emergeny prom question, prom experts get over her (if you would please come here, not a command!) anyway?

Question

I need emergeny prom help, first of i just know im going do i where just pants and suit tie, do i rent anything do i buy flowers for the girl, anything else important including clothing, now limo do i take one with others, do we split it do i only pay for it how much should i tip do we talk to the lino driver does he really close the thing and thats it, does he meet you at your house or somewhere else, does he pick you up first and then you come to girls house like in a weding or something like that (when the guy opens door and points with his hand do u do that, where?) Do you get any gift, the girl covers the dress right? what else do you take breath mints, do you take anything else, do you eat your food or just gently peck at it, dancing do you only dance with the date, what if someone else invites you, what about bath room breakes, do you jus ask to be excused, what if people are smoking in bath room? anything else i should know, do i need a new hair cut (im a guy with a date barely

kinda know her, anything else i should know, how about do you go anywhere after, like prom after party, drink at all or no? when should you leave where should you go after (i need a tie right oh im a senior not junior if it matters, with junior date if that matters)

and last thing its senior prom

Answer 1

You certainly have a comprehensive list of questions; you obviously want to do this thing up right. Here's what I know about prom.

It's good to go in a group because it's more fun that way and you can split expenses like the limo. You rent a tux at a formal wear place and go in to be measured when you rent it well in advance of the date. You go pick the tux up the day before and try it on, just in case, so that the place does a good job.
You buy flowers for the girl. You want to know the color of her dress so the florist can make up the flowers to compliment it. You can ask the girl if she'd prefer a corsage, a wrist corsage, or a small bouquet. (She should get you a boutonniere, a small flower for your lapel.)
If you take a limo, you pay your way and the girls' way. Many limo companies add the tip for the driver into the fee, if yours doesn't, be prepared to tip.
Usually the limo picks up the group at one house. The group meets there and parents snap photos of their child and everyone else's too. You might be picking your date up and taking her to the meeting place or she might meet you there--it depends upon where she is dressing and what you two work out.
Unless you and the girl are "going dutch", each paying your own way, you pay for: the prom tickets, the girl's flowers, your tux, the post prom, the dinner (unless that is included in the prom). If dinner is not part of prom, you will want to take her out for dinner first and pay. (I'm sorry--this really is an expensive date.)
As for the limo: I don't know if the driver will open doors for you, but remember--polite guys open the door for their dates (and any other females, for that matter).
Many schools have a post prom--a party held after the dance and that usually is casual and has fun activities. Ask around your school and keep your ears open and you should hear plenty about this. You'll want more casual clothes to wear to this. They should be appropriate for the activities happening at the post prom.
You can eat the food. You paid for it, so enjoy it.
Bathroom breaks? Yes, just say, "excuse me" and go.
Dancing? It's a good idea. Your date or someone else? I'm not sure what the custom is at your school.
Smoking in the men's room? Probably. Just get in there, do what you're there to do and get out of there.
Drugs? No.
Drinking? No.
Haircut? Yes.
I hope you have a wonderful, fabulous time at Prom, which brings me to the last piece of advice I have for you:
Relax and enjoy it!

Answer 2

First of all, calm down.

You should buy her flowers: a corsage. If you are not good at pinning, she would probably like a wrist corsage.

If you are sharing the limo with other couples, you should split the fee evenly. Call the limo service, and they can tell you the proper way to pick up your date.

You don't need to buy her a gift. Yes, she will buy the dress.

You can take breath mints in your pocket. Eat your food. Talk to your date about the dancing part. If she is a good girl, she won't mind sharing. Just ask her how she feels about it, but if you get to dance with others, don't get mad if she does.

If you need to pee, excuse yourself and go. Advise the administration present if anyone is smoking in the restroom.

Just have a good time. Don't drink, do drugs, or any other stupid things that can change your life permanently.

This is supposed to be a fun night for you. It is your only senior prom. Relax and have a good time.

Answer 3

How people dress for prom can be different from place to place. First, check with your date and ask her what color and style she will be wearing. Then, try to choose your own clothing to go well with her choices.

It might be popular at your school for guys to rent a tux for the night, but that might not be necessary. If you know any guys who went last year, ask them what guys were wearing.

If you already own a suit that you look good in, you could wear that with a really nice shirt and tie. A pocket square would be a great touch. If you wear a suit, don't wear just a white shirt. It would be nice if you could wear a color-coordinated shirt and tie in a hot color that complements your date's outfit.

It's best not to get a brand new hair cut on the day of the prom. If you need one, do it two or three days ahead so you will feel comfortable with it.

Limo--it's more fun to go with a few other couples, and the only way it is really affordable. The guys usually split the cost of the limo. The tip is usually included in the total bill. Ask the limo company for all the details when you call and reserve the car.

If you don't do that, then drive your date to the prom in your car (or your parents', whatever decent car you can get). It is important to wash and clean the car!

If you are going in a limo with others, you should go to your date's house and wait for the limo together. About 1/2 hour ahead of time should do it. Be sure to go to the door, introduce yourself to her parents and be polite. Don't forget to tell your date how nice she looks and say something specific about it. "I like how you did your hair" or something.

Bring her some flowers, like a wrist corsage. At the car, open the door for her (or allow the limo driver to do it), wait until she is in the car and settled in and then get in yourself.

Talk to your date. If you can't think of things to say, ask her questions about herself. How big is her family? Did they always live in the area? What music does she want to hear at the prom? What kind of food does she like?

At the prom, go ahead and eat! Just mind your manners, don't slurp, use your napkin and all that good stuff. When it is time to dance, don't disappoint your date by just sitting there. Dance with her! Ask her to dance a few fast dances before you try a slow one.

If someone else asks her to dance and she accepts, be gracious about it, not jealous. While you are waiting, get a drink, or talk with your friends. When she is finished dancing with that person, ask her to dance again.

If someone else asks you to dance, you are free to do it, but you will impress your date if you are polite and tell the newcomer that you have already saved all your dances for your date!

That doesn't mean that it's just the two of you all night. When you are not dancing, walk around the room with your date and talk to your friends and hers. Introduce her to friends of yours she may not know.

When you need a bathroom break, tell your date you need a minute and ask her if you can get her anything (a drink or whatever is available) on your way back.

If there are smokers in the bathroom, just do your business, wash up quickly and get out before you are smoke filled. That's a good time to pop that mint. Don't take forever--your date is waiting for you.

If you stay late at the prom, you might want to go out for dessert at a restaurant before going home. When you take her home, be sure to walk her to the door and thank her for the evening (whether you had fun or not). Whether you kiss or hug is kind of up to you to decide! Make sure she goes into her house before you leave.

If there is an after prom party at someone's home, where parents are present, you might attend that--but only if both you and your date have permission from your parents.

Do not drink alcohol at any time during the prom or after. Don't go to a hotel or other party where there is no adult supervision. Besides the fact that these are not classy parties, there is usually drinking and trouble! Don't get into a car with a driver who has been drinking. Instead, call a cab or your parents.

If you are driving, be especially careful driving home,
because that is the time that drunken drivers may be on the road.

Finally--relax! It's supposed to be fun! Have a great time!

Answer 4

Chill, dude, it will be ok. First, call the limo service, and ask how they will pick you up if you are sharing the ride with other couples. . Obviously, if it is cheaper to pick up a group at one place, do that. If you are alone, you pay. The tip is about 10% of the total, but ask the service, the tip may be included [but the driver will still expect a little cash]. Ask the driver if he will be the one to pick you up. If he says no, or shrugges his shoulders, , give him a few bucks, and the next driver a few bucks. Yes, they should open the doors for you. Yes, where he points, you go. A open palm wave means, please enter, or please exit. If it is just you and the girl, go to her house in a nice clean shiney car, and have the limo pick you both up there. That way, the girls parents[and possibly yours] will have lots of time to take photos, and her father will have lots of time to threaten you into behaving, LOL. And the driver will check with you where and when to pick you up. And he will stop you and take you aside at the final stop to settle the bill. The girl is supposed to take a few steps away so she can't hear. And, dude, you don't have to have a limo, if you can't afford it. Just get the nicest car you can, make sure it is clean, inside and out. And check out the rules for renting a car. A coworker's kid rented a black g-6 Pontiac for his prom. If you are over 18, you might be able to rent.
Call the girls Mom for the color of her dress, or have your Mom call her Mom. . White roses work for everything, if her Mom is clueless.. Buy a small bouquet, or a tussy mussy [they are both words the florist will use for a few flowers gathered together]. Avoid a coursage, she might not have any straps on her gown to pin it to, and avoid a wrist coursage, she might have long sleeves. Better yet, ask her mother what the girl prefers.
Yes, get a haircut, though do that a few days before, so you don't look like a Marine Corps poster boy, unless that is the look you are going for.
Yes, get a tux, most of the national chains do a decent job. You will be responsible for your own socks and underwear. They even rent shoes way cheaper than buying a pair of shiney black shoes you will never wear again. Get a plain black tux, nothing fancy, no white, no blue. Unless the girl has a suggestion about matching her gown, of course.
No gift, unless you know the girl really really well, and wanted to get her a keepsake, like a charm for her bracelet. If you feel you must, buy the gift, and send/take it to her later in the week, with I had a really great time, thanks for being my date card attatched, or take her or send her some flowers, same card. But there is no obligation to do so, and most of the guys would not think to do this, it's a real adult thing. If you really liked the girl, and you have the money, a little gift would make her feel special.. A cool move is to pick a photo of you both that is nice, and frame it for a gift. Oh, and if there is a photographer at the prom, you pay for her copy of the photo, and yours.
Yes, take breath mints, a toothpick, a nice men's hanky[for her as much as for you], and bring adequate money, and a cell phone, if you have one.
Yes, eat, politely, watch your manners. Use the toothpick in the bathroom. Or, buy some of those toothwashing things I saw on tv, and tuck a package of them in your pocket. You could endear yourself forever to the girl, after you eat,lean close, and with a grin and in a whisper, say, "Betty, shhh, don't tell, but your date, Mr. Sophisticated, got some of those brushless tooth things in my pocket, want one? I won't tell if you won't."
If you have to go to the bathroom, excuse yourself and go. The girl probably has to also, you didn't say where your prom was, someplace strange to you? Maybe a little question like does she need to find the powder room, and escort her to the area of the the restroom door, then go find the men's. Arrange to meet her back at the same spot you left her, so she does not have to walk across the room unescorted [bad thing, dude, she will be fair game for all the other dudes to ask her to dance]. If there is smoking there, tough it out, or say whew, can't breathe in here, and exit ASAP.
And yes, the girl pays for her outfit, her hair, nails, all of that. She pays only for her outfit and her appearance, the rest you pay for.
Check with the girl what time she wants you at her house.
If you are having food someplace after prom, you make the arrangements, and pay, for the limo, the meal, the tip. Be sure and ask the girl if she would like to go, and get permission to stay out later than the prom from her parents.
Is there a booze free school sponsored after prom party? If so, you need to ask her if she would like to go with you, and make transportation arrangements.
How to impress your date? Be calm, smooth, act like you know what you are doing, even if you don't. If she has a stole, or jacket, help her with it, hold her purse, hold the wrap so she can put it on. Hold doors open for her. Ask a couple times during the evening if she is having a good time, or volunteer the information that you are. Let her call the shots, ask her if she would like to dance, accept what she says. If there are refreshments, tell her to ask when she is ready. Go get drinks yourself, or ask if she would like to see what is available. If there are stairs, automatically take her arm, so she won't fall, likely she is wearing heels, and is not necessarily used to wearing them.
OK, way more info than you asked for, but you sounded upset. Hope you and your date have a great time. I know you will!

Answer 5

If you were this freaked out over your spelling, grammar, sentence and paragraph and composition structure, this would be easier to read.

Your date will buy her own dress, shoes, etc. (Likely over priced, but that's a different topic.) A limo is not necessary. I veiw it as an ostentatious, unnecessary expense. My husband and I didn't even have one for our wedding. His Saturn sedan was plenty for us.

If food is served, whether it be hors d'ouvers or a dinner, why not eat it? Yes, use the rest room if you have to go.

Chill. It's just a dance. I went to prom in high school and didn't think it was any more special or wonderful as anything other dances I went to, even the year I went with a date. I didn't even go my junior year and I survived just wonderfully. It think prom is just over elevated from too many teeny bopper movies.

Prom paled in comparison to my wedding reception.

Answer 6

First of all you need to calm down because you sound like your freaking out......man all i can tell you is to be yourself. This is your prom you don't have to do traditional things like you see on t.v. Heck if you want to bring yo pet duck(if you had one)along you can......remember this is your prom, so make the best of it, and if your still lost and don't know what to do get her to do all the work and you just pay.......you know something like a wedding(that's what most of the mans do)let the lady handle things. Man i really hope you come up with something if not you can always email me [e-mail], because i still have answers!!!!!

Answer 7

Looks like you got lots of good advice already, but I thought your question was so sweet, just wanted to say have a great time! Relax, be yourself and your date will have fun too. Don't worry, your date is probably nervous about a lot of the same things.

Answer 8

I believe it is the second Friday in June. All those who attend must wear formal attire and be willing to play drinking games. Taxis will be available for those who need them. Next day key service is available for an extra charge for those who want to go back for their cars. Have fun!

Answer 9

Sorry you probably should stay home, i dont think i have ever read anything like this before, take this advice please, YOU SHOULD STAY HOME, for everyones sake....