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Cover Shoot Behind the Scenes for The Prom Guide
This spring, The Prom Guide held a photo shoot for the cover of our Mini Edition! With a range of Dresses provided by Monique’s Boutique and Photography by Andrew Ly The cover photo was captured in a modern beautiful space. We’ve compiled a Showcase spread of some of the photos from the shoot below! View the full layout of The Prom Guide Mini Edition right here.
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The History of Prom
Proms today are an iconic, integral part of the high school experience. They come complete with stretch limos, fancy ballrooms, live bands, kings and queens, and, most importantly, dresses worthy of movie stars. However, proms have not always been the elaborate, inclusive show they are today. Many scholars believe that high school proms emerged from the popularity of upper-class debutante balls in high society. At these balls, girls in white dresses and white gloves would be proudly escorted into a grand hall for their official introduction to the social dating scene. Invitations were exclusive and official debutantes were few and far between. Indeed, the word prom is short for promenade,…
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Prom Shoes: Find Ones You Can Wear All Night
We tell ourselves that sometimes looking good requires sacrifice. That we can grin and bear the pain. That those gorgeous vintage pumps that match our dress perfectly are worth it. On the big night, they’re the last thing that gets put on before we head out the door. We vow that we’ll save face, and wear them all night, through the dinner and the dancing. Sometimes we make it through most of the evening, sometimes only through the first two songs. But it’s practically inevitable that those beautiful leather stilettos will end up under your chair along with the place card the person next you knocked off the table during…
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Save Money with these Prom Planning Ideas
For most young high school girls, prom is a very important event, and everything has to be perfect – from the outfit to the arrival. Unfortunately for parents, making prom perfect isn’t cheap. Even a fairly modest prom can cost upwards of several hundred dollars. If you don’t have that kind of cash, don’t worry. Slashing the costs doesn’t mean that you have to dash your daughter’s dreams for the night. You can easily trim the budget without it being obvious that you’ve done so, as long as you know where to cut costs. Here are more than 28 tips for saving money while planning a night to remember. Read…
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Prom Quick Tips for Men
1) Swagger (jack a celeb) 2) Buy (don’t rent) your tux 3) Make sure your tux fits well 4) Don’t be afraid to be a black tie rebel 5) Sweat the small stuff 6) Colour outside the lines 7) Groom yourself well 8) A couple of sprays go a long way 9) Think outside the florist 10) Be a gentleman 11) Don’t worry about being dateless 12) Arrive in style 13) Keep your attire classy and simple 14) Add your own personality (you don’t need a cumberband) 15) Learn to dance as good as you look 16) Stay safe…
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From Beyonce to Obama: 10 Prom Pictures of Famous People
Awkward and awesome prom pictures of the biggest celebrities in the business High school proms are a big deal for many high-schoolers, becoming both a source of stress and excitement for teens on the cusp of establishing their first steps into adulthood. In some ways, they may not be so different from us after all: graduation, acne and decisions about which college to attend all likely taunted America’s budding stars in high school. Prom has come to take a larger-than-life meaning in North American culture, so much so that certain celebrities attend it despite already having a successful career and bigger opportunities. For those who were already in the limelight,…
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Prom Dresses to Avoid
10 Prom Dresses That Will Make You Cringe Horrible dresses that top our list of the worst prom dress fails ever Throughout the four years of high school, most teenagers would say that prom is one of their favorite moments. Why aren’t we surprised a night filled with dancing, dates and fancy clothes is usually considered a fun time to many people? For girls, it’s a chance to look your best amongst your senior class by having the perfect prom dress. Finding your prom dress is not really rocket science. All you have to do is pick a dress in an appealing color and style. How hard could that be…
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Why Being on the Prom Committee is Actually Worth Your Time
When prom season comes around people sometimes get stressed out. You have to find and outfit you actually like, you have to figure out the ride with your friends, you have to do so much – or so you think. How about the people that have worked so hard behind the scenes to make prom a living fairy tale? I’ve interviewed a few ladies that are have been on their prom committees and here are some of the inside details to what makes prom great! Why Join the Prom Committee? 1) Insider Insight – Be in the know of all that will be going on before anyone else. 2) Organize…
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Two Corsages: The Best Friend I Should Have Gone to Prom with and the Boy Who Actually Asked Me
Marco was one of my best friends in high school. We had bonded during the 10th grade drama class that he didn’t even want to take. We talked about his racist parents, my over-protective father. He was a farm boy; tall, green-eyed, on the football team. I was the eccentric yearbook committee editor who wore Chuck Taylors all year around. Several of my friends thought he was cute; said I could do worse. I wasn’t interested. A year later, as I watched my friends get wrapped up in elaborate promposals, I automatically assumed that I was going with Marco. It was late April when he asked me to describe my…
