Promposals Are In: Here Are 10 Easy Ways To Ask Someone to Prom

Cadence Wooden

With prom coming soon, here are some ideas for you to ask out your soon-to-be prom date that will leave them with a smile on their face.

Maddy Lafollette and Cadence Wooden

Promposals can be big gestures, but there’s always the smaller, more intimate ways to ask your potential date to prom. Here are 10 ideas for how to create a fond memory and potential keepsake for that special person in your life. 

Even though prom has been around for many decades, the history of promposals is unknown. It is believed that they first became popular in 2001, but it wasn’t until March of 2016 when Men’s Wearhouse marked March 11 as the official holiday for promposals.  

La Salle’s Leadership class announced that they will be hosting a promposal contest, where the winner with the best promposal will receive two free tickets to prom. 

For these promposal ideas, you will need a poster board to make the signs, as well as candy, flowers, or a stuffed animal which could be included as well. The goal of a promposal is to bring joy and excitement to the person receiving it for the upcoming date along with asking the person to the dance. Here are a few examples to show your date how much you care.

  • Sweet Flower Love: For this fun promposal, you can share the love by buying flowers for your soon-to-be prom date as an easy and simple way to ask out your friend or significant other.

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  • Retro Romance: For this sneakerhead promposal, you can show how much you love and care about your special someone by buying them their favorite pair of shoes. This promposal can be on the pricier side but if you have extra money to spend, this is the idea for you.

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  • Lucky Love: If your soon-to-be prom date loves the color yellow and ducks, then this might be the perfect promposal for you. For this delightful promposal, you can accompany the sign with a duck stuffed animal, rubber ducks, or other yellow candy.

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  • Cuddle Buddy: Does your soon-to-be prom date love Squishmallows? If the answer is yes, then this is the perfect promposal for you. All you’ll need is to run to your local store and purchase a lovable Squishmallow for your special someone.

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  • Crazy Cookie Love: What better way to ask out your soon-to-be prom date than with some Crumbl cookies? For this promposal, all you have to do is head to Crumbl cookie and buy your date a box of cookies.

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  • The Lego-Lover: This promposal is perfect for all Lego lovers, as a punny message is all that’s needed. For an extra bonus, you can also buy a lego set for your date. This promposal also doubles as a date night, as you can both build the Lego set together.

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  • Catch a Date to Prom: “Catch a date to prom” is a very simple promposal for all those nature-loving people and goldfish enthusiasts. You don’t need to be an artist to draw some fish and decorate this poster for your desired date, and, for an added bonus, throw in an extra treat such as Swedish Fish or Goldfish.

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  • You Have My Carhartt: The brand Carhartt has continued to grow in popularity over the years, and if you’re asking someone who’s into fashion, “you have my Carhartt” is the perfect way to do so. Although expensive, an added bonus would be to include a Carhartt product.

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  • Energy-Filled Promposal: A popular drink from Dutch Bros is the Rebel, making this the perfect promposal for those energy drink lovers. Their favorite Rebel from Dutch Bros is all that is needed to complete this promposal, and would be a perfect surprise and make any Rebel-enthusiast’s day.

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  • Comedic Bible Verse: For this promposal, you can use this made-up verse as a funny way to ask your friend or significant other to prom. This is an easy and simple way to ask them to dance.

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