From the moment of arrival, guests were greeted at valet by arbors of flowers leading through a bower of flowing pink silk drapes that opened to the elevator lobby. Then the formally-attired throng was whisked to the top floor where the breathtaking evening formally began.<\/p>\n
\u201cKamila\u2019s quincea\u00f1era was about so much more than creating a beautiful evening,\u201d Nancy Almodovar tells PaperCity. \u201cIt was about celebrating her, our family, our culture and this incredible milestone in her life. Every detail was intentional because I wanted her to look back on this night and always remember how deeply she is loved.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Kamila Almodovar cuts the ribbon leading to her namesake boutique filled with gifts for guests (Photo by 15 AND CO)<\/p>\n
A quartet from Divisi Strings performed in the ballroom foyer as everyone was served champagne and other drinks of choice as they awaited doors opening. A major bonus of partying at Le Tesserae<\/a> is the vast balcony that overlooks Buffalo Bayou and beyond to the Houston downtown skyline. Many among the throng found perches on the terrace elegantly furnished with comfy seating, with service from an attentive waitstaff.<\/p>\n Through windows to the ballroom, everyone could see the astonishing quincea\u00f1era cake, a towering seven-tiered confection wrapped in garlands of roses. The cake was the work of Reposteria Creativa, which created the masterpiece in the pastry kitchen\u2019s home base in Miami. Cake delivery came via jet from Florida.<\/p>\n Doors to the ballroom opened revealing a resplendent decor \u2014 the ceiling above the dance floor cascading with flowers and crystals; the single lengthy tables flanking the dance floor dressed in a continuous, mammoth flow of roses, hydrangeas, stock, anemones and more; and dinner tables centered with towering bouquets dripping with crystal balls, each filled with a rose. The wealth of blossoms, some 43,000 flowers, were flown in from Ecuador and Colombia.<\/p>\n A massive video screen at the end of the dance floor scrolled through images of Kamila, her family and friends while the nearby Kamila Boutique was stocked with gifts for guests. These included monogramed custom hoodies, water bottles, beauty masks and beauty blenders.<\/p>\n Applause, applause to the event planner Macy Lima<\/a> and\u00a0Royal Luxury Events,<\/a> which did the decor for the magical evening.<\/p>\n Mariachi de Sonidos de Guanajuato<\/a> launched the festivities as guests found their seats and gracious hosts Nancy and Jose Almodovar made the rounds, visiting each table and welcoming all the guests personally. Once the buffet dinner by Jackson & Company had been served, Jose Almodovar introduced his daughter.<\/p>\n DJ and Master of Ceremonies Corey Greene took over the program for the evening that included dance floor hijinks from LED dancers. And dance the youthful guests did, rocking until the 11 pm bewitching hour. After all, this was a party for young teenagers \u2014 as well their parents.<\/p>\n From the beginning Nancy Almodovar, stunning in a gown by Malton Couture, wanted this quincea\u00f1era to embrace all things that her daughter Kamila loved as well as including a philanthropic component.<\/p>\n Kamila Almodovar donated all of the money she received as gifts for this milestone celebration to PetSet<\/a>. And she donated each of the flower arrangements to Petal Power<\/a>, a local service that salvages flowers and provides bouquets to more than 20 nonprofit organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Many in the throng of 175 people gathered at Le Tesserae in Houston\u2019s East End had never attended…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436452,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-436451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"12](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-piece-mariachi-band_credit-15-Co.jpg.webp\")
Mariachis perform at Kamila Almodovar\u2019s quincea\u00f1era at LeTesserae (Photo by 15 AND CO)<\/p>\n![\"Dancing](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dancing-robot-Credit_-15-Co.jpg.webp\")
Elevated Entertainers for Neon Experience rocked the dance floor during Kamila Almodovar\u2019s quincea\u00f1era held at Le Tesserae. (Photo by 15 AND CO)
\nInside a Magical Night<\/p>\n![\"Jose](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Jose-and-Kamila-Credit_-15-Co.jpg.webp\")
Jose Almodovar presents his daughter, Kamila, at her quincea\u00f1era held at Le Tesserae (Photo by 15 AND CO)<\/p>\n