Archive for Enjoying your prom

November 26, 2010

The cost of going to prom

Unless you've been living in a cave for the past two weeks, you've probably heard that there's going to be a royal wedding. The press loves to go crazy about royal weddings, and this week there's been talk about how much it's all going to cost. This made me think about you guys. Not because [...]

Tags: prom costs, prom dress, prom night
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November 18, 2010

Help! I'll have to dance at my prom!

We've had a prom worry sent into the site. Nice and simple: "I'll have to dance (to fast songs) at some point." Wow. That's a tough one to answer. Especially seeing as I share the same worry, and completely understand your pain. However, I am well-versed in human behaviour, especially things to do with fear, [...]

Tags: dancing at your prom, prom entertainment, prom worry
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November 2, 2010

Seven things not to do to your girlfriend in the run up to prom

So last time we talked about seven things a girl shouldn't do to their boyfriend in the lead up to prom, and in the interests of equality, here's seven things for you lads to avoid… 1. Roll your eyes every time the word "prom" is mentioned If you're not very excited about the prom, that's [...]

Tags: prom corsage, prom dress, prom transport
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October 21, 2010

Seven things not to do to your boyfriend in the run up to prom

I've been collecting horror stories over the past couple of weeks – we are coming up to Halloween after all – and have compiled a list of the top seven things you shouldn't do to your boyfriend in the run up to prom night. Have a giggle, protest that you'd never do them, but be [...]

Tags: prom dresses, prom queen, run up to prom night
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July 16, 2010

Summer holidays!

Just a little note to say that as the summer holidays are here, we'll be slowing down our posts to have a break with you too. If you're looking for good things to show universities in the future, why not join our prom reporting team and get something you've written online that you can show [...]

Tags: 2011 prom, prom planning
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June 23, 2010

Last minute preparations for a perfect prom night

So you're in the last week before your prom – everything's been picked out and bought, you know who you're going with (or who you're definitely not going with) and you know how you're getting to the prom too. So that's the hard work done, right? Well yes, kind of, but I thought I'd list [...]

Tags: prom date, prom night, week of the prom
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May 6, 2010

Ten romantic ways to ask someone to be your prom date

Warning: This post may contain material of a romantic nature. If you are offended by romantic gestures, look away now A little while ago we had a comment that made me happy and broke my heart all at the same time (hey, I'm complicated). "I want to ask a girl out to prom using a [...]

Tags: prom date, romantic gestures, will you be my prom date?
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March 29, 2010

The post-prom party

Everything in prom land is gearing up for the school prom itself, but have you got any plans to do anything afterwards? I'm curious because in America, where school proms have been happening for decades, what you all do after the prom is a really big deal. Prom night safety One of the reasons why [...]

Tags: post-prom activities, post-prom party, school proms
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March 20, 2010

Prom date or prom posse?

Following on from part one of the whole prom date thing last week, I wanted to summarise how to handle the whole partner thing if you’re not attached already. Then we can throw it out of the window altogether and talk about the alternative: going in a prom posse! The skinny on getting a prom [...]

Tags: prom date, prom posse
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March 4, 2010

Prom dates and how NOT to get one

After I wrote the last post about prom worries, I mentioned it on Twitter (if you're on Twitter, come hang out with us) and one of my friends confessed that she suffered terrible anxiety in the lead up to her prom about asking a guy to be her prom date. Oh dear, this is a [...]

Tags: prom date, prom worries, Twitter
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