Patio Prom Date

last updated on November 2, 2021

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At-Home Patio Prom Date for Two

Prom is such a nostalgic part of growing up. 80’s movies made us all believe that our date was our future, just waiting at the end of the aisle. And while that may be true for some – not all of us got to experience those awkward teenage pictures with our one and only! To help curb the “what-ifs” we created a date that will take you and your spouse to the prom of your dreams! You only need a few of the basics: a cute dress and/or a tie, some snacks and bubbly, and of course the top tunes from when you were living that teenage dream… and yeah, the backseat of a car wouldn’t hurt…

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There’s always a theme at a prom, so we decided that our Patio Prom would be no different. The tagline: The Stars Shine for Us! Isn’t that the best?! It instantly conjured up a rich navy sky with sparkly stars and our BRILLIANT designer Carisa of Messes to Memories delivered just that!

She was able to make all my Prom-Posal dreams come true with this interactive invite. It’s a dot-to-dot for your sweetie!! Because the print is that luscious dark navy, you’re going to want to include a white or silver gel pen or paint marker. If you want to go to extremes {we’re thinking sticky notes all over the car, balloons filling the inside, you know, the usual} go for it!! Put that little invite under all the balloons and your spouse will have a true prom-posal experience.

I wanted our prom to be a date we could do at home after the kids were in bed. I didn’t want to pay for a babysitter and I LOVE our back patio and that is how this became a patio prom. We fed the kiddos and put them to bed then got gussied up for our special night to remember.

I didn’t want to have to purchase an actual prom dress or rent a tux for this. Obviously, that would have blown our budget out of the water. So I picked one of my favorite dresses to wear and told my husband to match his outfit with mine as best he could. I think he did a pretty amazing job!

You could always set the mood with some fun white lights. We love twinkle lights because the bulbs are larger and give off more light. String them around your yard, your poster, yourself 😉 — make it look official! If you need more décor items simply cut some stars out of navy or silver cardstock.

No prom night would be complete without photos! Grab selfie sticks and go for it OR you could set up the nice camera and a tripod or even ask a neighbor. Whatever you choose – get that awkward prom photo!

A shine list for your spouse at Patio Prom.

Our proms never had food served at them, we usually just had a nice dinner at one of our parents’ houses before the dance. I was always scared I’d spill on my nice dress! Keep it as simple or fancy as you want… but I do not suggest spaghetti ;P While you are eating and chatting, take time to fill out a top ten list for each other. Why do the stars SHINE for them? Why did you fall in love? And no fancy dinner is complete without some bubbly! We included a bottle wrapper with the prom theme so you can ALWAYS remember this fun night! If you want to take it to the next level you could even personalize some His and Hers wine glasses!

For dinner and dancing, I incorporated music from our graduating class years, our wedding reception, and new releases we love. I don’t know about all of you, but I LOVE to dance with my hubby. It is very romantic to me.

The next part of the date is one that we can all pretend doesn’t happen on prom night… but we all know that it does. What prom night doesn’t include a make-out session?! Haha! Maybe guide your sweetie to the car for a little parking action! But be careful… there may be a Diva that set off her car alarm doing this with her husband… just maybe.