They do it similar up here, but since it's so cold they typically have it at a set time in the school gym, the prom couples line up, do their march, then the parents clear out & the dance starts.

Hey! Hey! Whatya say let's get er....drunk!

Something like that? LOL

Well, as I remember from my prom days there was always a dark hall or parking lot to enhance the prom experience...you know, like having meaningful conversations with your date If you are having TOT's the conversation area should be located in an accessible but private area, especially if you are serving spiked punch. I think instead of 70's tuxedos it would be more fun to see some of those wonderful 70's leisure suits or those gawd-awful checkered/plaid pants. Yikes...I really do remember those days.

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We are going to be canvas'ing the thift stores to get our tuxes. But the spiked punch is going to be a prop. A punch bowl with a wooden or railroad type spike in it. After all this is a place of employment and drinking on the job is a no-no.

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Well that gives a whole new meaning to the phrase spiked punch. I thought you must have had a very forward-thinking employer or it was an after-hours event. Either way it will be a terrific event. Wouldn't it be fun if somebody made a latex mold out of spikes and you could use it to make ice cubes for the punch?

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Don’t forget those awful corsages. You could make some really great ones with dead flowers and maybe small bones, skulls, or small bats.

Excellent, that little tidbit had escaped us. Thanks

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Definitely scour the thrift stores (and closets ) for suits and gowns. Dead flower corsages would be a must (and don't forget for the guys). For a contest the 70's theme would be good, but may be limiting in trying to clothe the participants, it would probably be lost on the ToT's as well.
But you never know.
I think just the Dead Prom theme would be good enough, then it would be easier to get the costumes.
Now the theme for your floor is a Dead Prom BUT what is the theme of your prom?
That will help you focus on needed decor. Is this undead throwing themselves a prom? Or a prom where nobody knows they are dead ala zombies. That will help you direct your search, too.

One of our proms was Stairway To Heaven, so we hung stars all over from the drop ceiling. Another was Castles In The Sand, so we had piles of sand with glitter mixed in with little sand castles and stuff and the backdrop for the picture area was a giant beautiful sand castle picture.

So don't forget to incorporate the ceiling and a snack table, your refreshment table with the "spiked" punch bowl is a great start.
Oh, and the wallflowers! Guys on one side and girls on the other of the shy prom-ers.

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You know we had not thought about that.... We were going for undead prom to open up the costume possibilities (zombie, ghosts, ghouls, mummies, vamps, etc). Though I guess our theme would be grave yard, where else would the dead party. This way me and the other Halloween freak can use a bunch of our existing props, (tombstones, coffins, mummies, buckies and the like.). But thanks for the idea, I will pass it along and see if it stimulates any gray matter left this late on a Friday.

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So a Monster's Prom sounds like your answer!
That would cover all kinds of decoration possibilities and not necessarily tie you to a date theme, like the 70's either.

All the ghoulies decked out for their prom, awww, how sweet! Their parents will be so proud!

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