Invitation for Our honored guest
The ballroom program awaits
The pleasure ofOur honored guest
Preparing invitationA formal presentation
Celina at XVIII
Celina and her family request the pleasure of your company for her debut and first formal dance.
With poise and gratitude
Eighteen years have been shaped by family, friendship, discipline, and joy. We invite you to take your place in the ballroom as Celina honors those chapters and steps with confidence into the next.
Until the ballroom opens
The presentation
Receiving line and portraits
The Grand Ballroom at The Manila Hotel
One Rizal Park, Ermita, Manila, PhilippinesThe receiving line closes fifteen minutes before Celina's entrance.
Get directionsDebut program and cotillion
The Grand Ballroom at The Manila Hotel
One Rizal Park, Ermita, Manila, PhilippinesDinner follows the formal presentation.
Get directionsThe honored company
Eighteen roses
- Andres
- Nico
- Gabriel
- Luis
- Rafael
- Tomas
Eighteen candles
- Lucia
- Amelia
- Bianca
- Isabel
- Mara
- Sofia
Her family
- Lucia de Vera
- Andres de Vera
- Marco de Vera
- Elena de Vera
The dance card
Receiving line and portraits
Formal entrance
Dinner
Eighteen traditions
Cotillion and open dancing
Ballroom formal
Floor-length dresses, dark suits, barong, and polished formal separates are welcome. Pearl white is reserved for Celina.
- Shell
- Satin mauve
- Charcoal
Program notes
- Please be in the ballroom before the formal entrance.
- Keep the dance floor clear until the cotillion is announced.
- Complimentary valet parking is available at the hotel entrance.
May we write your name on the program?
Please reply on or before July 15, 2028.