Okay, so we get through the "who to ask", "How to do it", the execution of the asking and the big day is coming. I just wanted to share the prom progression...
Okay, what to wear - it's easier for us because we have the boy, but I am a girl (an old one), so I know what it takes to find the right dress, shoes, undies, make up, nails, hair, etc, etc, etc. But for us it was rent the tux. Now lets just talk a little about costs, Tux costs around $125, Prom Bid (why do they call it that?) Very, very close to $200, Limo ride $45, flowers, $40, hair cut $20, 2 after parties $90 ($45 a piece), pictures $90 and of course pocket money, because you can't run around broke (that does not go for parents). And if you add it all, well it comes to ... a wonderful night out, laughing, smiling, good memories to last a lifetime... Priceless. I'd say money well spent.
I never went to prom. I wish I had. My "life" began at 15 and I started college. I gave up some things in order to do that. Ah well, reading other peoples' stories keeps me smiling. Thanks for sharing! WRITE ON!
ReplyDeleteI wrote a book - Prom Girls, a North American Rite of Passage.
ReplyDeleteI am smiling ear to ear with this post as it begins with the Limo rental and then jumps right into 'The Tux'. What a celebration to enjoy at an age where sometimes kids feel as though they have fallen into the cracks and not noticed as either a child nor an adult. I love this subject. (clearly!) Priceless... Yes