50 Awesome and Easy Promposal Ideas
Claudia has been writing about crafts online for many years. She is an avid crafter who has been creating for most of her life.

Not sure how to ask that special someone to the prom? Here are 50 promposal ideas that anyone ought to say yes too!
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Asking someone to the prom isn't as easy as it used to be. People come up with all kinds of wild ideas and honestly, a lot of them are way over-the-top. Promposals, as they are called these days, can be pretty expensive and take forever to plan.
It's also really hard for some people to come up with a unique idea. So for those of you who may not be super creative, here is a list of 50+ ways to ask your significant other to prom.
I've broken it out into categories, so if your sweetheart is a baseball fan, there is something for you. If your crush is a broadway lover, you'll find the perfect way to ask. There's pretty much something for everyone.
Good luck!
Sports-Themed Promposals
Sport | Props Needed | Text |
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Baseball | Poster board cut out in the shape of a baseball field base | Can I STEAL you for prom? |
Baseball | Poster board and cutouts of baseball themed shapes | I might strike out for asking, but will you go to prom with me? |
Baseball | Poster board with a drawing of a baseball glove (mitt) in the middle | I've got the {written above the baseball mitt pic} Just need the catch {written below the mitt} |
Baseball | Poster board with cutouts or drawings of baseball themed things | It would be a home run if you went to prom with me |
Football | A real football with text written on it | Let's tackle prom together |
Basketball | A real basketball with text written on it | Want to take a shot at prom with me? |
Basketball | A real basketball with text written on it | Let's have a ball at the prom |
Tennis | Poster board with cutouts or drawings of tennis themed items | Let's cause a racquet at the prom. It'll be a grand slam. |
Soccer | Poster board | Wanna kick it with me at PROM? {The O in prom drawn to look like a soccer ball} |
Soccer | A real soccer ball with text written on it | It's my goal to have fun. Will you go to prom with me? |
Running | Poster board with tennis shoes drawn on it | This thought has been running through my mind. Will you go to prom with me? |
Swimming | Poster board with waves drawn on it | Will you take the plunge and go to prom with me? |
Volleyball | Real volleyball with text written on it | I'd dig it if you'd come to prom with me |
Food-Themed Promposals
Type of food | Props needed | Text |
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Pizza | Pepperoni pizza in delivery box | Prom ? {Spelled out in pepperoni} |
Nacho Cheese Chips | Poster board with an empty (or full) bag of nacho cheese chips taped to it | This may be cheesy, but will you go to prom with me? |
Donuts | Box of a dozen donuts and a piece of paper taped to the inside lid | {On paper} Roses are red, Donuts are the bomb, Would you do me a favor, and come with me to prom? {Have the letters P R O M written, one each on 4 donuts} |
Pasta | 1 bowl of pasta and poster board | What is the PASTAbility that you will go to the prom with me? |
Iced Tea | 1 gallon of iced tea and poster board | Will you go to prom with me cuTEA pie? |
Chicken Nuggets | 1 container of chicken nuggets and small poster board | I'd be one lucky NUGGET if you'd go to prom with me |
Chocolate Covered Strawberries | A box of chocolate covered strawberries and a small piece of poster board | I'd be BERRY lucky if you'd go to prom with me |
Macaroni and Cheese | Poster board adorned with dried pasta and empty macaroni and cheese containers | Will you be the Mac to my Cheese at prom? |
Soda Pop | Six pack of soda and small piece of poster board | I'd be SODA-lighted if you'd go to prom with me |
Coffee | Poster board shaped like a coffee house drink | I'd like it a LATTE if you'd go to prom with me |
Mountain Dew | Poster board with a bottle of Mountain Dew drawn on it | DEW you want to go to prom with me? |
Tacos | Poster board cut out and decorated like a taco | Let's TACO-bout prom! Will you go with me? |
Cookies | Cookie cake with text written on it | It'd be SWEET if you'd go with me to prom. |
Animal-Themed Promposals
Animal | Props needed | Text |
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Dog | Small poster board with a string attached to hang around dog's neck | Prom would be RUFF without you |
Whale | Poster board with a whale drawn on it | I'd have a WHALE of a time at the prom if you'd go with me |
Horse | Poster board with a large horse drawn on it. If you happen to have a real horse you could use it instead of a drawing. | Will you go to prom with me? Yay or Neigh |
Giraffe | Poster board with a giraffe drawn on it | It might be a stretch, but it would GIRAFFE me crazy if we couldn't go to prom together |
Goat | Poster board and a stuffed goat. If you happen to have a real goat you could use it instead of a drawing. | Will you GOAT to prom with me? |
Fish | Poster board decorated with fish | Of all the fish in the sea, would you go to prom with me? |
Cow | Poster board and a stuffed cow | It'd be UDDERLY wonderful if you'd go to prom with me |
Entertainment-Themed Promposals
Theme | Props Needed | Text |
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Beauty and the Beast | Poster board with a red rose under a glass dome drawn on it. Maybe some petals already fallen off. | Before the last petal falls, will you be my beauty at the prom? |
Harry Potter | Poster board | I'm seeking a prom date and I think you're a keeper! Will you go to prom with me? |
Monsters Inc | Poster board | It may be SULLY, but will you be my Boo at Prom? |
Up | Poster board and a big bunch of colorful balloons | Are you UP for prom with me? |
Moana | Poster board | Do you Moana go to the prom with me? |
Star Wars | Poster board | Why go to the Dark Side when you can go to the prom with me? |
Disney | Poster board | Mickey needs a Minnie, Tigger needs a Pooh, I'd be miserable at prom without you |
Wizard of Oz | Basket with a small stuffed dog in it and, if possible, sparkly red slippers | There's no place like prom. Will you go with me? |
Marvel Superheroes | Poster board decorated with various Marvel super hero logos | It would be MARVEL-ous if you'd go to prom with me |
Other Themed Promposals
Theme | Props Needed | Text |
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Teddy Bear | Teddy bear and poster board | Prom would be UNBEARABLE without you. Will you go with me? |
Solo cups | Foam core board and red plastic drink cups | Don't let me go SOLO to the prom |
Memes | Poster board decorated to look like a meme | It would MEME so much if you would go to prom with me |
Game Controller | Posterboard cut out like a game controller | Stop playing around. Would you be my date to prom? |
Puzzle | Poster board shaped like a heart and cut out into puzzle pieces. When it's put together it forms the text. | Will you go to prom with me? |
Legos | Poster board with words shaped with legos | Lego to prom? |
Fortune Cookie | Fortune cookie and a small slip of paper | Write down Will you go to prom with me? on the slip of paper and carefully put it in the fortune cookie |
Old fashioned, romantic | Bouquet of roses | Just ask, no written sign necessary |
Group fun | Lots and lots of friends | Have your friends spell out PROM? on the gym floor or football field where it can be seen by looking down |
© 2018 Claudia Mitchell
Comments
Louise Powles from Norfolk, England on February 14, 2018:
There's some good ideas there. The picture of the dog is so cute!
Claudia Mitchell (author) on February 14, 2018:
Thanks Nell!!! Prom season is coming up in a few months so hopefully it will come in handy to folks!
Nell Rose from England on February 13, 2018:
Wow! so many great ideas! I read quite a few, lol! this will be really good for anybody who gets stuck for ideas.