Quince pronounced "KING-SAY"

This is Chantel. She has turned 15 and is having a Quince or Quinceanera. I think it's pronounced "King Say", at least that's how a girl from Tennessee (me) says it. It's when a girl who has Latin blood running somewhere in her body turns fifteen. I compare it to a Jewish boy who "becomes a man" at twelve when he has a Bar-mitzvah. It's supposed to be a celebration of no longer being a child, but an adult. It involves the church...ehhh... well ugh sometimes... I guess this is where the likeness splits because I have never been to a KING-SAY (Quince) that was at church. It was always at the reception... ehhh, that would be what's after a wedding right? Okay look, there was this chic in New York who had lots of $$$ and she had a huge wedding planned... only the groom didn't show-up. So instead of crying about it she said, "Let's have a party, 'cause it's already been paid for!" SEEE, no church service, but a big reception PARTY! This is the KING-SAY (Quince) I have experienced. Oh, I forgot to tell you that when the chic without the groom showed up at the PARTY the band played I WILL SURVIVE! HA! I know that this has NOTHING to do with the KING-SAY (Quince) but I needed to throw that in for Pete's Sake. ANNYWAAYY... I am having real fun helping Chantel's mom Robyn plan this and have gotten myself so involved that I know in 3 years, 5 months, and 1 day I will be broke because I HAVE to have Katherine a KING-SAY (Quince) now too. I never heard of this till I came to Florida 16 plus years ago but I also had never heard of a manatee, but that's another story...
I promise to write all about this cool reception uhh... KING-SAY(Quince) 'cause Katherine is IN it and I'm taking the pictures. Latin girls are typically Catholic and the KING-SAY (Quince) starts with the priests blessing. I've been wondering how my Baptist minister would handle that job?