Quince Dresses

Today, with my friend Jennyi, I tried on a quince dress.  I'm going to be turning fifteen whilst here in Mexico, so I'm going to have a quinceanera.  The dresses for quinceaneras are really expensive so I'm going to borrow a friends.  I was told before trying on that quince dresses are REALLY BIG. But nothing could have prepared me for what was to come. Quinceaneras are kind of like weddings here.  First there's a religious ceremony, then there's a big party.  Just like a bride, the birthday girl has boys and girls that dress up in like colors. The same idea as bridesmaids and groomsmen and there's a couriagraphed dance with the 'quince party' (think wedding party) The dresses are also really fancy and so is the hair and makeup.  Some people get professional pictures taken.  It's a big deal!
The dress that I'm going to wear, unless I chicken out, is red and has sparkles.  There's a huge puffy skirt part and a corset top.  It's a little scary.  Attached to the booty is a ruffly part.  As you might know if you know me well, this dress doesn't sound like my style at all!  For one, red isn't my favorite color in the world because I feel like it makes my skin look weird.  Also puffy dresses and skirts aren't my normal cup of tea.  One of my best friends and I have an ongoing joke about how much we love sparkles, studs and ruffles and it's all we ever dream about. Because we really don't like sparkles, studs and ruffles.
But I'm actually super excited to wear this authentic Mexican dress for the occasion!  I'm going to get my hair done all fancy which will probably also include a lot of sparkles.  Usually people get fancy makeup done which I'm also planning on doing.
Here is a picture of dresses which look very similar to mine.