About Chiquita Events

Chiquita Events is a professional event planning and design firm based in Los Angeles, California. We consult in all areas of event planning, project management and onsite supervision. We service clients in Los Angeles County, and some parts of Orange and Ventura Counties.

This page contains information on Quinceañera event planning. To access our corporate and marketing event planning site, please click here.

Services

EVENT PLANNING

Our event planning services include budgeting, establishing dates and alternate dates, selecting and reserving the event site, acquiring permits, and coordinating transportation and parking. We also work with carefully selected vendors to secure catering, DJ, live band, limo, party cake, party favors (recuerdos), florals, and all the extras you may require.

EVENT THEME DESIGN

We are experienced designers who will work with you to develop a special theme and choose the right combination of props, lighting, flowers, centerpieces and decor elements to make your Quinceañera dreams come true.

ON-SITE MANAGEMENT

Our services include some or all of the following, depending on the event: coordinating location support (such as electricity and other utilities), arranging tables, chairs, tents, audiovisual, security, fire code safety, portable toilets, parking, signage, emergency plans, first-aid assistance, cleanup, and more.

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Planning

 

A Quinceañera is a special occasion in which we celebrate a teenage girl's passage into womanhood. In Spanish-speaking countries from Mexico to Argentina, the celebration of a young lady's fifteenth birthday is a memorable occasion and an opportunity to be part of a significant change in her life.

For Latinos living in the United States, it is a way to preserve an important part of our heritage alongside friends and family.

Planning a Quinceañera takes a great deal of preparation, for it is a young woman's milestone in which tradition, ceremony, ritual and merriment merge together. It is a memory of a lifetime. This occasion involves many details that require a lot of attention and follow-up in order to avoid an unpleasant experience for your family and guests.

*The chart on the right represents a general idea of how the Quinceañera planning process works.

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  • Step 1: Pre-planning

    Date: Choose a date
    Cost: Determine a budget
    Place: Decide on a location
    Theme: Choose a theme

  • Step 2: Planning

    Venues: Research venues
    Vendors: Research vendors
    Costing: Negotiate services
    Contracts: Finalize contracts

  • Step 3: Execution

    Design: Decide on decor items
    Documents: Secure permits
    Set-up: Manage day-of preparations
    Wrap-up: Oversee clean up and returns
    Post: Finalize vendor accounts and thank-you's

Experience

CLAUDIA CASILLAS

Claudia has led her independent event planning business with much success since 2003. Having studied interior design with an emphasis on art direction for film and television, Claudia worked for ten years in the entertainment industry. Her film and TV experience includes positions in art directing for television commercials, set decorating for two network sitcoms, prop mastering on a cable series, and production coordinating for numerous live events. She is a member of the International Special Events Society and also the Green Meetings Industry Council.

MARICELA FLORES

Maricela joined Chiquita Events in 2006 and is our valued special event coordinator. She is a graduate of California State Polytechnic University. Her experience includes designing retail displays, researching materials and sourcing decor items.

 

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Contact

If you are interested in securing our event planning services, please email your request to Claudia. You may also call our office at (310) 745-4551 to schedule an in-person consultation.

If you are a service provider and wish to get on our vendor list, please send your company details via email to Maricela. No phone calls please.

 

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