Prom - Prom Logistics and Traditions

Prom Logistics and Traditions

Prom attendees may be limited by their schools to be juniors or seniors and guests under age 21. Before prom, girls typically get their hair styled, often in groups as a social activity at a salon. Prom dates then gather at a park, garden, or their own and their dates’ houses for photographs. Prom attendees may rent limousines to transport groups of friends from their homes to the prom venue: a banquet hall or school gymnasium. Some schools host their proms at hotel ballrooms or other venues where weddings typically take place. At prom, a meal may be served. The dance itself may have a band or DJ. After prom, parents or a community may host a “prom after party” or “afterglow” or “post-prom” at a restaurant, entertainment venue, or a student’s home. The cost of prom in the United States in 2012 averages $1,078 per family. Other traditions often include trips to nearby attractions, such as amusement parks, regional or local parks, or family or rented vacation houses. Some of these post-prom events are chaperoned and some are unsupervised.