Rachael and Josh have been dating for over 6 months and both intended to go to the prom together. But they were preoccupied with VEX Robotics and a lot of the details of the prom happened the last minute. I had insisted on taking Rachael dress shopping earlier than last year because dresses are all too long for her 5'1" frame and need to be hemmed. She found a green off the shoulder ball gown that we had to order online in her size. When it arrived she decided that it needed too much tailoring to fit well, and instead we called the store and put a black off the shoulder dress on hold that she had also loved. I ran out and picked the black one up, and we did a fitting so I could hem it. The dress was taken care of but the prom tickets, Josh's outfit, before prom plans, after prom plans and flowers were unplanned.
The 2 days before prom Rachael and Josh were back and forth over what color shirt and tie to wear, and what they were going to do before and after prom. She wound up borrowing her cousin, Joseph's black bow-tie. They decided to make the corsage and boutonniere themselves out of succulents and set aside time on the afternoon before prom to do it. Rachael and I picked up small artificial succulents at the dollar store, and she picked red clover from the side of the road, with green from our yard and a few flowers from the grocery store. I hit the craft store for floral supplies. Josh came over early on Prom day and they worked together on the flowers. The flowers turned out great and I just helped secure them. Josh wound up napping while I did Rachael's hair in braids and a low side bun and she got dressed into her black gown.
The plans for the day were in flux. Most of their friends weren't going to prom at the Hyatt in the Inner Harbor, but they wanted to go out together for dinner before hand. A potluck was suggested, the Aquarium was considered, but instead we wound up hosting the seniors with some snacks and a chance to take pictures before they went to a local restaurant. We didn't have much set-up time but a quick run to the store and a team effort to clean up the living room and dining room and we were ready. Rachael's friends arrived and a few parents. Compliments abounded and we made a few quick flowers for friends who had forgotten about them. We took pictures of them in their finery. They made a dinner reservation at Indian Delight as we were posing them for photos. It had been very wet so we took pictures in our neighbors driveway. The after prom plans also shifted that day and they wound up grabbing permission slips for the after prom party at the bowling alley. They all piled in cars with big smiles and headed to dinner.
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