Prom is over now and I hope everybody had a wonderful time. I have some retrospective advice I would like to offer to future prom attendees.
The first thing you need to do is to start planning early. Find a core group of people, talk to all of them and make sure everyone is on the same page. The page you all need to agree on is money.
Everybody has a different idea of prom in his or her head. Some people envision jewel-encrusted spoons whereas others want to bring a tablecloth to McDonalds. Both are fine.
However, it is a problem if everyone has different ideas about what is going on. The people in a group need to be unified on the basics. Yes or no on the limo? $50 a plate or $15? Hotel room or hang sesh?
If large differences of opinion arise, it’s okay to split up. Just do it politely.
Next you will need to arrange the eating situation.
Make dinner reservations early. You can make lots of reservations and cancel all but one; that is acceptable.
I think the best option is to make reservations at a few restaurants and then present the options to your group. Usually you can cancel the unused spots a week before prom night.
And you should ask early, guys. Knowing who is in a group makes the logistics that much easier.
Even if your date never mentions it, most do not like to be asked Monday of prom week.
Although it is a while off, I hope we all can enjoy Prom 2013 elegantly, and with minimal stress.
And I challenge the class of ‘14 to top A Red Carpet Affair.