Your Triangle prom planning guide
It's almost prom time and we have your guide to how to make it the best night ever.
Posted — UpdatedWhen is Prom?
For most area high schools, it’s been three years since they’ve been able to hold a traditional prom. This year though, committees are choosing themes and securing venues, and students are shopping and making plans with their friend groups; it really feels like prom is going to happen in 2022.
Having missed so many milestones over the past couple of years, many students are embracing the opportunity and planning an epic prom experience with all of the fanfare! Addison Inman, a senior at Apex Friendship High School, and her friends are “doing the whole nine yards” for prom, her mom, Melissa, said.
Potentially, this year’s enthusiasm may mean it will be harder than usual to book prom extras like hired transportation, professional hair and makeup, and prom photographers. Even something simple like ordering a corsage or boutonniere could be more competitive than usual.
“I think this year everything will be over the top,” Preston Flowers and Gifts owner Barbara McKinnon said when asked about prom season.
Prom season in the Triangle spans all of April and May, with some schools like Heritage High School and Smithfield-Selma High School, holding prom the first weekend in April, while others like Chapel Hill High School and Apex Friendship High School are waiting until the end of May to hold their proms.
Where to Shop for Prom Dresses in the Triangle + Prom Hair and Makeup Tips
With prom less than a month away at some local schools, we are smack in the middle of prom-dress-shopping-season. Shop owners like Kristie Tart of Cousin Couture are pointing to trends like dresses with sequins and feathers in 2022. But among the six dress shops featured in in the TriangleSeniorYear.com blog last month, shoppers will be able to find any style and price point they’re looking for.
For prom-goers interested in having their hair and/or makeup done by a professional, Jenna Marra of Brushes and Brows in Clayton recommends students book their appointments early. She reminds students and parents that the spring is also wedding season, and that many couples had to delay their weddings from 2020 and 2021, making the 2022 season extra-busy.
Back-Up Plan for Prom
Even though it seems like a traditional prom is getting the green light at most area high schools, the pandemic has thrown us a few curve balls in the past, so it’s not a bad idea to have a back-up plan for prom.
The classes of 2020 and 2021 can attest that throwing a DIY prom can still be a super special event. If you find yourself unable to attend a traditional prom this spring, plan your own prom event with your date or a group of friends. You can still choose a theme, decorate, dress up, take pictures, have dinner and even throw your own prom after-party!
Hopefully you won’t need them this year, but just in case, you can find these resources for throwing your own prom on TriangleSeniorYear.com:
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