A Night To Remember

           Every girl, since they were 7 years old have had an image bestowed in their minds of the perfect night of their lives, in conclusion of their high school career. That image is of Prom. The whole idea started out innocent enough, boys in tuxes and girls in dresses, a little fancier than what they wear to school. It was the perfect way to end grade school, before being released into the world of reality.

           With the significant influence of movies, such as Prom, High School Musical and Mean Girls, it has evolved into a much classier and grander event than the Prom of the past. Straightforward dresses covered in rhinestones and the finest of chiffon, replace the disgraceful, simplistic corset and gown that girls used to wear. Considering the dress has been deemed the most important part of the prom outfit, it must be perfect. Dresses are only desirable if the price is just right, taking a loan out from the bank for a dress is far more useful than saving the money for a new car. If there is a struggle to find a dress that doesn’t make the girl look pale, not a worry.  A dress with more rhinestones will tan them the day of Prom, from the reflection. It is best to buy sunglasses along with such dresses.  If rhinestones don’t cause enough of a glow, one can cook their skin using a tanning bed. The tanning bed will even throw in a free gift of skin cancer with each session. As for the colour, it should be the least of girls concerns. Everyone’s friends and enemies alike will recite a compliment on how much they love the dress, that they have practiced since they saw it on the Prom Dress Facebook group. Clearly, there is minimal effort put into prom by girls.

            The girls have it easier than the guys? Think again. All the guys have to do is find a suitable date to sit awkwardly at a table, with a group of friends. With this new concept of “promposals” it is easier than ever for a guy to work up the courage to impress his potential date. It will only take him 30 hours of research to find the perfect way to invite a girl to prom, only to have another guy ask her the day before he got a chance to put his research to use. If a guy does succeed in finding a date, his wallet will be filled more than ever before. A proper gentleman, as most guys try to be, will pay for his date’s ticket, as well as his own. It only costs him about the price of a round trip ticket to Disneyland during Christmas Break. He may as well enjoy the highs and lows of prom, as he would if he was on a roller coaster. The price is only most suiting for the food at prom because it is the same food served on an airplane, minus the peanut packages. The boys have no real work to do preparing for prom or even going to it.

Prom and its prestige have grown immensely in the past decade, into something worthy of the cost of a wedding.  It is no wonder how it has become more central to both boys and girls graduation, than the schooling itself. Nonetheless, it is still an important part of the year, to end it with a bang and is a great experience for each person to have. One can only hope it lives up to the 7 year olds expectations.