Hey guys!
So, prom season is coming up. Fortunately, I’m not worried about it. Considering it’s technically not my prom (don’t know how it works in other countries, but prom here is a party thrown by seniors to celebrate that their grade is graduating). I’m in 10th grade (sophomore), and have just been named president of next year’s prom (yay).
So, some context. Colombian proms are not like the proms you see in US movies (at least not when it comes to private schools). Our school is not involved in the slightest. All the teachers go to support us (and because they’re really cool and amazing), but the school doesn’t help with the party itself. Why? Because we like to get drunk. Crazy drunk. And the school doesn’t want it’s name getting damaged by helping with our crazy parties.
This means that we students are left with the task of finding the right place, entertainment, food, activities, dress code, decorations, etc. We also have to find ways to raise enough money to finance all of that. It such a heavy amount of work, that prom preparation starts one year before the prom to guarantee everything goes according to plan.
So why am I bringing this up here?
Well, I don’t know much about proms. And what I want tends to be different that what others want. I could really use your help. If you could answer a few questions, hopefully to start a discussion, about your the general aspects of prom I would be very grateful. I need to know what people like, considering we sell the prom tickets to people outside the school (this year’s prom has more than 1000+, most of them from other schools). And in order to get them to buy, we need to have things they’d like.
REMEMBER YOU DONT HAVE TO HAVE GONE TO PROM TO REPLY!
When it comes to entertainment, would you prefer a DJ, a featured artist, or a band? Why?
What kind of food would you like to eat? What kind of drinks? (Keep in mind there will be alcohol. Please handle this subject responsibly.
When it comes to activities, what would you like to have? Photo booth? Karaoke? Something else?
When it comes to decorations, would you like the place to be decorated with a specific theme? If so, which theme and why?