To my loyal readers: you have waited a week for this, and so have I. As classes for the year have wrapped up, I am happy to say I will be posting much more frequently. But without further delay, I present Prom 2017!
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My day of festivities began at my girlfriend Morgan's house, where we took pictures before heading over for dinner (and more pictures) at our friend Laura's house. This pre-party picture time gave our families time to take pictures on their own and for me to give Morgan her corsage.
Peak Lapel Tuxedo (Nationwide Formal Wear) USA
Silk Bowtie (Tommy Hilfiger)
Point-collar Tuxedo Shirt (Croft and Barrow)
Vintage Nationwide Formal Wear Tuxedo- Inherited from family friend. Why rent a new tux when you own one? I recently had mine dry cleaned due to its frequent use. I assume my friend bought the tux in the 1980s, as it is domestically made (which changed in that decade) yet lacks the gaudiness of a 1970s tuxedo. However, the look it presents is timeless, and could pass for a tux from today, just of better quality. Made in USA.
Tommy Hilfiger Bowtie- Bought from Macy's. Normally, I'd say avoid Tommy when it comes to ties, as they are mostly imported from China. However, this buy was an emergency several years ago, and a step up from the tie that preceded it (a pretied strap-on from Billy London). I hope to eventually upgrade to one from Ralph Lauren or Brooks Brothers of better quality.
Croft and Barrow Tuxedo Shirt- Inherited from family friend. This is a in-house brand from Kohl's, and not typically of my standards. However, I don't wear the tuxedo enough to go out and upgrade to Brooks or Ralph.
After pictures, I drove Morgan over to the party, where we took more pictures with our group and enjoyed a catered dinner outside. While most of the guys in our group for the most part went with the same look of a dark tux and dark tie, one gentleman stood out, and that was my friend Jake, who took the opportunity to go full out GTH like a boss. While I took many more photos, here are just a few in summary of the party.
Jake showed us all up coming in his flamingo/palm printed suit. While the rest of us four look like pallbearers at a funeral, Jake looks like he came from a party in Palm Beach. No wonder we all needed shades. #TFM
Nick donning a navy and charcoal tux from Michael Kors and a bowtie from Brooks Brothers. While MK isn't typically regarded as Trad, I still must say that I am impressed with the combo he found at Dryden's (our local formal wear emporium that many overlook for Men's Wearhouse). The tie clearly one-ups the one I have.
When John Belushi is in your prom group, you have to take at least one Blues Brother picture.
"Nick, that table is broken!" - Laura
*immediately jumps onto table*
After dinner, our group left for grand march which was held at Salisbury's civic center. While we all arrived quite early to get our preference for first in the procession, the class officers (myself included) were moved with their dates to the front, so Morgan and I were the third couple to walk out onto the red carpet. The music the administrators chose for the march was interesting. As I heard both Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) and Dancing Queen play, this could have very well been prom from 1977 rather than 2017 (not that I'm complaining).
Our prom's theme was Red Carpet Around the World, and I feel this shot of grand march pretty much sums that up.
As soon as all of the couples had marched, the dance began. While last year's prom resulted in an incident that made the local news, no such thing occurred this year. The DJ for the dance however, was terrible. Only playing 2 slow songs and the rest of his music choice being sub-par, the disappointment was unanimous. Other than that, I cannot complain about anything at the dance. It ended at 10, being followed by after-prom at Crown Sports Center, Salisbury's local arcade, laser tag arena, and soccer complex. Nearly all of the couples who came to prom came out for the night of unlimited arcade tokens, laser tag, and a midnight breakfast catered by Denny's. After-prom concluded at 1:15 with a raffle, where I am happy to say Nick and I walked out with the grand prizes of a Smart TV and mini-fridge respectively.
"Its a major award!"
After-after prom had originally been in the talks with our group, but we (along with pretty much everyone else at after-prom) were to exhausted to do so. So my after-after-prom consisted of getting Cookout at 1:30 in the morning and listening to Vance Joy in the car with Morgan. Would I have changed anything about the evening (aside from the DJ)? Nothing at all. Prom was a night I will never forget, and a proper send off from senior year.
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