Hey guys! Sorry it’s been forever since I last posted… but I am back baby and I am going to write this post as if no time has gone by!
Anyways.
As you may know, this month and this past month are prime times for high school proms. Ours happened to be one of the latest ones in our area and it all went down last night. Our SCA rented the ballroom out at a Marriott near the airport and it was really nice. But what made last night really special was what I learned during the course of my first big, legit, school evening.
1. Getting there on the early side will be awkward. Hence, why so many people showed up like an hour past when it started… But even if you get there early, embrace it! Check in with people and say hi, not to mention that it’s the prime time to request a song because the band/DJ hired for the event will be getting settled and there won’t be mountains of song requests ahead of you. When I saw that people were just sitting around at tables and not really doing anything, I grabbed one of my friends and we made a fool of ourselves on the dance floor. After people had their laughs, they joined us and we walked off feeling accomplished. Don’t be afraid to dance (outrageously) alone. (;
2. Wearing heels greater than 5″ will be rough. I know, because I did it. They were, great, but man… PAIN. I’m short and I love embracing heels (being 4 feet 11.5 inches I can wear whatever height I want) but know your limits, lol. Halfway through the night those shoes were outta there. Kudos to the people I saw wearing cute short heels, chunky heels, and gorgeous dazzly flats. I admire you. And your comfort level.
3. Every girl is a princess and every guy is a prince. In a classy environment, everyone looks stunning. I was scrolling through the aftermath of instagram and twitter and facebook and DAMN everyone looks good. I dunno if there are those people who are like “I must be the most stunning at prahhhm” (verbatim) but just a bit of advice to those overachievers– that’s hard to do. When everyone’s suited up and dressed up, putting their best glossy toes forward, everyone shines. And I just wanna say I was surrounded by beautiful people the whole night. It was fabulous.
4. Someone will spill a drink (or something) on someone else’s dress. I would know because I was that someone. For those of you with that bit of clumsy gene in you… Be careful, and be gracious lol. It wasn’t my fault per se, I was standing in a perfectly fine punchline zone, when someone opened a door behind me and pushed me forward, thrusting half a cup of bright red punch on a friend’s baby blue prom dress. Needless to say I whirled around to face her and apologized profusely, offering to go help her clean it. To my surprise she said no, it was fine– she was smiling like it didn’t even bother her that much. She just adjusted her ruffles, we laughed, and the night went on. But it coulda been worse… It coulda been a bitchfight or something, haha. So just be careful. And don’t drink red beverages.
5. There will be some people coming to the dance under the influence. Even though the principle has warned and explicitly told them not to. Needless to say, be wary and be safe. No one likes it when people are high or drunk in the middle of the dance floor. Keep it classy, y’all.
6. Teenagers are actually capable of putting their phone down for four hours. Believe it or not! I recall looking around the dance floor and not seeing one phone in the air or in people’s hands. I felt REALLY out of place when I was taking pictures with some people because I had mine out. It makes me happy that we can abandon those little bricks of technology for a while for some good, old fashioned socialization and dancing. Yay my generation! You’ve come a long way, I’m so proud *sniff, sniff*.
7. There will most likely be some low-key drama. Sadly, I don’t think a prom goes by where there isn’t some. So if you see someone sitting alone or kinda sad, smile. And walk up to them. Ask them to dance. It’s a special night and you want them to feel happy and special. Doing this helps to take their mind of of things so they can just have fun. I did this, and I made a friend. I also like to think I made their night just a little bit better with my ridiculous dancing….
8. There will most likely be some extremely low necklines. Were their mothers aware? Lol. I understand that for some, the dress if their dreams is super low cut and a little lacking at the bust, which is… Fine. Expressing yourself is great, but please do your best to have the girls stay where they belong. Plus, you’ll be more comfortable dancing and you won’t have to adjust yourself so much.
Here’s to wishing you a happy prom and more to come (:
Love always,
Steph xoxo
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