goddaughter's quince

SUPER idea. In a world where we're all so disconnected, capturing all the things we mean to each other is just priceless. Make the time, do it!

Kate B.

made a book for her niece's quince

Here's what she gets.

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Javier

her papá

Sofía, mija, we dance the waltz tonight. I have been practicing in the garage for a month and your brother says I am still terrible. Te quiero mucho...

Next up, Rosa, her Tía

Hear it

Every brindis in the podcast

Every brindis and every message plays from one link, so she can hear them again the morning after.

What was Sofía like as a little girl?

Rosa

her Tía

Sofía, you sang in the back of my car at the top of your voice and knew every word. You were seven.

Scan to hear Rosa

Read it

A book to read online

A book online that you can send digitally or print at home!

A Chorus hardcover with Sofía's quinceañera on the cover

Hold it

A hardcover for her to keep

We print the book and ship it to your door.

What makes it easy

We've made it easy for everyone to join in!

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Luis

her padrino

Tiempo de Vals

Chayanne

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Add a song to their message

Each person can pick a song that goes with their message. It plays from their place in the podcast and prints on their page.

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One link for everyone

They can each record a message on their own phone. Nobody needs an account.

Voice, video or writing

Everyone can answer their own way, with a voice note, a video or a few written lines.

Scan the page and hear their voice!

A code under each message plays the voice from the book. You can switch the codes off if you'd like the page without them.

LJRM4 chipped in

Everyone can chip in

Turn on chip-in and everyone can put money towards the book.

The free Chorus app

Record Grandma or Grandpa on your phone

Grandma might never open a link, and that's ok! Sit down together, ask her one of the questions and hold up your phone while she talks.

Also in the app

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Lupita

You followed me around my kitchen from the day you could walk and asked why about everything. Tonight I get to watch you dance.

Edit

Change anything before it prints

You see every page before it prints, so you can fix a word, swap a photo or take a page out.

Lupita, voice note4:12

Luis, video1:20

Javier, voice note2:48

Keep every recording

Every voice note and video is yours to download, free, whenever you like!

Gathering is free. You pay when the book is ready.

Collect every voice and every photo for free, then choose how she gets it.

The voices

$45

Her own podcast. Every recording is tidied as it comes in, and one link plays them all.

Choose the voices

The book

$99

The podcast, plus a book online that you can send digitally or print at home.

Choose the book

The keepsake

$115

The book printed as a hardcover and shipped to you, with everything above. Shipping is included.

Choose the keepsake

Start free and send the link today.

Questions people ask

What do you write in a quinceañera memory book?

Your brindis first. Then one thing about her as a little girl that only you remember.

Can people record in Spanish?

Yes! People record in whatever language they speak at home, and you can type the words out on their page before it prints.

Can family in Mexico take part?

Yes! The link works in any country, and every voice plays in the one podcast.

Can the padrinos record their brindis?

Yes! Each padrino records their toast before the party or at it, and it plays in the podcast and prints on their page in the book.

When should I start?

Send the link about six weeks before the day, and order the printed book three weeks before so it arrives in time. The podcast and the book online are ready the day you order.

What does it cost?

It doesn't cost anything to collect the messages. When the book is ready, you choose the podcast, the book online or the printed hardcover. We ship the hardcover to you and the shipping is included.

Can someone write their message instead?

Yes. Anyone can type their message instead of recording it, and add a photo with it.

Start a quinceañera book

Gathering is free. Everyone will love being part of it.

Every padrino gives her their brindis, and she keeps them all in one book!