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A promposal website: ask them to prom with a link
A promposal usually means poster board, a lot of glitter and a tense walk down a school corridor. A promposal website skips the glitter and keeps the part that matters: a moment where they are surprised, laugh, and say yes. It also works if you do not go to the same school, or if you would rather not do it with half the hallway watching.
The Question template opens as an envelope, bursts into flowers, then asks your question with a Yes and a No. The No button runs away from their thumb. When they press Yes you get an email, and under Yes they see the details: the time, the ride, the color to wear.
Why a link works for a promposal
A page does a few things a poster cannot. It is private until they open it. It works across schools, cities or even states. You can send it at any hour and know it is waiting. And there is no audience, so the answer is theirs rather than something they have to perform. It also films well: ask a friend to record their face as they open it, or record the screen. If you like the poster idea, do both. Hide a printed QR code on the poster, or on a small card, and let the QR open the page, so there is something to hold and something to tap.
Write the question
Keep it short. 'Prom with me?' is clear. 'Will you go to prom with me?' is the classic. If you have a running joke between you, use it: 'Prom? (Say yes, I already bought the tie)'. The question can be up to 80 characters, which is enough for a punchline but not for a speech. Avoid anything that puts pressure on them, like 'You have to say yes'. The No button runs away on its own, so you do not need to make the joke twice. Read it out loud: if you would blush saying it to their face, it is probably the right amount of sincere.
Put the plan under Yes
After Yes, the page shows a line up to 60 characters. This is where the useful bit goes: 'Pickup at 6, dinner first', 'Wear green, I'm matching', 'Photos at mine, my mom insists'. It makes the yes concrete and saves a dozen follow-up texts. If you have not worked out the plan yet, that is okay too. 'Details coming, wear comfy shoes' is a perfectly good line. You can edit the page later through the link in your email, and their link never changes, so you can fill in the rest once things are confirmed.
Make it feel like yours
A photo of the two of you, or of something you share, turns it from a template into a message to one person. Add a little note if you want, two or three lines about why you are asking them and not anyone else. Choose the flower color to match their outfit or your tie if you are that organized. If you are in a friend group going together, you can still ask each person individually; the page can be small and quiet. And if you are a couple who have been together a while, lean into the joke: you are not really asking, you are making them say it out loud.
Practical stuff
Preview the page on your own phone first. It is free and private, with no account. Publishing is a single payment of $9.99 and needs a card, so if you are under 18 you may want to ask a parent to pay. Once it is live you get a link with a name in it, which you can paste into a text, a DM or a QR code. The page works on any phone, no app, and the link keeps working long after prom, so it is a nice thing to keep. Send it a few weeks ahead, not the night before; people book rides and dresses early.
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