Prom Pre-Party Ideas

Miss Beaux's Prom was on Saturday 

and the pictures were at our house.  

I wanted it to be special 

since this would be her last High School Dance.  

She has a great group of friends 

that are all good kids and a lot of fun.  

So, I planned a kind of Prom Pre-Party 

for them and I thought 

I would share the details with all of you.

Let's face it Prom is a long night!  

I didn't want to take up too much of their Prom time 

so I wanted to keep it short.  

I knew that pictures 

would take up quite a bit of time 

so I planned for about one hour 

for the total party.

The theme of their Prom was "Northern Lights" 

and their school colors are Blue and Silver,

so I planned my decorations around those perimeters.

I set up a buffet on the kitchen island 

with just a few appetizers.   

Of course, we started with Mocktails.  

The kids love the paper straws!  

For the Mocktails, 

I just set out some sparkling Lemonade, 

Sparkling Cranberry juice, 

and Sparkling Cran-raspberry  juice 

and let them mix it up.

I filled some mason jars 

with colored marbles and a candle.  

I also set out lots of little candles around the buffet.

I first folded a white table cloth in half 

and I placed it on the island.  

I used Deco-mesh in blue and silver 

and twisted it as a runner down 

the center of the display. 

It was  a pretty simple set up actually.  

Miss Beaux doesn't like for me to fuss over her 

so I tried to keep it minimalistic.  

I made finger food 

that was purchased at Trader Joe's.  

Teriyaki Meatballs'

Fried Mac and Cheese Balls

Stuffed Mushrooms

and

Little Mini Vanilla Cupcakes

It is important to make sure 

that the food isn't messy or difficult to eat.  

We don't want their Prom attire 

to get dirty before they even get pictures taken.

Scope out prime spots for photos.  

That is your job as the Pre-Party hostess!  

Mr. Beaux and I walked around the yard 

to find the prettiest photo spots.  

Our Lilac bush is in full bloom in the front yard 

so we moved our bench over in front of it for pictures.  

Doesn't it make a great backdrop?

Of course we had the obligatory "Stair" shot 

that all of the parents love.  

The hardest part of my job 

was orchestrating the photos.  

The other parents are looking to you for direction.  

I had a list of "Photo Ops" 

that I knew I wanted to have.  

Corsage/Boutineer photo, 

Girls Only, 

Guys Only, 

Group Photo, 

and Couples.  

Within that list I knew I had certain poses 

that I wanted them to try.  

I searched on Pinterest to get some ideas 

for fun photos.  

Remember, the kids are excited and busy talking to each 
other so you have to really try and get their attention!  

I LOVE candid shots 

so I made sure that my camera 

was set for continuous shooting 

to capture all of the  fun!  

I wanted some fun pictures too 

so I gave the kids some ideas 

and they took off and ran with them.  

These pictures had all of the kids 

and the parents laughing!  

I made small party favor bags 

for the kids to take with them.  

Inside were mints, chocolates, suckers, 

 mustaches for the boys 

and hair ties for the girls.  

 The Boys had a lot of laughs with them.  

It helps to do things like this 

to lighten the mood and relax 

the kids before the dinner and dance.  

Soon, it was time for them to enter the Limo 

and take off for the Prom.  

We waved goodbye and 

I'm sure that I cried a little too.  

These are forever memories for them 

and for the parents.  

Remember to edit your photos and share 

a few on Facebook for the 

kids to look at during the night.

Then put your feet up, get a real cocktail

and RELAX...

until Graduation!

I hope my Prom Pre-Party tips help you plan a smashing 
party for the "young adults"!

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves

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