Stay safe.In order to enjoy the romantic experience,don’t drink or do drugs on your prom night.Keep sober.Never get in a car with a drunk driver.(And you’d better take away his/her keys) Prepare some money for taxicab.The night of the prom should be a wonderful memory for you,not a nightmare.
■Ladies Dos and Don’ts
◇Do use“please” and “thank you”.
◇Do place your napkin on your lap in order to prevent your dress from being spilled.
◇Do use the proper silverware.Generally you start with the outside fork and work your way in.
◇Don’t use the wrong bread plate.
◇Do place your salad fork upside down on the salad plate when you are finished eating.
◇Do turn your coffee cup upside down if you don’t want any coffee.
◇Do place your napkin on the back of your chair when you are leaving to use the ladies’ room.
◇Don’t put your napkin on the table until you are finished.
◇Do wear a wrap or shawl over a strapless dress.
◇Do wear your bracelet over your gloves.
◇Don’t wear rings over your gloves.
◇Do remove your gloves during dinner.
◇Don’t remove your gloves at any other time than dinner.
◇Don’t spray hairspray anywhere other than the bathroom.
◇Do eat your dinner.Remember that the guy paid a lot of money to take you out to a nice dinner before prom,and he won’t think you are a pig.
◇Do thank your date for dinner,if it was good.
◇Do make all entrances with your date.
◇Don’t walk ahead of or behind your date.
◇Do wear body glitter so you sparkle during your grand march.
◇Do drink 8 glasses of water a day to prevent bloating and flushing out of your system.
◇Do follow the head waiter to your table with your date behind you.
◇Don’t drink and drive.
◇Do go to prom with a date who will pull out the chair for you at dinner.
◇Do try on all your dresses,prom accessories,and prom make-up at least a week in advance.
◇Do be on time.Don’t keep your nervous prom date waiting.
◇Don’t forget the boutonniere for your date.
◇Do be the first person your date sees when he knocks on the door.
◇Do go with the girls to prom if you don’t have a date.Think of it this way: “less stress”.
◇Do wear your best smelling perfume.(But do not O.D.on it)
◇Don’t refresh your lipstick more than one time at table.
◇Do reserve using your powder only in the ladies’ room.
◇Do reserve the first and last dance for your date.
◇Do remember to tell your date how handsome he looks.
◇Don’t fish for compliments.
◇Do accept compliments with a polite“thank you”.(Rather than a “I don’t think so”)
◇Don’t say any thing you’ll regret afterward.
◇Don’t leave your date to be with your friends the whole night.He has a lot of time invested in this night,make it special.
◇Don’t break up with your date on prom night or prom week.
◇Don’t make a scene.You’ll mess up your make-up from crying.
■Gentlemen Dos and Don’ts
◇Don’t lock your keys in your car.
◇Do remember to turn off the lights of your car.
◇Do take dance lessons if you can’t dance.
◇Do escort your date whenever appropriate.
◇Don’t forget the corsage.
◇Do ask your lady what color her dress is so that you may match the corsage to her dress.
◇Do ask another woman (your mother?) to help you with picking out a corsage.
◇Do ask your lady if she would prefer a wrist corsage or a pinned-on corsage.(When in doubt,opt for the wrist corsage)
◇Don’t ask to see your lady’s dress before prom.(It’s bad luck)
◇Do wear your best smelling cologne.(But don’t O.D.on it)
◇Do be on time.
◇Do remember to take cash.
◇Don’t drink and drive.
◇Do check your date’s wrap for her at the hotel or restaurant.
◇Do enter a room behind a lady unless you are turning on a light for her.
◇Do pull out the chair for a lady.
◇Don’t seat yourself while a lady is standing.
◇Do stand when a lady stands to excuse herself.
◇Don’t forget to tell your date how beautiful she looks.
◇Don’t leave your date to be with your friends the whole night.She spent a lot of time preparing for this night,make it special.
◇Do the prom dos.
◇Do escort your date to her door step at the end of the night.
◇Do read the above ladies dos and don’ts pertaining to table etiquette.(They apply to gentlemen also)
◇Don’t break up with your girl-friend on prom night or prom week.