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Debut plan and checklist
Budget, saving plan, program flow, 18 roses, 18 candles and 18 treasures
Debutante: [NAME]
Date: [DEBUT DATE]
Venue: [VENUE, CITY]
Guests and theme: [NUMBER OF GUESTS], [THEME]
1. Budget
Item How many Price each Total
Venue 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Food per guest [N] ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Gown and outfit change 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Hair and makeup 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Photo and video 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Host, lights and sounds 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Cake 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Styling and backdrop 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
18 roses, candles and flowers 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Invitations and giveaways 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Total ₱ [TOTAL]
We save: ₱ [AMOUNT] already, then ₱ [AMOUNT] each month from [FIRST DATE] to [LAST DATE] — [N] payments.
2. Saving plan
Date Put aside Saved by then Done
[DATE] ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT] ☐
[DATE] ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT] ☐
[DATE] ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT] ☐
[DATE] ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT] ☐
[DATE] ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT] ☐
[DATE] ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT] ☐
3. Program flow
Time Segment In charge
6:00 PM Registration and photo wall [NAME]
6:30 PM Entrance of the debutante; opening prayer [NAME]
6:40 PM Welcome by the host and the parents [NAME]
6:50 PM 18 candles — wishes from 18 special women [NAME]
7:15 PM Dinner [NAME]
7:50 PM 18 treasures — gifts with a message [NAME]
8:15 PM 18 roses — a dance with 18 special men, the father last [NAME]
8:50 PM Cotillion [NAME]
9:00 PM Cake and the birthday song [NAME]
9:10 PM Message of the debutante; thanks to family and friends [NAME]
9:20 PM Party, photo booth and giveaways [NAME]
4. 18 roses
No. Relation Name
1 Brother or cousin [NAME]
2 Cousin [NAME]
3 Cousin [NAME]
4 Best friend [NAME]
5 Friend [NAME]
6 Friend [NAME]
7 Classmate [NAME]
8 Classmate [NAME]
9 Godfather (ninong) [NAME]
10 Uncle [NAME]
11 Uncle [NAME]
12 Family friend [NAME]
13 Teacher or coach [NAME]
14 Cousin [NAME]
15 Brother [NAME]
16 Grandfather [NAME]
17 Special someone [NAME]
18 Father [NAME]
5. 18 candles
No. Relation Name
1 Grandmother [NAME]
2 Godmother (ninang) [NAME]
3 Aunt [NAME]
4 Aunt [NAME]
5 Sister or cousin [NAME]
6 Cousin [NAME]
7 Cousin [NAME]
8 Best friend [NAME]
9 Friend [NAME]
10 Friend [NAME]
11 Classmate [NAME]
12 Classmate [NAME]
13 Teacher [NAME]
14 Family friend [NAME]
15 Cousin [NAME]
16 Grandmother or aunt [NAME]
17 Sister [NAME]
18 Mother [NAME]
6. 18 treasures
No. Name Gift
1 [NAME] [GIFT]
2 [NAME] [GIFT]
3 [NAME] [GIFT]
4 [NAME] [GIFT]
5 [NAME] [GIFT]
6 [NAME] [GIFT]
7 [NAME] [GIFT]
8 [NAME] [GIFT]
9 [NAME] [GIFT]
10 [NAME] [GIFT]
11 [NAME] [GIFT]
12 [NAME] [GIFT]
13 [NAME] [GIFT]
14 [NAME] [GIFT]
15 [NAME] [GIFT]
16 [NAME] [GIFT]
17 [NAME] [GIFT]
18 [NAME] [GIFT]
7. Checklist
When What Done
6–8 months before Agree on the budget, the theme and the guest count; book the venue ☐
5–6 months Book photo and video, the host, lights and sounds, and the caterer ☐
4–5 months Choose the 18 roses, 18 candles and 18 treasures; ask each person ☐
3–4 months Order the gown; plan the cotillion and start practice ☐
2 months Styling and backdrop, cake, giveaways; hair and makeup ☐
1 month Send invitations; confirm the program and the guest count ☐
1 week Final fitting; run-through with the host; prepare the speech ☐
After Thank-you messages and photos to the 18 roses, candles and treasures ☐
Turning 18 At 18 you reach the age of majority (Republic Act No. 6809): you can open accounts and sign contracts in your own name. The 18 roses, candles and treasures are a tradition, not a rule — choose the people who matter to you.
Our own amounts: the examples are not market prices. The plan runs from today to the month before the debut; the last payment adjusts. Checked 21 October 2026.