“Court of honor” can describe the quinceañera’s formal group of male and female attendants in English.
Members of the court typically appear with the celebrant in photographs, processions, dances, and other planned parts of the event. The group may include close friends, siblings, cousins, or relatives. Its size and composition depend on the family’s budget, venue, and preferred style.
The court of honor is sometimes compared with a wedding party, but the celebrations are not the same. A quinceañera court does not represent a marriage ceremony; it supports a fifteenth-birthday milestone. Some families use only a few attendants, while others omit the court or replace it with a group performance.