Prom stories

Ok, so I'm graduating tomorrow and I'm kind of devastated, luckily my prom is on Friday so that'll cheer me up a bit.

Anyway, I thought it would be fun to start a thread were we could all share our Prom stories; heartwarming stories, wild stories, outfits, music, venues, themes...

Mine is going to be a Masquerade Ball, so I'm really excited!

For my senior prom, my friend had a mint colored dress and I got a turquoise one of a completely different style. She didn't talk to me for two days after I got it.

I took the only guy I knew would dance. He was a good friend from church. We looked adorable. We've both since come out of the closet.

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I do remember one cute thing. This was around the time schools were starting to sponsor all-night after-prom parties in an initiative to reduce drunk-driving. They had door prizes, a mock casino, an auction, dancing, tons of food and loads of activities all over the school. It was actually a lot of fun. I was on the committee to collect prizes and we got a ton of stuff and lots of cash prizes. Anyway, what they kept a secret and what I found so cute was the idea to have the teachers taxi the students from their cars to the red carpet in dolled up golf carts. There was just something so fun and hilarious and ultimately sweet in the gesture. I recognized how much effort the adults put into making the night special for us.

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I went to both my junior and senior prom alone. It's not that I didn't want a date, but I was too shy to ask anyone and of course, nobody ever asked me. But, I didn't want to miss out on them.

Junior prom was more fun though. It was a better venue and I had a better time w/ my friends.

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Well, popular and good looking are pretty much the only qualities a prom date needs to have.

The after party was actually more fun than the prom itself. Everybody went home to change into casual clothes and then attend the party which lasted until 9 am. There was a second shift of adults that came in to serve breakfast.

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