Growing up, all I could think about was prom. For example, what I would wear and who my date would be. But now that the time has finally arrived, I couldn’t be less excited for the event. As the big night approaches, you hear countless stressful questions, especially if you haven’t even begun to tackle things on the list. For me, one of those things is finding a prom dress.

To start, the ‘Enchanted Forest’ theme doesn’t sound too appealing. When I think of that theme, all I can imagine are green dresses paired with elf ears and wings. I hope it gives more of a ‘Princess in the Frog ‘ scenery with beautiful lights rather than walking into a rainforest cafe dupe. However, although I’m not a huge fan of the theme, I know that at the end of the day, it’s never a factor in deciding what dress to wear, which again is stressful because I have so many options. Another difficult factor is finding the dress I’ve been dreaming about for years. There are many places to go to, but it’s just hard to find where to start. I can either buy a dress online and risk it not fitting, or I can just find it in person and have a dreadful day of going from store to store.

After finding the prom dress, you then have to think about the shoes. The shoes for me is often the hardest part, aside from the dress. It’s very difficult to find some that are comfortable to walk in and to take pictures in. After the shoes,  you have to think about your hair. I usually go with straight hair that is down, but if the hair doesn’t look good with the dress, then you have to run to Pinterest and try to find and practice a multitude of styles that pair with your dress.

Overall, the idea of prom is a lot more stressful than I thought it would be. When it came to homecoming, I would always leave everything until the week before and it would always work out in the end; however, for prom, I have to plan months ahead to get everything ready because I don’t want to be stuck with a dress I hate. However, I have to be positive because after all that stress and planning, there is going to be light at the end of that dark tunnel, that being a night to dance away with many friends.